Since the Developer Tier is free, you cannot upgrade the Teradata software, apply software updates, or access the Teradata customer portal. Community-driven customer support is available at https://support.teradata.com/community.
Decide if you want to install other Teradata applications. For information, see Installing and Configuring Other Teradata Applications.
- Prepare the host node, including configuring virtual disks and network connections, and running the script to create the datastores.
- Download the Teradata Vantage on VMware Developer Tier Installation Components from https://downloads.teradata.com/.
- If this is a new, single-server installation, install the VMware vSphere software.
- If this is a new installation, set PowerCLI execution privileges.
- Decide whether the templates will be located in vCenter or the local system. You must prepare the templates before the initial deployment. See Preparing Virtual Machines from .ova Files or .ova File Location on the Desktop. For the quickest deployment, choose the vCenter.
- If this is a new installation, or your VMware environment has changed, edit the values in the common.IT.properties.json file.
- Edit the node.IT.properties.json file with the values for the specific Teradata Virtual Machine installation.
- Run the deployment executable file to install Vantage, Teradata Viewpoint, and DSC.
- If you plan to use DSC, configure it.
- If necessary, start the database.
- Confirm that the Vantage installed correctly.
- Confirm that Viewpoint installed correctly.
- If you want the virtual machine to communicate with a mainframe computer, establish the connection.