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Informatica 9.5.1 Supported Upgrade Paths

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AbstractInformatica provides a list of supported upgrade paths for users who want to upgrade their Informatica product. This articledescribes the supported upgrade paths to upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

Supported Versions¨ B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1

¨ Data Explorer 9.5.1

¨ Data Quality 9.5.1

¨ Data Services 9.5.1

¨ PowerCenter 9.5.1

Table of ContentsInformatica Upgrade Paths Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Supported Upgrade Paths for B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

B2B Data Transformation 9.0.1 and Previous Versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

B2B Data Transformation 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

B2B Data Transformation 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Explorer 9.5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Data Explorer 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Data Explorer 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Data Explorer 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Quality 9.5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Data Quality 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Quality 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Quality 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Services 9.5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Data Services 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Data Services 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Data Services 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Supported Upgrade Paths for PowerCenter 9.5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

PowerCenter 8.1.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PowerCenter 8.5.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PowerCenter 8.6.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PowerCenter 8.6.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

PowerCenter 9.0.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

PowerCenter 9.1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

PowerCenter 9.5.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Supported Upgrade Paths for Past Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Supported Upgrade Paths for B2B Data Transformation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Explorer, Data Quality, and Data Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Supported Upgrade Paths for PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Informatica Upgrade Paths OverviewTo upgrade the Informatica products, follow the upgrade paths that Informatica supports.

Use the supported upgrade paths for the following Informatica products and the documents and caveats associated with eachpath:

¨ B2B Data Transformation

¨ Data Explorer

¨ Data Quality

¨ Data Services

¨ PowerCenter

When you perform the upgrade, upgrade to the latest hotfix version of the target release.

To upgrade from an Informatica 9.5.1 version to a later Informatica 9.5.1 hotfix version, apply the hotfix for the target version.For more information, see the HotFix Installation and Rollback section of the Release Notes.

Supported Upgrade Paths for B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1When you upgrade from a previous B2B Data Transformation version to the latest B2B Data Transformation version, followthe supported upgrade path to ensure a smooth and successful upgrade.

Verify that you upgrade to the latest hotfix version of the target release.

Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1:

B2B Data Transformation 9.0.1 and Previous VersionsUse a supported upgrade path to upgrade from B2B Data Transformation 9.0.1 or previous versions.

Upgrade Path

¨ Uninstall B2B Data Transformation 9.0.1 > Install B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1

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Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.5.1 B2B Data Transformation Installation and Upgrade Guide

B2B Data Transformation 9.1.0Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from B2B Data Transformation 9.1.0.

Upgrade Path

¨ B2B Data Transformation 9.1.0 > B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1

Documentation


B2B Data Transformation 9.5.0Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from B2B Data Transformation 9.5.0.

Upgrade Path

¨ B2B Data Transformation 9.5.0 > B2B Data Transformation 9.5.1

Documentation


Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Explorer 9.5.1When you upgrade from a previous Data Explorer version to the latest Data Explorer version, follow the supported upgradepath to ensure a smooth and successful upgrade.


Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for Data Explorer 9.5.1:

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Data Explorer 9.0.1Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from Data Explorer 9.0.1.

Upgrade Path

¨ Data Explorer 9.0.1 > Data Explorer 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.5.1 Data Explorer Upgrade Guide for Version 9.0.1


Upgrade Path


Documentation



Upgrade Path


Documentation


Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Quality 9.5.1When you upgrade from a previous Data Quality version to the latest Data Quality version, follow the supported upgrade pathto ensure a smooth and successful upgrade.


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Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for Data Quality 9.5.1:

Data Quality 9.0.1Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from Data Quality 9.0.1.

Upgrade Path

¨ Data Quality 9.0.1 > Data Quality 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.5.1 Data Quality Upgrade Guide for Version 9.0.1

Data Quality 9.1.0Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from Data Quality 9.1.0.

Upgrade Path

¨ Data Quality 9.1.0 > Data Quality 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.5.1 Data Quality Upgrade Guide for Version 9.1.0

Data Quality 9.5.0Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from Data Services 9.5.0.

