DevOps & Deployment Flashcards

Which IICS Administrator role is required to export and import design packages for a CI/CD pipeline?

Answer: Admin

The Admin role (or a custom role with export/import privileges) is required to use the Repository API and Administrator export/import functions.

In Informatica IICS, which feature allows a mapping to automatically restart from the last successfully committed row after a failure?

Answer: Fault tolerance with recovery

Fault tolerance with the 'recovery' option lets a mapping task restart from the last committed batch rather than reprocessing all rows from the beginning.

When deploying IICS to a new region for disaster recovery, what must be reconfigured because it is environment-specific?

Answer: Connection URLs, runtime environment assignments, and Secure Agent registrations

Connection endpoints, agent registrations, and runtime environment bindings are environment-specific and must be updated when standing up a DR region.

Which IICS API call retrieves the execution log of a completed mapping job for automated quality-gate checks in a CI/CD pipeline?

Answer: /api/v2/activity/activityLog

The /api/v2/activity/activityLog endpoint returns detailed session logs including row counts and error messages for a given activity ID.

What is the recommended way to handle Secure Agent version pinning in a production IICS environment to prevent unplanned upgrades?

Answer: Disable the 'Enable Auto Upgrade' option in Administrator > Runtime Environments

Unchecking 'Enable Auto Upgrade' in the Runtime Environments settings prevents IICS from automatically pushing new agent versions, giving ops teams control over upgrade timing.

In a multi-org IICS setup, which approach ensures that a shared connection definition stays consistent across dev, test, and prod organizations?

Answer: Include the connection in the export package and use API to update credentials per org after import

Export the connection as part of the package to replicate its structure, then use the Connections API to inject environment-specific credentials after import into each org.

Which IICS scheduler option should be used to run a job exactly once 30 minutes after a prior job sends a REST trigger?

Answer: Event-driven trigger via the Jobs API

Calling the IICS Jobs API (/api/v2/job) from an external system or the prior job's completion hook fires the downstream task on demand, fulfilling the event-driven requirement.