The following table describes the PowerCLI commands, or states, available with the VantageCore VMware deployment executable script, tdc.deploy.ps1.
The deploy command automatically runs a full deployment. Most commands can also be run independently for troubleshooting purposes. When prompted, type a command name or its associated number to perform a task.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| System Deployment Menu | |
| deploy | Deploys VantageCore VMware. |
| The following commands in the System Deployment Menu run automatically when you run deploy. | |
| confirmation | Displays the SMP or MPP system described in the properties files. |
| validation | Runs validations for the VMware environment. |
| clone | Clones new VMs from the template provided. |
| cpu_memory | Adjusts the CPU and memory settings on each VM. |
| public_adapters | Connects the public (customer) adapters to each VM. |
| bynet_adapters | Connects the BYNET adapters to each TPA VM. |
| cmic_adapters | Connects the Server Management (CMIC) adapters to each VM. |
| dsu_adapters | Connects the DSU adapters to each VM. |
| storage | Attaches the database storage to each VM. |
| poweron | Powers up the VMs. |
| vmtools | Verifies the VMware tools are running on each VM. |
| copyfiles | Creates miscellaneous files and transfers them into each VM. |
| os_password | Changes the root passwords of VMs. |
| network | Configures the network for each VM. |
| reboot | Reboots all the VMs. |
| network_validate | Verifies the network status. |
| ntp | Configures NTP on all VMs. |
| configure | Configures the Teradata system through TDput to initialize the DBS. |
| mainframe | Sets TCHN to connect to the mainframe over TCP/IP. |
| dbs_flags | Sets up DBS flags such as, Columnar, Temporal, and so on. |
| dsu | Runs scripts to configure the DSU VM. |
| cmic | Runs scripts to configure the Server Management (CMIC) VM. |
| dbc_password | Changes the DBC password of the TPA VMs. |
| viewpoint | Runs scripts to configure the Viewpoint VM. |
| harden_security | Secures a deployed system. |
| enableBE2 | Enables Boot Environment2 on the TPA VMs. |
| enableHBA | Enables Host-Based Authentication. |
| VM Administrative Menu | |
| removevms | Use with caution! Powers off the systems and removes the VMs. |
| poweron | Powers up the VMs. |
| poweroff | Powers off all the VMs. |
| reboot | Reboots all the VMs. |
| vmtools | Verifies the VMware tools are running in each VM. |
| System Recovery Menu | |
| fatalamprecovery | Determines AMPs in FATAL state and rebuilds them. |
| nodefailurerecovery | Determines failure nodes and recovers them. |
| System Expansion Menu | |
| monitored_system | Adds Teradata systems to the Viewpoint monitored systems list. |
| add_adapter | Adds a network adapter to VMs. |
| expand_system | Adds one or more TPA nodes to existing system. |