Network Processor - Teradata Director Program

Teradata® Director Program Reference

Product
Teradata Director Program
Release Number
17.10
Published
October 2021
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2021-11-02
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Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

A Network Processor (NP) is a network connection to the database that is used by TDP to communicate with that database system. Many NPs can be used for communication between the database and a TDP.

Unlike CP devices, NP connections are not configured to the operating system. TDP uses the operating system IP stack to communicate with NPs. TDP does not access this stack unless a TDP START NP command is issued. If the appropriate IP stack is not operational, the NP will wait for its availability; in effect, an unavailable stack is considered a communication loss.

NPs and CPs may both be used simultaneously by the same TDP.