| Step | Information |
|---|---|
| Sign up for an Azure account. | See https://azure.microsoft.com/ and click Start free. |
| Decide if you want temporary or persistent data storage. | See Storage Types. |
| Decide how to deploy Vantage and supporting Teradata software. | To learn how to deploy Vantage and other Teradata software simultaneously, see Teradata Software Ecosystem Overview. To learn how to deploy Teradata software one at a time, see Deploying Teradata Products Separately on Azure. |
| Register for Teradata Services. [B, A, E only1] |
Register for Teradata customer support at https://support.teradata.com. Within two business days of completing registration, you will receive your Master Customer Record, site ID, user ID, and password by email. See Site IDs. |
| 1 License tiers: B/Base, A/Advanced, E/Enterprise | |
| More Information | |
| Administrative Tasks | To learn how to avoid incurring charges, see Stopping, Deallocating, or Deleting Vantage VMs. |
| Availability Sets | See Availability Sets. |
| Bring Your Own License | See Licensed TCores. |
| Network Security Groups | See Network Security Groups and Ports. |
| Node Failure Recovery | Before a node fails, you can set the VM to terminate instead of stop. See Configuring the VM State for Node Failure Recovery. |
| Public and Private IP Addresses | See Public IP Addresses and Connection Considerations. |
| Regions | To learn about the impact of geographic regions on your deployment, see Location and Time Zone Considerations and Special Regions. |
| Resource Groups | See Resource Groups. |
| Service Limits | To learn how to increase Azure service limits, see Azure Service Limits. |
| Supported Teradata Software | See Supported Teradata Software on Azure. |
| Teradata Community Forum | The Teradata Community forum for Vantage on Azure (DIY) offers community-driven support for all license tiers. See Links: Teradata Vantage on Azure (DIY). |
| Teradata Software Purchase Options | You can purchase Teradata software solutions as an individual software components. See Teradata Software Purchase Options. |
| Using Vantage and Supporting Teradata Software | See https://docs.teradata.com/ for Teradata customer documentation. For example, see the Teradata® Viewpoint User Guide to learn how to monitor the database. |
| VNets | See VNets. |