Informatica PowerCenter Architecture

Informatica PowerCenter uses a client-server architecture containing several components, described in general terms below, and illustrated in Figure 1. You may find it useful to familiarize yourself with PowerCenters architecture before beginning the installation. For a detailed description of the components that make up PowerCenter, see Chapter 1, Product Overview, in Informatica PowerCenter Getting Started. Informatica PowerCenter contains the following components licensed for use with AX Datasource: Informatica domain The primary unit for management and administration of services in PowerCenter. Your license agreement restricts you to a single domain. Node A logical representation of a machine in a domain. The node that hosts the domain is the master gateway for the domain. Your license agreement restricts you to a single node. Informatica Services A Windows service that starts the Service Manager on a node. Service Manager Starts and runs the application services on a machine in a domain. Integration Service Reads workflow information from the PowerCenter repository, and runs sessions and workflows that extract, transform, and load data. Repository Service Manages connections to the PowerCenter repository. Informatica Administrator A Web application for managing the Informatica domain, PowerCenter security, and the PowerCenter repository. Informatica domain configuration database Stores the information (metadata) related to the configuration of the Informatica domain. PowerCenter repository Stores the information (metadata) required to extract, transform, and load data. Resides in a relational database. PowerCenter Client, which consists of: Designer Allows you to define sources and targets, and create mappings with transformation instructions, for use in workflows. Workflow Manager Allows you to create, schedule, and run workflows. Workflow Monitor Allows you to monitor scheduled and running workflows. Repository Manager Allows you to administer the PowerCenter repository: assign permissions to users and groups, manage folders, and view PowerCenter repository metadata.

Figure 1. Informatica PowerCenter architecture