MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig | Application Programming Reference | Teradata Vantage - MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

Application Programming Reference

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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en-US
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2025-11-21
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Product Category
Teradata Vantageā„¢

Returns BYNET status, system type and name values that are generated once for the whole system.

Syntax

REPLACE FUNCTION SYSLIB.MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig (
) RETURNS TABLE (
    NetAUp CHAR CHARACTER SET LATIN,
    NetBUp CHAR CHARACTER SET LATIN,
    SystemType VARCHAR(7) CHARACTER SET LATIN,
    SystemName VARCHAR(15) CHARACTER SET LATIN
  )
  ...
;

Syntax Elements

NetAUp
NetBUp
Status of the BYNETs (if there are more than two, the first two) on a system-wide basis:
  • U = All node BYNETs are up/online.
  • D = One or more node BYNETs is down/offline.
  • "" = A temporary condition where the BYNET data is not available.
SystemType
Type of system running the database software, such as 5650, 6700, or 'Other'.
If all the nodes in the system are the same type, this field returns the type of the system.
If any of the nodes are of a different type, this field returns 'Mixed'.
SystemName
Name of the system running Teradata.

Usage Notes

The MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig function provides similar functionality to statement 1 of the MONITOR PHYSICAL CONFIG request. For more information, see MONITOR PHYSICAL CONFIG.

Example: Using MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig

SELECT * FROM table (SYSLIB.MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig()) as t1;

Result:

 *** Query completed. One row found. 4 columns returned.
 *** Total elapsed time was 1 second.
NetAUp  NetBUp  SystemType  SystemName
------  ------  ----------  ---------------
U       U       5500C       localhost

Example: Using MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig and Selecting a Specific Column

SELECT SystemName FROM table (SYSLIB.MonitorSystemPhysicalConfig()) as t1;

Result:

 *** Query completed. One row found. One column returned.
 *** Total elapsed time was 1 second.
SystemName
---------------
localhost