Once the above command is executed, the FastLoad script will run and produce the log.

Once the input file employee.txt is created and the FastLoad script is named as EmployeeLoad.fl, you can run the FastLoad script using the following command in UNIX and Windows. Locks on the target table is released and the error tables are dropped.Ĭreate a text file with the following records and name the file as employee.txt.įollowing is a sample FastLoad script to load the above file into Employee_Stg table. Phase 2 starts when FastLoad receives the END LOADING statement.Įach AMP sorts the records on row hash and writes them to the disk.

Then AMPs hash each record and redistribute them to the correct AMP.Īt the end of Phase 1, each AMP has its rows but they are not in row hash sequence. The Parsing engines read the records from the input file and sends a block to each AMP. How FastLoad WorksįastLoad is executed in two phases. Target table should not have secondary index, join index and foreign key reference. It doesn't load duplicate rows even if the target table is a MULTISET table. Since it does not use transient journals, data can be loaded quickly. Machine will start up after brief processing and it will ask for username & password.FastLoad utility is used to load data into empty tables.Select 'TDExpress16.20_Sles11' (or other version) from left sidebar under Virtual Machines in VMware Player.

Navigate to the folder where extracted Teradata Virtual image was kept.

Adding Teradata to the VMware Fusion Player.

➠ Starting the setup after downloading required files.

Download VMware Fusion Player for personal use at this page by registering on the VMware site.

Users can register on Teradata website at this page.

Login to Teradata download website and click here to download TD 16.20 or users can download required version at this page.

Two software need to be downloaded for running Teradata on Mac OS.

This tutorial will specially cover how to setup Teradata Express(DB) on Mac OS.

Teradata database for mac