Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
In this article, I am going to introduce how to install Teradata Express in virtual machines in Windows.
Download software
1) Download VMware Player for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit from the following link (version 6.0):
https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/6_0
This is a free software for personal use.
2) Download TDE 15.00.00.08 SLES 10 for VMware (40GB) viewpoint: http://downloads.teradata.com/download/database/teradata-express/vmware.
This is the latest version of Teradata Express edition.
Install software
1) Install VM Player 6.0. Please turn off Windows feature Hyper-V off in your PC (restart required); otherwise you cannot open VM in the VM Player.
2) Extract the file TDExpress15.0.0.8_Sles10_40GB_vp.7z to a folder.
3) Open VMware Player
4) Choose ‘Open a Virtual Machine’ and select the file ‘TDExpress15.0.0.8_Sles10.vmx’
And now the setup work is done. As you can see, the OS is SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 64-bit and version is Workstation 6.5-7.x virtual machine.
Run the Virtual Machine
Just click ‘Play virtual machine’ and you are entering the world of Teradata.
You can also download and update VMware Tools for Linux for latest version (version 9.6.2) as recommended.
After some setups, you will be able to see the login window:
Login: root, Password: root.
After login, you can see the desktop:
Teradata Studio Express is also included in this virtual machine.
Run ‘Viewpoint Start’ / 'Viewpoint Stop’ to start/stop all the Teradata services.
Using Teradata Express Studio
In the studio, connect to the local Teradata database:
Driver: Teradata embedded JDBC
Database Server Name: localhost
User Name/Domain: dbc
Password: dbc
Authentication Mechanism: PASSWORD_PROTECTED
After connection is established, run the query below:
select * from DBC.Accounts;
The result will be similar to the following screenshot:
For more details, visit the following site about how to use this tool:
http://developer.teradata.com/tools/articles/teradata-studio-express
@Matt I simply don't have the Create Data base in the Tools. I am very new to Teradata.
@Matt what is the error message you got when creating database?
Did you follow all the steps including logging with dbc user?
person Matt access_time 6 years ago
Re: Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
Did all that. But still can't create a database. I need to create a database and them tables to load some data. So I can play with that? Could you please show us?
person srinivasarao vasa access_time 7 years ago
Re:Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
@Raju
In which step you could not type password? In this tutorial, there are two places:
- Logon to suse (use Ctrl +Alt to release mouse cursor, for more details about VMware shortcuts, refer to this page)
- Connect to Teradata database in Teradata Studio Express.
person Raju access_time 6 years ago
Re: Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
i installed teradata in vmware player.but i am unable to type password. it is not taking input to password.please anyone help me.where am going wrong.
person sajid khan access_time 8 years ago
Re:Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
person vinoth access_time 8 years ago
Re:Install Teradata Express 15.0.0.8 by Using VMware Player 6.0 in Windows
@Matt
If you followed all the steps, in the UNIX virtual machine, Teradata Studio Express is already included. You can use that tool to connect to the Teradata server using dbc account and then create any database you like.
Alternatively, please follow the link below to setup client tools in your Windows (host machine for the Teradata VM), which will enable you to connect directly:
http://kosmisch.net/Blog/DataAndBusinessIntelligence/Archive/2015/5/18/connect-to-teradata-virtual-machine-guest-from-windows-host.html
You can use Teradata Administrator client tool if you are not familiar with SQL.