Developer Tier is a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) operating system and Teradata Database packaged into a virtual container that runs in a VMware vSphere ESXI virtualized environment on third-party hardware. There are two variants of the Developer Tier including a Preconfigured version and the regular version.

Teradata Developer Tier (Preconfigured) is a simplified version of Teradata Database Developer Tier that allows you to deploy Teradata Database on VMware quickly and easily using the OVA template. Networking is already configured to use DHCP, and you can add storage to the system. The Preconfigured version enables you to deploy only the Database and the instructions are available in a separate user manual on this download page.

The full Developer Tier consists of an OVA file template and associated property files and scripts for deploying the Teradata Database and the associated Teradata ecosystem products. Once deployed by the VMware administrator, Developer Tier can be used to evaluate Teradata on VMware and the Teradata Database and the associated ecosystem products.

Note: You must have administrative privileges on the destination VMware environment to install and configure Developer Tier virtual machines.

Download Teradata Express for VMware, a free, fully-functional Teradata database, that can be up and running on your system in minutes. Please download and read the user guide for installation instructions.

To enable additional Teradata Database features or use additional Teradata applications, see Teradata Database on VMware Developer Tier Getting Started Guide or Teradata Database on VMware Base, Advanced, Enterprise Tiers Getting Started Guide.

The DBQL setup and maintenance documents provides scripts, as well as information on how to perform DBQL logging, maintenance, and upgrade, now including Teradata 14.0.

TD Geo Import/Export tool lets you translate ESRI Shape and KML files to TD format.