This section provides the information required to download and install the tools on your client machine.
Supported Platforms
You can select a client and loader tools package to install on any of the following systems:
- CentOS 6.x
- CentOS 7.x
- CentOS 8.x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux/Oracle Enterprise Linux/Rocky Linux version 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server x86_64 12 (SLES 12)
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Windows 7 SP1 or later
- Windows Server 2012 or later
Installation Procedure
Perform the following procedure to install the Greenplum Database client tools on your system:
Download the appropriate installer package for your platform from Broadcom Support Portal under the specific Greenplum release. For example, to download the RHEL 7.x package, click to select the Greenplum Clients->Greenplum Clients for RHEL 7 package.
The naming format of a UNIX package file is
greenplum-db-clients-<version>-<platform>.<filetype>.The naming format of a Windows package file is
greenplum-db-clients-<version>-x86_64.msi.Note
For more information about download prerequisites, troubleshooting, and instructions, see Download Broadcom products and software.
Note the file system location of the downloaded file.
Follow the instructions in Verifying the Greenplum Database Software Download to verify the integrity of the Greenplum Clients software.
If you are installing the package on a UNIX operating system, follow the instructions in Running the UNIX Tools Installer.
If you are installing the package on a Windows system, follow the instructions in Running the Windows Tools Installer.
About Your Installation
Your Greenplum Database client and loader tools installation includes the following files and directories:
| File/Directory | Description |
|---|---|
| bin/ | client and loader tool utility programs |
| ext/ (UNIX only) | Python runtime components required by the UNIX utilities |
| greenplum_clients_path.<ext> | environment set up script or batch file; the file extension (<ext>) is operating system- or shell-dependent |
| lib/ | libraries required by the utilities |
| LICENSE (UNIX) 'Pivotal License' (Windows) |
license notices for the utilities |
| NOTICE (UNIX) 'Thirdparty Notice' (Windows) |
attribution notices for the utilities |
| 'GPDB Clients Version' (Windows only) | file identifying the Windows package version |
