Create and Manage Catalogs

Create catalog

To use Data Catalog, you must first create a catalog. You can choose one of the following types:

• Standard catalog: A fully managed central repository within a VPC that is compatible with Apache Hive Metastore
• Iceberg catalog: A catalog that supports the Apache Iceberg table format

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Only one Iceberg catalog can be created per service due to architectural limitations.

1. Go to the KakaoCloud console > Analytics > Data Catalog.

2. In the Catalog menu, click Create catalog.

3. In the Create catalog pop-up window, enter the required information and click Create.

   Field	Description
   Type	Select the catalog type. - Standard catalog: A fully managed central repository within a VPC compatible with Apache Hive Metastore. - Iceberg catalog: A catalog that supports the Apache Iceberg table format.  ㄴ ⚠️ Only one Iceberg catalog can be created per project.
   Name	Name of the catalog - Example: catalog_test_01
   VPC settings	Select the network associated with the catalog (*available only when selecting the Standard catalog type). - Only one catalog can be created per VPC-subnet. - High availability (HA) is supported by default.

Manage catalog

This section explains how to manage catalogs in the Data Catalog service.

View catalog list

You can view a list of created catalogs and their basic information.

1. Go to the KakaoCloud console > Analytics > Data Catalog.

2. In the Catalog menu, check the catalog list.

   Field	Description
   Name	Name of the catalog specified by the user
   Status	Current status of the catalog - Catalogs in the Terminated state are not displayed in the list. - For detailed descriptions of each state, see Resource status and lifecycle.
   Type	Catalog type - Standard catalog or Iceberg catalog
   VPC/Subnet	VPC and subnet where the catalog was created - ⚠️ Applicable only to the Standard catalog type
   Created at	Timestamp when the catalog was created
   Created by	User who created the catalog
   [More] icon	Delete the catalog

Delete catalog

You can delete catalogs that are no longer in use.

caution

When a catalog is deleted, its status changes to Terminated and it no longer appears in the catalog list.
Deleted catalogs are permanently deprovisioned and cannot be recovered.
All databases and tables under the catalog are also deleted and cannot be restored.

1. Go to the KakaoCloud console > Analytics > Data Catalog.
2. In the Catalog menu, click the [More] icon next to the catalog you want to delete and select Delete catalog.
3. In the Delete catalog pop-up window, review the catalog information, enter the catalog name, and click Delete.