I thought this might be helpful to some one installing informatica6.

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XP(home/professional). Install oracle before this.

Install ORACLE with defaults

SID:: name 1
SYS pwd: pwd
SYSTM pwd:: pwd 2

SQL>
Create User name 2 identified by pwd 3;
Grant Connect, resource to name 2;

Control Panel -> Create Admin User: name 3

Pwd: pwd 4

1.Install Repository Server

Domain: . (dot)
User : name 3
Pwd: pwd 4

2.Configure Repository Server

Admin Pwd: pwd 4

3.Install Client:

Repository Server Admin Console:

Host name: Your Computer Name: [DOS> hostname]

Pwd: pwd 4

Repository Manager: Create Repository

Repo Name: name 4
User: name 3

Control Panel-> Admin tools->Services: Informatica-> Properties->

General: Automatica
Logon: Check Local System Account
Check : Allow Server to Interact with Desktop

Start Informatica Service:

//This service stops automatically until u design workflow or some mappings //

4.Repository Server Admin Console:

//Any changes(Add, Delete) to be made here-> Not Repository Manger//
Console Root-> Informatica Repository Server-> Host->Repositories-> Right Click->
Add Repository

5.DB type: Oracle

Code Page: MSWIN
REPO NAME: name 4
Connect string: name 1
DB User: name 2
DB Pwd: pwd 3
Changes ¡V YES

//PMREPAGENT.exe was created//

6. Install Power center Server:

Domain: .
User : name 3
Pwd: pwd 4

Configure Informatica Server:

KEYS: Give all Keys( Platform, Oracle, ODBC)

SERVER: Server name: name 5

TCP/IP Host address: 127.0.0.1

REPOSITORY: Repository Name: name 2

Repository User : name 3
Pwd: pwd 4
REPOSITORY SERVER HOST NAME: host name

Control Panel-> Admin tools->Services: Informatica-> Properties->

General: Automatica
Logon: Check Local System Account Check : Allow Server to Interact with Desktop

Start Informatica Service:

Start-> Informatica Client
Connect Repo :
User: name 2
Pwd: pwd 3
Create Folder : name 6
Owner : name 2
Group: Administrator
Informatica -> Workflow Manager:

Connect to Repo: In the folder->Connections->Relational->

Object Definition:
Add:
Name: Oracle
Type: Oracle
User Name: name 2
Pwd: pwd 3
Connect String : name1

folder->Server->Server Browser->

Server name: name 5

Host name: host name
Server variable :

$PMROOTDir: C:\Program Files\Informatica\Informatica PowerCenter 6.2 ¡V Server

$PMSessionlog: $PMROOTDir\Sesslogs

\\Change: ¡§ / ¡§ -„³ ¡§ \ ¡§
Create ODBC DSN:
ADD DSN server name: name 7