This article provides an overview of how to get Exasol up and running on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
AWS provides a suite of infrastructure services that enable you to deploy Exasol in a highly available, scalable, and affordable way.
Step 1: Installation and configuration
Exasol 8 is deployed on AWS using Exasol Deployment Tool (c4). This tool enables you to create, manage, and monitor deployments of Exasol on all platforms.
For more information about the deployment procedure, see Deploy Exasol on AWS.
Step 2: Upload a license
All Exasol deployments start with a license that allows you to load 10 GiB of raw data for testing purposes. For larger data sizes, you must upload a license to the database.
For more information about licensing, see Licenses.
To learn how to do upload a license to your AWS deployment, see Upload a License.
Step 3: Install drivers and connect tools
When your Exasol database is up and running on AWS, you can connect to it using database clients and other tools that are compatible with the Exasol drivers and programming languages, such as tools for business intelligence, data integration, data warehouse automation, machine learning, etc.
For more information about how to install drivers and connect tools, see Connect to Exasol.
Step 4: Load data
Once you are connected to your Exasol database, you can start loading data into it from various sources. To learn more about different methods, tools, and best practices for loading and processing your data, see Loading Data.
Step 5: Administration
To learn more about administration tasks in Exasol such as scaling your system, managing storage, creating and restoring backups, and managing access to your system, see Administration on AWS.
Support, troubleshooting, software updates
To get help from our Support team, create a support case.
For information about how to update your Exasol software, see Updates.
