- Log on as the root user.
- Ensure the data source name (DSN) for the location of the MDS repository was added to the odbc.ini file on the Linux workstation or server.
- Run the mdsconfig utility to set the local configuration parameters.
To get help for the mdsconfig utility, use mdsconfig –H.
- For more information about the mdsconfig utility, see Teradata Meta Data Services User Guide, B035-3118, Chapter 6, Teradata MDS Support Tools and APIs.
The following list shows the parameters for the mdsconfig utility.
- -h metahome
- The MDS installation folder
It is highly recommended that the default location of /opt/teradata/mds not be changed.
- -o DSN
- The default ODBC data source name (DSN) that MDS uses to connect to the Teradata Database system (the system that contains the MDS repository)
- -u dbuser
- The database user name that MDS uses to log on to the Teradata Database system to access the MDS repository
- -p dbpasswd
- The database user password that MDS uses to log on to the Teradata Database system to access the MDS repository
- -l loglevel
- The Error Log level (0-5), where 0 is the least amount of logging and 5 is the greatest amount
- -t tracelevel
- The Trace level (0-5) to be used for Application debugging, where 0 is the least amount of tracing and 5 is the greatest amount of tracing
- -s numIntSvr
- The number of Integrity Servers for the DDL Gateway to start; the default is 5
- -H
- Displays the options list