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What does the Teradata Express Edition 12.0 include?

The Teradata Express Edition 12.0 includes the following:

Teradata Database 12.0.0.10
Teradata Tools and Utilities 12.0 including Teradata Manager, Teradata Analyst Pak, Teradata Parallel Transporter and much more
Teradata Warehouse Miner 5.1.1
Teradata 12.0 User Documentation

What are the differences between the Teradata Database in Teradata Express Edition 12.0 and the production Teradata Database 12.0?

Teradata Express Edition 12.0 is restricted to a maximum 4 GB database size whereas the production Teradata 12.0 can scale as large as you like.
There is no upgrade path from the previous demo CD or Express Edition version or from any production version of Teradata Database to Teradata Express Edition. Therefore, you are required to uninstall previous Teradata Database software and data when installing Teradata Express Edition.
The Express version uses regular Windows files for the database storage instead of raw disk partitions.

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What are the hardware requirements for the Teradata Express Edition 12.0?

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

512 MB of memory
1.2 GB to 5.6 GB of free disk space depending on database size and utilities installed

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What are the software requirements for the Teradata Express Edition 12.0?

Minimum 32-Bit System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with SP4
Microsoft Windows XP with SP2
Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008

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What product versions does the Teradata Express Edition 12.0 contain?

Teradata Database Express 12.0.0.10

Full Teradata 12.0 feature functionality
Options for installing 256 MB and 4096 MB database size

Teradata Tools and Utilities (TTU) 12.0

Teradata Utility Pak

Teradata ODBC Driver 12.0.0.1
Teradata CLIv2 12.0.0.2
Teradata BTEQ 12.0.0.1
Teradata SQL Assistant 12.0.0.3
Teradata Administrator 12.0.0.2

Teradata Database Management

Teradata Manager 12.0.0.3
Teradata Performance Monitor 12.0
Teradata Query Scheduler 12.0
Teradata Dynamic Workload Manager 12.0.0.2
Teradata Workload Analyzer 12.0.0.1

Teradata Analyst Pak
- Teradata Visual Explain 12.0.0.3
- Teradata Index Wizard 12.0.0.4
- Teradata Statistics Wizard 12.0.0.5
- Teradata System Emulation Tool 12.0.0.4
Teradata Parallel Transporter (TPT) 12.0

Load, Export, Update, and Stream Operators
Script Converters
TPT Wizard 12.0.0.1

Teradata Load and Unload Utilities

Teradata TPump 12.0.0.2
Teradata FastLoad 12.0.0.4
Teradata MultiLoad 12.0.0.2
Teradata FastExport 12.0.0.1
Teradata ARC 12.0.0.4
Teradata OLE DB Access Module 12.0

Teradata Query Director 12.0.01
Teradata SQL Assistant/Web Edition 12.0.0.1
Teradata Meta Data Services 12.0.1

Teradata Warehouse Miner 5.1.1

Teradata 12.0 User Documentation

Teradata Database 12.0 User Documentation
Teradata Tools and Utilities 12.0 User Documentation
Teradata Warehouse Miner 5.1 Users Guide

You can also download the JDBC Driver for Teradata 12.0, the .NET Data Provider for Teradata 12.0 and the OLE DB Provider at the Teradata.com Download Center.

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How do I start the Teradata Database?

The Teradata Express Edition 12.0 includes the Teradata Service Control program that allows you to start and stop the Teradata database. Teradata Service Control is installed as part of the Teradata Express Tools.

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What are the licensing and functional limitations of Teradata Express Edition 12.0?

Teradata Express Edition 12.0 is a 2-year license for development, evaluation and training purposes. Teradata Express Edition 12.0 is not licensed for production use. User data is limited to 4 GB.
Please read and accept the license agreement prior to installing Teradata Express Edition 12.0.
Support is limited to installation-related issues.

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Why can't I log on to Teradata even though it is running?

If you have Teradata running and get the following message when trying to connect, "10065 WSA E HostUnreach: The Teradata server can't currently be reached over this network," you may have a firewall issue. Please disable Microsoft Windows Firewall or any third-party firewall software and try again. Disable Windows Firewall on Windows by selecting Start>>Control Panel>>Windows Firewall.

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