Using the Administration Tools
The Vertica Administration tools allow you to easily perform administrative tasks. You can perform most Vertica database administration tasks with Administration Tools.
Run Administration Tools using the Database Administrator account on the Administration host, if possible. Make sure that no other Administration Tools processes are running.
If the Administration host is unresponsive, run Administration Tools on a different node in the cluster. That node permanently takes over the role of Administration host.
Any user can view the man page available for admintools. Enter the following:
man admintools
Running Administration Tools
As dbadmin user, you can run administration tools. The syntax follows:
/opt/vertica/bin/admintools [--debug ][ { -h | --help } | { -a | --help_all} | { -t | --tool } name_of_tool[ options] ]
Options
--debug
|
If you include the Note: You can specify the |
-h
--help
|
Outputs abbreviated help. |
-a
--help_all
|
Outputs verbose help, which lists all command-line sub-commands and options. |
{ ‑t | ‑‑tool } name_of_tool [options]
|
Specifies the tool to run, where name_of_tool is one of the tools described in the help output, and options are one or more comma-delimited tool arguments. Note: Enter |
An unqualified admintools
command displays the Main Menu dialog box.
If you are unfamiliar with this type of interface, read Using the Administration Tools Interface
First Login as Database Administrator
The first time you log in as the Database Administrator and run the Administration Tools, the user interface displays.
-
In the end-user license agreement (EULA ) window, type
accept
to proceed.A window displays, requesting the location of the license key file you downloaded from the OpenText Web site. The default path is
/tmp/vlicense.dat
. - Type the absolute path to your license key (for example,
/tmp/vlicense.dat
) and click OK.
Between Dialogs
While the Administration Tools are working, you see the command line processing in a window similar to the one shown below. Do not interrupt the processing.