Greenplum command-line utilities are located in the $GPHOME/bin directory and are run on the master host. Greenplum provides utilities for the following administration tasks:

• Initializing a Greenplum Database System
• Starting and stopping Greenplum Database
• Expanding the array and redistributing tables among new segments
• Managing recovery for failed segment instances
• Backing up and restoring a database (in parallel)
• Loading data in parallel
• System state reporting

VMware provides an optional system monitoring and management tool, Greenplum Command Center, which administrators can install and enable with Greenplum Database. Greenplum Command Center provides a web-based user interface for viewing system metrics and allows administrators to perform additional system management tasks. For more information about Greenplum Command Center, see the .

Parent topic: Greenplum Database Concepts