To load data into an Aster instance, you can use the Aster Loader Tool, the COPY command, the INSERT command, or a custom-defined SQL-MapReduce data loading function you have written. To export data from an Aster instance, you can use the Aster Export Tool or the COPY TO command. For information on data movement, refer to the Teradata Aster® Client Guide on http://www.info.teradata.com.