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Sign up for an Azure account. | See https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ and click Start free. |
Learn about resource groups. | See Resource Groups. |
Learn about availability sets. | See Availability Sets. |
Learn about VNets. | See VNets. |
Learn about network security groups. | See Network Security Groups and Ports. |
Learn about public IP addresses and private IP addresses. | See Public IP Addresses and Connection Considerations. |
Learn about the impact of geographic regions to your deployment. | See Location and Time Zone Considerations and Special Regions. |
Decide if you want temporary or persistent storage for your data. | See Overview of Storage Types. |
Learn about available Teradata products. | See Supported Teradata Software for Azure. |
Learn about software purchase options. | You can purchase most Teradata software solutions by choosing either a Teradata® IntelliSphere™ software bundle or individual software components. See Teradata Software Purchase Options. |
Learn about BYOL. | If you are using your own license, see Bring Your Own License. |
Decide how you will deploy Teradata Database and related software. | To learn about the different methods of deploying Teradata Database and multiple other Teradata software products simultaneously, see Teradata Software Ecosystem Overview. To learn about deploying some Teradata products one at a time, see Deploying Teradata Products Separately on Azure. |
Learn about Azure service limits and increase them in advance of the time that you need them. | See Azure Service Limits. |
Learn about administrative tasks. | Learn about how to avoid incurring charges, including Stop, Deallocate, or Delete Teradata Database VMs. |
Learn about node failure recovery and changes you can make before a node failure occurs. | See Node Failure Recovery. Before a node failure occurs, you can set the VM to terminate instead of stopping. See Configuring the VM State for Node Failure Recovery. |
Register for Teradata Customer Support. [B, A, E only1] |
You can register for Teradata customer support at https://access.teradata.com. Within two business days after completing registration, you will receive email containing your Master Customer Record, site ID, user ID, and password. See Site IDs. |
Learn about Teradata Community forums. | The Teradata Community forum for Teradata Software for Azure offers community-driven support for all license tiers. See Links: Teradata Software for Azure. |
Learn about how to use the Teradata Database and the associated software. | See http://www.info.teradata.com for Teradata customer documentation. For example, see the Teradata® Viewpoint User Guide to learn how to monitor your Teradata Database. |
1 License tiers: D/Developer, B/Base, A/Advanced, E/Enterprise |