Install and Configure BAR NC on TPA Nodes | Teradata Data Mover - Installing and Configuring BAR NC on TPA Nodes - Teradata Data Mover

Teradata® Data Mover Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Guide for Customers

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Teradata Data Mover
Release Number
17.20
Published
September 2022
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2022-09-26
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  1. Run build_dsainputs on one of the following servers, depending on which DSA configuration you are using:
    DSA Configuration Server
    Bundled DSA Data Mover server
    External DSA External DSC server

    Copy the build_dsainputs script to the external DSC server and run from there. The script can be copied to and run from any directory.

  2. Create a dsainputs file for the TPA node using the build_dsainputs tool.
    The build_dsainputs tool creates the /tmp/dsainputs files for SMP and MPP databases. It optionally transfers the files to the TPA nodes if the user with write access to the /tmp directory is specified with the -u option. An identity file that contains a private key can also be specified with the -i option.
    The following example shows the output when no parameters are provided when running build_dsainputs:
    build_dsainputs -d [-t] | -m <media_server_hostname>[,<media_server_hostname>...] | [-i <identity_file> -u <userid>] | [-u <userid>] | -h
    
    Parameters:
            -d                                      Creates a /tmp/dsainputs file for the DSC server.
    
            -m <ms_hostname>[,<ms_hostname>...]     Creates /tmp/dsainputs file(s) for a media server. Run this 
                                                    script one time for each Teradata system. Specify one host for  
                                                    an SMP System or a comma separated list for an MPP System. 
    
                                                    You may also specify a range of hostnames using 
    
                                                   <ms_hostname>[##-##] syntax. Creates a 
                                                    /tmp/dsainputs.<media_server_hostname> file for each host in 
                                                    the list. The /tmp/dsainputs files must be copied to their 
                                                    corresponding host before installing the 
                                                    ClientHandler rpm.
                                                    
                                                    Examples:
                                                    1) build_dsainputs -m devsys
                                                    Creates /tmp/dsainputs.devsys for SMP system 'devsys'. 
                                                    Copy this file to the corresponding database host 
                                                    and rename to /tmp/dsainputs before installing the 
                                                    ClientHandler rpm.
                                                    
                                                    2) build_dsainputs -m kiwi1,kiwi2   
                                                    Creates dsainputs files for a 2-node MPP system with hosts 
                                                    kiwi1 and kiwi2. The following files are created:
                                                    
                                                    	/tmp/dsainputs.kiwi1
                                                    	/tmp/dsainputs.kiwi2
                                                    
                                                    Copy these files to the corresponding database hosts (rename to 
                                                    /tmp/dsainputs) before installing the ClientHandler rpm.
                                                    3) build_dsainputs -m cucumber[1-3],onion1,tomato[12-13] 
    
    
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.cucumber1
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.cucumber2
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.cucumber3
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.onion1
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.tomato12
                                                       /tmp/dsainputs.tomato13
                                                      
                                                    Copy these files to the corresponding database hosts (rename 
    
                                                    to /tmp/dsainputs) before installing the 
                                                    ClientHandler rpm.
    
            -i <identity_file>                      (Optional) When used with the -m option this specifies the 
                                                    identify_file (that contains the private key) that will be 
                                                    used along with the userid (provided with the -u option) to scp 
                                                    the /tmp/dsainputs(s) files to their respective hosts. 
                                                    The -u option must be provided when the -i option is included. 
                                                    
                                                    Example: build_dsainputs -m kiwi1,kiwi2 -i ./my_identity_file 
                                                    -u ec2-user 
    
            -u <userid>                             (Optional) When used with the -m option this specifies the 
                                                    userid that will be used to scp the /tmp/dsainputs(s) files to  
                                                    their respective host(s). Note that if you are using this  
                                                    without the -i option and password-less SSH is not configured,  
                                                    you will be prompted for a password for each file transfer. 
                                                    
                                                    Example: build_dsainputs -m kiwi1,kiwi2 -u root
    
            -t                                      (Optional) Must be used with -d option to generate the 
                                                    DSA input file. If specified, Teradata-specific parameters are 
                                                    added to /tmp/dsainputs. 
                                                    If not specified, PostgreSQL parameters are added instead.
    
            -h                                      Displays usage help.
    The following example shows running build_dsainputs for a 4-node MPP system. The -u option has been provided to transfer the files to the individual TPA nodes:
    # ./build_dsainputs -m kiwi1,kiwi2,kiwi3,kiwi4 -u root
    Generating /tmp/dsainputs.kiwi1 - copy this file to /tmp/dsainputs on kiwi1 before installing the ClientHandler rpm.
    Generating /tmp/dsainputs.kiwi2 - copy this file to /tmp/dsainputs on kiwi2 before installing the ClientHandler rpm.
    Generating /tmp/dsainputs.kiwi3 - copy this file to /tmp/dsainputs on kiwi3 before installing the ClientHandler rpm.
    Generating /tmp/dsainputs.kiwi4 - copy this file to /tmp/dsainputs on kiwi4 before installing the ClientHandler rpm.
    
    Transferring /tmp/dsainputs file to kiwi1.
    dsainputs.kiwi1                                                                                                                                              100%  349     0.3KB/s   00:00    
    
    Transferring /tmp/dsainputs file to kiwi2.
    dsainputs.kiwi2                                                                                                                                              100%  348     0.3KB/s   00:00    
    
    Transferring /tmp/dsainputs file to kiwi3.
    dsainputs.kiwi3                                                                                                                                              100%  348     0.3KB/s   00:00    
    
    Transferring /tmp/dsainputs file to kiwi4.
    dsainputs.kiwi4 
    • For an MPP system, nodes listed in the media server with the -m option must resolve to IPs that are reachable from each MPP TPA node.
    • When you are running the tool on an SMP system, only a single file generation and transfer message appears.
  3. Install the DSA ClientHandler RPM on the TPA nodes.
    For more information, see Teradata® Data Stream Utility Installation, Configuration, and Upgrade Guide, B035-3153.
    If you are installing the clienthandler on the command line instead of using PUT, use the rpm -ivh ClientHandler*.rpm command instead of the bundled script. If you use the bundled clienthandler_install.sh script on the command line, the /tmp/dsainputs property settings are overwritten and you must remove the ClientHandler using rpm -e and then start over with step 1 to create the dsainputs file for the TPA node.
  4. Perform the following steps to update the operating system on the BAR NC TPA nodes:
    1. Adjust the following operating system tunable parameters on the TPA nodes where BAR NC is running:
      net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog to 16384 (default 2048)
      net.core.somaxconn to 16384 (default 128)
    2. Run the following commands on the TPA nodes to incorporate changes immediately:
      # echo 16384 > /proc/sys/net/core/somaxconn
      # echo 16384 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog
    3. Restart the ClientHandler on those TPA nodes:
      # /etc/init.d/clienthandler restart
    4. Modify the sysctl.conf with the following values to make the values persistent at startup:
      net.core.somaxconn=16384
      net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog=16384
      Teradata recommends incorporating these changes to avoid network communication issues between DSMain and BAR NC. See KB0016835 for more details.