2 Installing DAC Using the Oracle Universal Installer

This section provides instructions for using the Oracle Universal Installer to install the following:

• DAC Client and Server on Windows

• DAC Server on Linux

This section includes the following topics:

• Prerequisites for Installing DAC

• Launching the Oracle Universal Installer

• Welcome Screen

• Specify Installation Location Screen

• Select Informatica Version Screen

• Specify Informatica 8.1.1 Location Screen

• Specify Informatica 7.1.4 Location Screen

• Pre-requisite Checks Screen

• Installation Summary Screen

• Installation Progress Screen

• Installation Completed Screen

Prerequisites for Installing DAC

Prerequisites for installing the DAC Client and Server on Windows and the DAC Server on Linux are the following:

• Installation of Informatica 7.1.4 or Informatica 8.1.1.

Launching the Oracle Universal Installer

To launch the Oracle Universal Installer, access the installation files on the installation CD-ROM, and then run the program setup.exe.

Welcome Screen

The Welcome screen provides an introduction to installing the DAC using the Oracle Universal Installer.

Click Next to begin the installation.

Specify Installation Location Screen

In the Specify Installation Location screen, do the following:

1. Enter the absolute path for the Oracle Home location or use the Browse button to select an existing location.

   The installation directory path can contain alphanumeric, underscore (_), hyphen (-) or dot (.) characters and must begin with an alphanumeric character.

2. Click Next.

Install Components Screen

The Install Components screen is read only.

For Windows, the DAC Client and Server will be installed.

For Linux, the DAC Server will be installed.

Note: The DAC Client can only run on Windows.

Select Informatica Version Screen

In the Select Informatica Version screen, do the following:

1. Select the version of Informatica you are running.

   • Informatica 8.1.1

   • Informatica 7.1.4

2. Click Next.

Specify Informatica 8.1.1 Location Screen

If you specified Informatica 8.1.1 as the version you are running, in the Specify Informatica 8.1.1 Location screen, do the following:

1. Enter or browse for the absolute path for the PowerCenter 8.1.1/server directory.

2. Enter or browse for the absolute path for the Informatica domain file.

3. Click Next.

Note:

The directory paths for the Informatica PowerCenter 8.1.1/server and for the domain file cannot contain spaces.

Specify Informatica 7.1.4 Location Screen

If you specified Informatica 7.1.4 as the version you are running, in the Specify Informatica 7.1.4 Location screen, do the following:

1. Enter or browse for the absolute path for the Informatica Server directory.

2. Enter or browse for the absolute path for the Informatica Repository Server directory.

3. Click Next.

Note:

The directory paths for the Informatica Server and Repository Server cannot contain spaces.

Pre-requisite Checks Screen

The Oracle Universal Installer automatically performs pre-requisite checks on your system. The Pre-requisite Checks screen indicates the progress of the checks.

• If a check fails, you can click Retry to run the check again, or click Continue to proceed with the installation.

• If all the checks passed, click Next to proceed with the installation.

Installation Summary Screen

The Installation Summary screen shows the components that will be installed, their installation location, how much disk space is required for the installation, and the disk space that will remain after the installation.

• Click Save to save this information in a text file.

• Click Install to accept this configuration and start the installation.

Installation Progress Screen

The Installation Progress screen shows the percentage of the installation that is complete. When the installation process is complete, click Next.

Installation Completed Screen

The Installation Completed screen shows the components that were installed, their location, and the remaining disk space.

• Click Save to save this information in a text file.

• Click Finish to exit from the installer.