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Creating a Metadata Storage Path

The data files and directories mapped to LakeFormation metadata are stored in the OBS parallel file system. Before creating LakeFormation metadata, you need to create an OBS parallel file system for data storage.

If an OBS parallel file system is available, skip this section.

Procedure

  1. Create an OBS parallel file system. For details, see Creating a Parallel File System. For example, the file system name is lakeformation-test.
  2. On the Parallel File Systems page, click the name of the created file system, that is lakeformation-test.
  3. Click Files in the navigation pane, click Create Folder, enter a folder name, and click OK. Click the folder name and click Create Folder to create a subfolder.

    Repeat this step to create paths for storing metadata in sequence. The following paths are examples:

    • Catalog storage path: lakeformation-test/catalog1
    • Database storage path: lakeformation-test/catalog1/database1
    • Table storage path: lakeformation-test/catalog1/database1/table1 and lakeformation-test/catalog1/database1/table
    • Function storage path: lakeformation-test/catalog1/database1/udf1

Parent topic: Metadata Management