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AsterExpressGettingStartedGuide

GettingStartedwithAsterExpress5.0

TheTeradataAsterExpressclusteriscomprisedoftwovirtualmachines;aQueenNodeandaWorkerNode,witha64-bitSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer（SLES）,pre-configuredwith20GBsofdiskspace.

Usethefollowingstep-by-stepguidetogetstarted:

Step1-DownloadAsterExpress

Step2-InstallAsterExpress

Step3-SetUpAsterExpress

Step4-StarttheAsterManagementConsole（AMC）

Step5-AddWorkerNodes

Step6-ActivateCluster

Step7-ShuttingDownAMCandVMwarePlayer

Troubleshooting

ForAdditionalInformation

Step1-DownloadAsterExpress

1.Prerequisites

Hardwarerequirements（minimum）:

∙4GBmemory

∙20GBfreediskspace

Softwarerequirements:

∙OS:

MicrosoftWindowsXP,WindowsVista,orWindows7*

∙VMwarePlayer:

OpenabrowsertorunthedownloadandinstallthefreeVMwarePlayer.

∙7-Zip:

Toextract（oruncompress）theAsterExpresspackage.

*AsterExpressrequiresa64-bitcapableCPU.A32-bitoperatingsystemsuchasWindowsXPcanrunasthehostplatformfortheVMs,buttheCPUneedstosupporta64-bitLinuxenvironmentwithintheimage.

2.DownloadAsterExpressV5.7z（5.9GB）.Thisisalargefileandrequiresthatyoudownloaditduringanextendedperiodoftime.

3.ChecktheintegrityofthedownloadusingthetablebelowtocheckthefilesizeandvalidatetheMD5Checksum.

Package

Version

InitialDiskSpace（GB）

DownloadSize（bytes）

MD5Checksum

AsterExpressV5.7z

5.0

15.1GB

6,184,140

EF8720B3BD5C71D0492F26D0207111E0

Step2-InstallAsterExpress

1.ToextracttheAsterExpresscompressedpackage,right-clickingonAsterImages.7zandselect7-Zip>ExtractFiles…ThebestwaytodothisistoextracttoyourrootdirectorysuchasC:

\

2.Thisdirectorystructurethatwillbeextracted:

C:

\VirtualImages\Aster\Aster5.0–Queen

（The“Aster5.0–Queen”directorycontainstheQueennodeimage.ThequeennodeistheentrypointforconnectingtotheAstercluster）.

C:

\VirtualImages\Aster\Aster5.0–Worker

（The“Aster5.0–Worker”directorycontainstheWorkernodeimage.Theworkernodeisresponsibleforstoringdata,doinglocally-optimizedqueryplanning,andexecutingqueries）.

C:

\VirtualImages\Aster\AsterResources

（Theresourcesdirectorycontainsthefollowingdocumentation:

theAsterExpressUserGuide,theAsterExpressAnalyticsFoundationGuideandthisAsterExpressGettingStartedGuide）.

Step3-SetUpAsterExpress

1.Configureyourvirtualnetworkusingoneofthefollowingmethods:

∙NavigatetotheControlPanelandselectNetwork.

∙Right-clickMyNetworkPlacesfromtheStartmenu.

∙Windows7users:

right-clickNetworkandSharingCenterfromtheStartmenu.

Thenetworkconfigurationwindowopens.

Figure1

2.ClicktheVMwareNetworkAdapterVMnet8tosettheIPAddress.

TheVMwareNetworkAdapterVMnet8Statuswindowopens.

Figure2

3.ClickProperties.

TheVMwareNetworkAdapterVMnet8Propertieswindowopens.

Figure3

4.SelectInternetProtocolVersion4（TCP/IPv4）andselectProperties.

TheInternetProtocolVersion4（TCP/IPv4）Propertieswindowopens.

Figure4

5.SettheIPaddressto:

192.168.100.1

6.SettheSubnetmaskto:

255.255.255.0

7.ClickOK,andclicktheClosebuttononthetwosubsequentwindowstoclosetheVMwareNetworkAdapterVMnet8configurationwindows.

8.StartVMwarePlayer.

9.TostarttheAstervirtualimages,navigatetotheVMwarePlayerWelcomePageandchooseOpenaVirtualMachine.

10.NavigatetotheAsterQueenNodefolderinyourfiledirectoryandselecttheTDSLES11v3.1.1file.

11.Double-clickthisfileorchoosetheOpenoption.

TheAster5.0Queenwindowopens.

12.ClickPlayvirtualmachine.

TheAster5.0–Queen–VMwarePlayerdialogboxopens.

Figure5

13.IMPORTANT:

Selectthe'IMOVEDIT'buttonandclickOK.

Figure6

NowtheQueenvirtualimageisupandrunning.

Note:

PleaseseetheTroubleshootingsectionformoreinformationregardingtheLinuxLoginprompt.

