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IBM Information Server. Architecture Overview. Provides a unified platform for data integration challenges Unified repository Integrated meta data services Common parallel engine Shared platform services for security and reporting Enterprise level control and administration.
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IBM Information Server Architecture Overview
Provides a unified platform for data integration challenges Unified repository Integrated meta data services Common parallel engine Shared platform services for security and reporting Enterprise level control and administration Information Server Simplifies Data Integration
A Basic IBM Information Server • One Application Server instance • Running a set of suite-level services • One Repository • For suite-level Admin & Configuration metadata • For Design metadata • Multi-user access • For Run-time metadata (services & jobs) • One or more engines (DataStage/QualityStage/Information Analyzer Servers) ( • For designing & running jobs • Engine instance may host multiple “projects”
Authorization and Control via Information Server Administration tab click on users then select create new users Enter some values for the different user attributes. Id, Password, First Name and Last Name are required Assign Suite and Product Roles as appropriate
Platforms • Platforms • Newest versions of Windows 2003, AIX (32 bit & 64 bit*), Solaris, HP-UX*, HP-Itanium*, RedHat & Suse Linux, USS*, 64bit Linux validation* • Latest versions of C++ compilers • Supported databases for Dynamic Repository • Oracle, UDB/DB2, SQL Server • Application Servers for SOA • WebSphere Application Server • Support for various standards • JAAS/JACC (authentication and authorization) • LDAP/Active Directory (user directory) * = 2H07 or 1Q08