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        Version last updated: 03/04/2022

        As an enterprise-class analytics platform, Teradata Vantage stands alone. When deployed on IBM Cloud, Teradata Vantage on VMware offers a powerful, flexible new way to enhance business insights and bring faster time to value.
        Try the free Teradata Vantage on VMware Developer Tier to see how Teradata Vantage on VMware can work for you.
        Use cases for Vantage on VMware Developer Tier include advanced application development, prototyping, test and development, and small analytics projects. Transform data into answers using agile, virtual infrastructure already in inventory.
        For larger, production workloads, Teradata offers a production deployment-ready reference architecture in the IBM Cloud®, created by working jointly with IBM. This is enabled by coupling the infrastructure of IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions with Vantage on VMware. This offers IBM and Teradata customers a turn-key cloud-based reference architecture that provides predictable performance, scalability, and an availability profile that aligns with Teradata’s on-premises offerings.
        For more information about Teradata Vantage on VMware in IBM Cloud Private please contact Teradata sales: https://www.teradata.com/About-Us/Contact

        Before you begin

        Please note: This VM will consume 600GB of disk space, 32GB memory and 16 vCPUs. Make sure your ESXi server has the necessary resources for this VM. By default, the VM is configured to use DHCP. If you require a static IP address, you will need to configure it by hand (Reference the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server configuration documentation)

        Getting Started

        After the Vantage on VMware Developer Tier OVA has been deployed in your environment:

        1. Begin by powering on the VM
        2. Once the VM has powered on, login as root (pass: iumb123)
        3. Verify that the VM has obtained an IP address either via vCenter, or via the VM cli by issuing the command "ip a"
        4. If your environment does not have DHCP, then you will need to configure the instance with a static IP.
        5. The VM is currently configured with 3, 200GB disks. The first disk is the OS and Hard Disk 2 and Hard Disk 3 are the data volumes. If you require larger data volumes, you can resize those volumes via vCenter. You will not be able to resize the volumes after running the next command.
        6. As the root user, execute the command "tdvm-init" and answer the questions (time zone, time server settings, and root password)
        7. Once the tdvm-init command has been issued, the database configuration processes can take up to 10 minutes.
        8. After the database has been successfully configured, you can then run a quick SQL test.
        9. Run a quick SQL test: Login as root and execute the command: "bteq"
        10. At the BTEQ prompt, type: ".logon" NOTE the ".": you must type the dot.
        11. At the BTEQ logon, type: dbc with password "dbc" to logon as the dbc user.
        12. Once logged in; type "select * from dbc.dbcinfov". This should return the database version and release information.
        13. To quit BTEQ, type ".quit" Note you need to type the dot.

        To learn more aobut Vantage on VMware Developer Tier

        Teradata Vantage™ on VMware Developer Tier (Preconfigured) Quick Deployment Guide

        Additional resources

        For more information on Vantage on VMware visit: https://www.teradata.com/Cloud/VMware
        For more information about Vantage on VMware for IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions please contact Teradata sales: https://www.teradata.com/About-Us/Contact

        Getting support

        This a Teradata community supported offering. If you encounter any issues, navigate to https://support.teradata.com/community.