Step 3: connecting to the database

Regardless of the installation method you used, follow these steps to connect to the database.

Regardless of the installation method you used, follow these steps to connect to the database.

  1. As dbadmin, run the Administration Tools.

    $ /opt/vertica/bin/admintools

    or simply type admintools.

  2. If you are already in the Administration Tools, navigate to the Main Menu page.

  3. Select Connect to Database, click OK.

    To configure and load data into the VMart database, complete the following steps:

    If you installed the VMart database using the Quick Installation method, the schema, tables, and data are already defined. You can choose to drop the example database (see Restoring the Status of Your Host in this guide) and perform the Advanced Installation, or continue straight to Querying Your Data in this guide.