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Teradata Vantage™ on AWS (DIY) Installation and Administration Guide

Product
Teradata Vantage on AWS
Release Number
Q2 2020
Published
April 2020
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-05-01
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Product Category
Cloud

Vantage on AWS (DIY) offers many Vantage features including, but not limited to, those listed in this topic. Not all features listed below are included in all Vantage license tiers. Although the package is included, you still need to install and configure the Vantage AMI.

The following terms are used in the table below:
  • Automatic indicates you do not have to install or configure the feature and can begin using it after deploying Vantage.
  • Manual indicates you must install and configure the feature using the Vantage documentation, similar to an on-premises system.

The following table does not include Vantage features that are enabled by default and are automatically installed and configured, such as Fallback.

Database Feature Description Enabled by Default Installation and Configuration Documentation
Block-Level Compression Stores data blocks in compressed format to save storage space and improve performance. Yes for EBS storage. Automatic for EBS storage.
  • Teradata® Database Release Summary for Teradata Database 14.0
  • Teradata Vantage™ - Database Administration
No for local storage. Manual for local storage (not recommended).
Columnar Provides the ability to partition a table or join index by column. Yes Automatic; must be configured.
  • Teradata® Database Release Summary for Teradata Database 14.0
  • Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Data Definition Language Syntax and Examples
Intelligent Memory

[Advanced, Enterprise tiers only]

Speeds query performance and maximizes system memory by ensuring the most frequently used data is kept in memory.

All instance types that run Vantage support the minimum storage of 5 TiB per node.

No1 Automatic
  • Teradata® Database Release Summary for Teradata Database 14.10
  • Teradata Vantage™ - Database Utilities
  • Teradata® Intelligent Memory Orange Book2
Row-Level Security Allows you to restrict data access by row. No1 Manual
  • Teradata® Database Release Summary for Teradata Database 14.0
  • Teradata Vantage™ - Advanced SQL Engine Security Administration
Secure Zones Provides grouping of user and database hierarchies into separate database partitions with restriction of user access to one or more zones. No1 Manual
  • Teradata® Database Release Summary for Teradata Database 15.10
  • Teradata Vantage™ - Advanced SQL Engine Security Administration
Temporal Provides built-in capabilities that are required in a temporal database management system. No1 Manual Teradata Vantage™ Temporal Table Support
1Can enable when deploying Vantage

2 To find an Orange Book, go to https://support.teradata.com, log in, and search for the book title.