Configuring Demo VM

Once you have the required VMware software configured, follow the below steps to download and configure the VLDB Greenplum Demo VM.

First, download the two required zip files from the following links. These contain the VMware image files for the demo VM:

https://bitbucket.org/vpemberton/gpdb-demo/downloads/GPDB_Demo_1.zip

https://bitbucket.org/vpemberton/gpdb-demo/downloads/GPDB_Demo_2.zip

Next, create a new directory to contain your virtual machine(s). A directory called, “Virtual Machines” in your home directory is a basic recommendation.

Under your new directory, create a second directory. This will contain the VLDB Greenplum Demo VM files and must be appended with ‘.vmwarevm’. An example full directory path is as follows:

C:\Users\admin\Virtual Machines\GPDB Demo VM.vmwarevm

From here, locate the downloaded zip files from step 1, and extract them into the ‘vmwarevm’ directory.

The ‘vmwarevm’ directory should contain a total of 19 items, not including the zip files.

Now it is time to start the VM. Depending on your operating system, follow the relevant guidance below:

• Mac – To initialise the VM on your Mac, simply double click the ‘vmwarevm’ directory itself.

• Windows – Open up the VMware software and click, “Open a Virtual Machine.” In the new window, locate and descend into the ‘vmwarevm’ directory and click on, “CentOS 8 64-bit.vmx.”

For both of these cases, the software will ask if you would like to take ownership of the VM. Click 'Take Ownership'.

Now you should have the VLDB GPDB Demo VM listed by your VMware software, and you can additionally edit the hardware settings if required.

• Mac - Click on the spanner icon on the top bar of the respective VM window.

• Windows - Right click the VM you wish to edit on the left side and select ‘Settings’ at the bottom of the pop up window.

The default settings are 2 CPU cores, 6GB RAM and 20 GB disk space.

Once you are happy with your configuration, start the VM by clicking the Resume/Power button.

Note, you may receive a prompt asking you if you have moved or copied the virtual machine. Make sure to click 'I Copied It'.

In the respective VM window on boot, select the CentOS Stream 8 kernel (top selection) and then login with the following user details:

Username: gpadmin
Password: Vld8Vld8g

Now you can start the Greenplum software from the command line as follows:

gpstart -a