RESTART TPA - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

Database Utilities
Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-11-22
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

Restarts or stops the database after optionally performing a dump.

When you restart the database, all vprocs are reset.

RESTART TPA does not prompt you to confirm the restart.

Syntax

RESTART TPA
  [ NODUMP | DUMP = { YES | NO } ]
  [ COLD | COLDWAIT ] comment

Syntax Elements

NODUMP
Restart the database without a dump. This is the default.
DUMP
Restart the database with a dump.
  • If DUMP is set to YES, then the database restarts with a dump.
  • If DUMP is set to NO, then the database restarts without a dump.
COLD
Restart the database without waiting for transaction recovery. This is the default.
COLDWAIT
Finish all database transaction recovery before allowing users to log on.
comment
The reason for the restart.

Example: Restarting the database

In this example, a cold restart is issued with a message stating the reason why.

restart tpa cold Scheduled maintenance.

The reason for the restart is logged as:
Scheduled maintenance.