Sign in to Teradata Viewpoint from Vantage Express - Teradata Vantage Express

Teradata Vantage™ Express Installation and Configuration Guide
Product
Teradata Vantage Express
Release Number
20.00
Published
December 2025
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en-US
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2025-12-19
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Product Category
Cloud
PrerequisiteConfirm the system has at least 8GB of RAM.

Enable the Network Address Translation (NAT) port forwarding to access Viewpoint from outside the VM. See your VMware professional for assistance, if needed.

  1. From the Vantage Express VMware desktop, open Viewpoint.
  2. Open a browser and complete one of the following options:
    Option Description
    Connect to Viewpoint from Vantage Express Database virtual machine https://<Viewpoint IP>:9443
    Connect to Viewpoint from the host system (the system where the virtual machine is running)
    1. Configure the virtual machine manager network settings to map port 80 on the guest system to port 80 on the host system.
    2. https://<Viewpoint IP>:9443
  3. Sign in to Teradata Viewpoint:
    • Username: admin
    • Password: teradata
  4. From the Viewpoint portal page, select "".
  5. Open the Monitored Systems portlet.
  6. Next to Systems, select "", then select Add Teradata System.
  7. Enter a system nickname.
  8. [Optional] Select the Enable system check box.
    After it is enabled, the system starts collecting data.
  9. Enter the Teradata Process ID (TDPID) IP address of Vantage Express Database VM.
  10. For the tdwm user, enter the password tdwmadmin.
  11. For the Teradata Viewpoint user, enter a login name and password.
    You have the option to specify an account string, authentication, add more logins, test that the login settings are correct, and grant access to a Teradata Vantage system.
    Be sure to add any login IDs used for Teradata Viewpoint data collection to the system-level bypass, which is described in the Workload Designer portlet documentation.
  12. [Optional] Click Test to verify that the login settings are correct.
    If the operation is successful, "" appears. If the operation fails, "" appears. If you receive an error, verify that the login credentials are valid and the host can be reached.
  13. [Optional] Under Authentication Options, select a check box to specify which authentication mechanisms will be available in the portlets that require them.
  14. [Optional] Under Character Set, select default character sets and enter a JDBC Flag value:
    • Select a character set from the Session menu.
    • Select a character set from the Monitor menu.
    • Enter a JDBC Flag value.
  15. Select a time zone from the list.

    Select the time zone used for DBQL logging. Time zones shown in the list are relative to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and include a reference location. The Teradata Viewpoint application server time zone is the default.

  16. [Optional] Under Collectors, select the check box to activate all data collectors except Elastic Limit, Elastic Usage, Virtual Storage, and Stats Manager so they can collect data points on this system.
    The data collectors can be enabled and configured individually in Data Collectors. The Elastic Performance portlet uses the Elastic Limit and Elastic Usage data collectors to display data. The TVS Monitor portlet uses the Virtual Storage data collector. The Stats Manager portlet uses the Stats Manager data collector to display data, and is available for systems running Teradata Vantage 17.10 and later.
  17. [Optional] Under Enhanced TASM Functions, select the check box to activate the workload management features available with your TASM license in SLES 15.
    After you enable the workload management features, the (For SLES 12 systems only) comment no longer displays.
  18. Click Apply.
    If the operation is successful, "" appears. If the operation fails, "" appears. If you receive an error, verify that the settings are correct and try again.