Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Domain
Domain is the first thing that gets created when you start the installation process. The fol-
lowing points describe a domain:
• It is a fundamental and primary administrative unit in PowerCenter.
• Domain is the first component that we install in Informatica. There will be only a
single domain for each license that you purchase.
• Usually, the domain is installed over a common server, which is accessed by
software-sharing software, such as Citrix.
• Domain configuration requires database connectivity. We will be using Oracle
Database and a
SYSTEM
user for domain configuration.
• When you purchase the software, you install the server over a common server,
which becomes your domain, and can be accessed via the client from multiple ma-
chines. The server is not installed on the personal system, which gives it flexibility
to share resources across multiple machines. The domain takes the name of the
common server computer.
