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Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
VMware
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2024-05-02
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™
The utilities described are not available for as-a-service customers.

Using Database Utilities

Teradata Vantage™ - Database Utilities describes utility programs that support Teradata Vantage™.

Why Would I Use this Content?

This document describes utilities that are used to configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Teradata Vantage.

How Do I Use this Content?

Use this content to learn how the utilities display control fields, find and correct problems within the file system, rebuild tables that may have been corrupted, and manage the virtual processors (vprocs). These utilities are also used to abort transactions and processes; monitor system performance, resources, and status, perform internal system checking, and perform system configuration, initialization, recovery, and tuning.

How Do I Get Started?

Familiarize yourself with the various utilities. See Alphabetical Listing of Utilities to find the utilities that best suit your needs and go to the related content.

References to Other Relevant Content

Main titles reflect the utility common name followed by the name of the executable utility program enclosed in parentheses, for example, Control GDO Editor (ctl). Use the executable program name to start the utility from the command line or Database Window.

Note that these utilities are distinct from the “load utilities”, which are used to load data into Teradata Vantage. For detailed information about load utilities, see the following documents:
  • Teradata® FastExport Reference, B035-2410
  • Teradata® FastLoad Reference, B035-2411
  • Teradata® MultiLoad Reference, B035-2409
  • Teradata® Parallel Data Pump Reference, B035-3021