Upgrade Path

¨ Data Services 9.5.0 > Data Services 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.5.1 Data Services Upgrade Guide for Version 9.5.0

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Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Services 9.5.1When you upgrade from a previous Data Services version to the latest Data Services version, follow the supported upgradepath to ensure a smooth and successful upgrade.


Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for Data Services 9.5.1:

Data Services 9.0.1Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from Data Services 9.0.1.

Upgrade Path


Documentation



Upgrade Path


Documentation



Upgrade Path


Documentation


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Supported Upgrade Paths for PowerCenter 9.5.1When you upgrade from a previous PowerCenter version to the latest PowerCenter version, follow the supported upgrade pathto ensure a smooth and successful upgrade.


Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for PowerCenter 9.5.1:

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PowerCenter 8.1.1Use a supported upgrade path to upgrade from PowerCenter 8.1.1.

Upgrade Path

PowerCenter 8.1.1 > PowerCenter 9.1.0 > PowerCenter 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.1.0 PowerCenter Upgrade Guide for Version 8.1.1


Caveats

¨ If the PowerCenter 8.1.1 domain includes the Data Analyzer application, you must upgrade to Informatica 8.6.1 beforeyou upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

If the PowerCenter 8.1.1 domain includes the Metadata Manager Service, you must upgrade to Informatica 8.6.1, andthen upgrade to Informatica 9.1.0 before you upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

PowerCenter 8.5.xUse a supported upgrade path to upgrade from PowerCenter 8.5.x.

Upgrade Path

¨ PowerCenter 8.5.x > PowerCenter 9.1.0 > PowerCenter 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.1.0 PowerCenter Upgrade Guide for Versions 8.5.x and 8.6.x


Caveats

¨ If the PowerCenter 8.5.x domain includes the Reporting Service, you must upgrade to Informatica 8.6.1 before youupgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

If the PowerCenter 8.5.x domain includes the Metadata Manager Service, you must upgrade to Informatica 8.6,1, andthen upgrade to Informatica 9.1.0 before you upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.


Upgrade Path

¨ PowerCenter 8.6.0 > PowerCenter 9.1.0 > PowerCenter 9.5.1

Documentation

¨ Informatica 9.1.0 PowerCenter Upgrade Guide for Versions 8.5.x and 8.6.x


Caveats

¨ If the PowerCenter 8.6.0 domain includes the Reporting Service or Reference Table Manager Service, you mustupgrade to Informatica 8.6.1 before you upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

If the PowerCenter 8.6.0 domain includes the Metadata Manager Service, you must upgrade to Informatica 8.6,1, andthen upgrade to Informatica 9.1.0 before you upgrade to Informatica 9.5.1.

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Upgrade Path

¨ PowerCenter 8.6.1 > PowerCenter 9.5.1

Documentation


Caveats

¨ If the PowerCenter 8.6.1 domain includes the Metadata Manager Service, you must first upgrade to Informatica 9.1.0. Ifthe PowerCenter 8.6.1 domain does not include the Metadata Manager Service, you can upgrade directly fromInformatica 8.6.1 to Informatica 9.5.1.

¨ Effective in version 9.0.1, the Analyst tool contains the Reference Table Manager functionality. You can create andimport reference tables into the Analyst tool.


Upgrade Path


Documentation


Caveats

¨ If the PowerCenter 9.0.1 domain includes the Metadata Manager Service, you must first upgrade to Informatica9.1.0.


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Documentation



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Documentation


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Supported Upgrade Paths for Past ReleasesIf you want to upgrade to a release that is earlier than the current release, use the tables in this section to determine yourupgrade path.


Supported Upgrade Paths for B2B Data TransformationInformatica supports B2B Data Transformation upgrades.

Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for B2B Data Transformation:

Note: If you have B2B Data Transformation 9.0.1 or a previous version installed, you must uninstall it before you installInformatica.

Supported Upgrade Paths for Data Explorer, Data Quality, and Data ServicesInformatica supports Data Explorer, Data Quality, and Data Services upgrades.

Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for Data Explorer, Data Quality, and Data Services:

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Supported Upgrade Paths for PowerCenterInformatica supports PowerCenter upgrades.

Informatica supports the following upgrade paths for PowerCenter:

AuthorsCarol ChanSenior Technical Writer

Geetha GopalakrishnanSenior Director - Global Customer Support

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