The Informatica architecture

PowerCenter has a service-oriented architecture, which gives it the ability to scale services and share resources across multiple machines. High availability functionality helps minimize service downtime due to unexpected failures or scheduled maintenance in the PowerCenter environment. To understand the architecture of Informatica PowerCenter, we will discuss the various components that form the Informatica architecture.

The Informatica architecture is divided into two sections: server and client.

The server setup can be done on Windows or UNIX operating systems, while the client installation can only be done on the Windows operating system. As a best practice, we should always install the server first and then the client.

The Informatica domain is the primary and centralized unit for the management and administration of the various services available.

The components of the Informatica PowerCenter Administrator Console are explored in the following sections.