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Start Database

This tool starts an existing database.

  1. Use View Database Cluster State to make sure that all nodes are down and that no other database is running. If not all nodes are down, see Shutdown Problems.
  2. On the Main Menu, select Start Database.

  3. Select the database to start.

    Vertica Systems, Inc. strongly recommends that you start only one database at a time. If you start more than one database at any time, the results are unpredictable. Users may encounter resource conflicts or perform operations in the wrong database.

  4. Enter the database password.

    Enter the password for database

    The Administration Tools maintain a session context with regard to password authentication. In other words, you are required to enter a password for a database once per Administration Tools session. If you enter it correctly, you will not be asked to enter it again until the next time you run the Administration Tools. If you enter an incorrect password you must exit the Administration Tools and run it again.

  5. This message confirms that the database started successfully.

  6. Check the log files to make sure that no startup problems occurred, as described in Monitoring the Database.

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