14.TogettheWorkervirtualimageupandrunning,firstopenanotherinstanceoftheVMwarePlayer.

15.Repeatsteps9through13inthissection,butthistime,navigatetotheAsterWorkerNodeoptionsinsteadoftheAsterQueenNode.

16.IMPORTANT:

Asbefore,selectthe'IMOVEDIT'buttonandclickOK.

Now,theWorkerandQueenvirtualimagesarebothrunningandareavailableforaccessthroughtheAsterManagementConsole.

Step4-StarttheAsterManagementConsole（AMC）

TheAsterManagementConsole（AMC）userinterfaceallowsyoutoaddWorkernodestotheclusterandmonitorallactivityandsystemresources.

1.TologintotheAMCenterthefollowingURL:

https:

//192.168.100.100/.Youmayignoreanywebsitesecuritycertificatewarningsandcontinuetothewebsite.

2.EnterthefollowingloginUsername:

db_superuserandPassword:

db_superuserandclickLogin.

Figure7

3.TheAMCDashboardopensafterloginiscomplete.

Figure8

Step5-AddWorkerNode

WhentheAMCisfirstdisplayed,theonlynodeintheAsterclusteristheQueenNode.TheWorkernodestillneedstobeattachedtothecluster.

1.ToaddtheWorkerNode,theVMwarePlayerWorkervirtualimagemustbeupandrunningin.

2.ToaddtheWorkerNodetothecluster,choosetheAdmintab>ClusterManagementintheAMCuserinterface.

3.ChooseAddNode.

4.EntertheWorkerIPAddressintotheconfigurationfield:

192.168.100.150.

5.ChecktheCleanNodecheckboxandclickOK.

TheAstersoftwareisuploadedandinstalledtotheWorkernodebytheQueennode.

Figure9

6.TochecktheWorkerNodestatus,seetheAdmin>ClusterManagement>AddNode（s）tab.TheWorkerstatuschangesfrom‘New’atthestartoftheprocessto‘Preparing’thento‘Prepared’whentheprocessiscomplete.

Figure10

Step6-ActivateCluster

1.ToactivatetheAsterclusterclicktheActivateClusterbuttonintheAMCuserinterface.

DuringthisprocesstheActivateClusterbuttonisdim.Uponcompletionthestatuswillshowas‘Active’intheAMCDashboardscreen.

Figure11

Congratulations!

YourAsterExpressclusterupandrunningandreadytostartanalyzingBigData!

Figure12

Step7-ShuttingDownAMCandVMwarePlayer

ItisimportanttofollowthesestepswhenshuttingdowntheAsterManagementConsoleandtheVMwarePlayer.

ToshutdowntheAMCapplication:

1.LogoffbyclickingtheLogoutbuttonintheupperrightcorneroftheAMCscreen.

ToshutdowntheVMwarePlayerWorkerandQueenimages:

Besuretoshutdowntheworkerfirst.

2.Toclosethefirstvirtualimage,selecttheAsterWorker（nottheQueen）image.

3.NavigatetothePlayerdropdownmenuandcontinuetothePower>Suspendsub-menus,andclickSuspend.

TheSuspendactionpreservesthestateofthevirtualmachine,returnstheQueenandWorkertothelibraryintheSuspendedstate,andrestoreswhenyouaccessthevirtualimagesatalatertime.

PleaserefertotheVMwarePlayerwebsiteformoreinformation.

4.ClickYesintheVMwarePlayerdialogboxtoconfirmthatyouwanttosuspendtheWorkervirtualmachine.

5.TheVMwarePlayerwelcomepageisdisplayedafterthesuspendoperationiscomplete.

6.Repeatsteps1through4inthissection,butthistime,navigatetotheAsterQueenimageinsteadoftheAsterWorkerimage.

Now,theWorkerandQueenvirtualimagesarebothSuspended.

7.ClickPlayer>ExittoexiteachVMwarePlayer.

Figure13

Troubleshooting

1.ForquestionsregardingyourCPUCompatibility,pleaserefertothefollowingwebsitesforcompatibilitydetails:

∙VMwareWorkstationProcessorCheckUtilityPDF

∙WindowsCPUCheckingTool

2.TroubleConnectingtotheQueenNode:

∙CheckthatyouarenotalsoconnectedtoaVPN.TheVPNmayoverrideyourlocalnetworkandpreventyoufromconnectingtotheQueenNode.

3.LinuxLogin:

∙Itisnotnecessarytologintothevirtualmachinesdirectly.

Ifyouwishtologin,usethefollowingUsernameandPasswordforboththeQueenandWorkerNodes.

∙EntertheUsername:

aster,andclickLoginIn.

∙EnterthePassword:

aster,andclickLoginIn.

Figure14

ForAdditionalInformation

Foradditionalinformation,clickheretoreadtheAsterExpressOnlineTutorialsorcontactusattechcenter@.