Unity Catalog meta store renaming

[Ismail1]

Hi guys, new to we have a unity catalog setup already supporting 4 of our workspaces and we would like to rename the metastore. What I would like to confirm is whether or not would I require any configurational or code changes after renaming?

[Anonymous]

@Syed Ismail​ 

If you are renaming the metastore, you will need to update the configuration files of the workspaces to point to the new metastore location. You can typically do this by updating the configuration files of the workspaces to include the new metastore location.

Additionally, you may need to update any scripts or code that reference the old metastore location to use the new one. This will depend on how your code is written and how it interacts with the metastore.

It's always a good idea to test your changes thoroughly before deploying to production to ensure that everything is working as expected.

[Ismail1]

Hi Sujeta, here's the thing, where just renaming the metastore, the backend bucket it points to would be the same right? How would that change the metastore location? Nonetheless, I get that workspace configs might be changed. Secondly, Users and code only reference the three namespaces (catalog, schema, table/views) right? The metastore is above those, how would that factor in code changes?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

@Syed Ismail​ :

1. Renaming the metastore in Unity Catalog typically does not impact the physical location of the underlying backend bucket.
2. The primary changes required involve updating the metastore name within the Unity Catalog configuration and related workspace configurations.
3. User code generally interacts with the namespaces (catalog, schema, tables/views) rather than directly referencing the metastore. Therefore, code changes related to metastore renaming are usually minimal unless the metastore name is explicitly referenced in custom code, in which case those references should be updated.

[Anonymous]

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