This section provides the information required to download and install the tools on your client machine.
You can select a client and loader tools package to install on any of the following systems:
Perform the following procedure to install the Greenplum Database client tools on your system:
Download the appropriate installer package for your platform from VMware Tanzu Network. For example, to download the CentOS 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 the file system location of the downloaded file.
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 |