Configuration File

It is normal text file. it is having the information about the processing and storage resources that are available for usage during parallel job execution.
    
The default configuration file is having like

a)Node:  it is logical processing unit which performs all ETL operations.
b)Pools: it is a collections of nodes.
c)Fast Name: it is server name. by using this name it was executed our ETL jobs.
d)Resource disk: it is permanent memory area which stores all Repository components.
e)Resource Scratch disk:it is temporary memory area where the staging operation will be performed.