Installation and Configuration Guide

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Create the Web Services Hub Service

Use the service creation wizard in the Administrator tool to create the service.

Before you create the Web Services Hub Service, verify that you created and enabled the PowerCenter Repository Service.

In the Administrator tool, click the

Manage

tab.

Click

Actions

New

Web Services Hub

The

New Web Services Hub Service

dialog box appears.

Enter the following properties:

Property	Description
Name	Name of the service. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. It cannot exceed 128 characters or begin with @. It also cannot contain spaces or the following special characters: ` ~ % ^ * + = { } \ ; : ' " / ? . , < > \| ! ( ) ] [
Description	Description of the service. The description cannot exceed 765 characters.
Location	Domain and folder where the service is created. Click Browse to choose a different folder. You can move the service after you create it.
License	License object that allows use of the service.
Node	Node on which the service runs.

Enter the following properties of the associated PowerCenter Repository Service:

Property	Description
Associated Repository Service	PowerCenter Repository Service you want to associate with the service.
Repository User Name	User name that the service uses to access the PowerCenter Repository Service. Enter the PowerCenter repository user that you created. Required when you associate a PowerCenter Repository Service with the service. The Web Services Hub Service requires the repository user name even if Kerberos authentication is enabled.
Repository Password	Password associated with the PowerCenter repository user. The Web Services Hub Service requires the repository password even if Kerberos authentication is enabled.
Security Domain	LDAP security domain for the PowerCenter repository user. The Security Domain field appears when the Informatica domain contains an LDAP security domain. Required when you associate a PowerCenter Repository Service with the service.

Click

Enter the following service properties:

Property	Description
URL Scheme	Indicates the security protocol that you configure for the Web Services Hub. You can choose one of the following options: HTTP. Run the Web Services Hub on HTTP only. HTTPS. Run the Web Services Hub on HTTPS only. HTTP and HTTPS. Run the Web Services Hub in HTTP and HTTPS modes.
Hub Host Name	Name of the machine hosting the Web Services Hub.
Hub Port Number (HTTP)	Port number for the Web Services Hub running on HTTP. Default is 7333.
Hub Port Number (HTTPS)	Port number for the Web Services Hub running on HTTPS. Default is 7343.
Keystore File	Path and file name of the keystore file that contains the private or public key pairs and associated certificates. Required if you use HTTPS connections for the service.
Keystore Password	Plain-text password for the keystore file.
Internal Host Name	Optional. Host name on which the Web Services Hub listens for connections from the PowerCenter Integration Service.
Internal Port Number	Port number on which the Web Services Hub listens for connections from the PowerCenter Integration Service. Default is 15555.

Click

Finish

The domain creates the Web Services Hub Service. The domain does not enable the Web Services Hub Service during the service creation process.

To enable the Web Services Hub Service, select the service in the Navigator, and then click

Actions

Enable Service

After you create the service through the wizard, you can edit the properties or configure other properties.