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Connecting to a Named Instance of Microsoft
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Abstract
You can use a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server to configure Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter, version
3.0. This article provides the format of the URL that you must use to connect to the named instance of the SQL server.
The article also provides the name and location of the properties files whose URL format you must update.
Supported Versions
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Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter Operations 3.0
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Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter Governance 3.0
Table of Contents
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Provide the JDBC URL in Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Update the Properties Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Overview
If you choose a named instance of Microsoft SQL Server as the database to configure Proactive Monitoring for
PowerCenter, you must specify the custom JDBC parameters during installation. Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter
uses the JDBC drivers to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server database. If the Microsoft SQL Server database is a
named instance, you must specify the instance name assigned to the TCP/IP port. Specify the JDBC connection string
for the database driver during the installation.
Provide the JDBC URL in Proactive Monitoring for
PowerCenter
When you install Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter, specify the JDBC connection string for the database driver in
the Database Configuration page. Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter requires the JDBC connection URL when it
verifies the connection information for an object.
1.
Run the Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter Operations installer.
2.
Specify the database type as Microsoft SQL Server.
3.
Enter the database information where you want to configure Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter.
4.
Provide the JDBC parameters to include in the JDBC URL and the connection string for the DataDirect driver
in the following format:
jdbc:informatica:sqlserver://<HOST_NAME>\<NAMED_INSTANCE_NAME>;databaseName=<DB_NAME>
In the JDBC URL, <HOST_NAME> is the hostname of Microsoft SQL Server database,
<NAMED_INSTANCE_NAME> is the named instance of Microsoft SQL Server, and <DB_NAME> is the
name of the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Note: You must use a single slash "\" after <HOST_NAME> in the URL. You must update the URL in the
property files after the installation. The installer fails to start the node if you do not update the properties files.
5.
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Click Test Connection to verify that you can connect to the database, and then continue with the installation.
Update the Properties Files
After you complete the installation, update the format of the JDBC URL in the properties files.
1.
Update the URL in the properties files. Add a slash after the host name. For example,
jdbc:informatica:sqlserver://10.65.12.93\\pmpcdb;databaseName=samplename.
The following table lists the name and location of the properties files that you must update:
File Name
Location
- cs.properties
- rpagent.properties
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\rulepoint\conf
- cs.properties
- jdbc.dashboard.properties
- jdbc.properties
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\rulepoint
\design\webapps\rulepoint\WEB-INF\classes
- cs.properties
- rtam-config.properties
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\rulepoint
\design\webapps\RTAM\WEB-INF\classes
jdbc.properties
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\rulepoint
\design\webapps\pmpc\WEB-INF\classes
nodeagent.properties
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\nodeagent\conf
\nodeagent.properties
Note: You must first unzip nodeagent.zip from the
<PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME> location.
2.
Verify that the existing Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter processes, such as the java process for host
agent, node, design time, grid manager, lbmrd, and umestored are not running.
3.
Start the Proactive Monitoring for PowerCenter instance. At the command prompt, enter the following
command to start the instance on Windows or Linux:
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For Windows: <PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>\bin solution.bat start
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For Linux: <PROACTIVE_MONITORING_HOME>/bin solution.sh start
Author
Dimple Rai
Senior Technical Writer
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Shilpa and the QA team for their help in completing this article.
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