Use a fabric to perform the following functions in Teradata Fabric:
- Enable communication between paired data source nodes of the same type, such as Teradata and Teradata, or a different type, such as Teradata and Hive
- Allow a user to initiate a single SQL query that joins data from two or more data sources within the fabric
There is no restriction on the size of the data that is transported between data source nodes in a fabric.
Install fabric software on data source nodes to do the following:
- Allow Teradata Fabric connectors to:
- Communicate with each other in parallel
- Run, process, and transport data efficiently
- Monitor fabric usage per query and reports metrics to the Teradata Fabric Manager
Connectors and links are associated with a fabric.