Managing Schemas

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Creating a Schema using the  VAST Web UI

To create a database schema via VAST Web UI:

  1. From the left navigation menu, choose DataBase -> VAST Database.

  2. In the VAST Database page that opens, select the database for which you want to create a schema and click the + Add Schema button.

  3. In the Add Schema dialog, enter a name for the schema. The name must meet the requirements for S3 object names.

  4. Click Create.

The newly created schema is added to the database and displayed in the database tree.

Renaming a Schema using the VAST Web UI

To rename a database schema via VAST Web UI:

  1. From the left navigation menu, choose DataBase -> VAST Database.

  2. In the VAST Database page that opens, select the schema you want to rename and click Edit.png to the right of the schema name.

  3. Type a new name for the schema. The name must meet the requirements for S3 object names.

  4. Click Save.

The schema is displayed in the database tree under the new name.

Viewing a Schema using the VAST Web UI

  1. From the left navigation menu, choose DataBase -> VAST Database.

  2. In the VAST Database page that opens, select a database.

  3. Expand the detail for the database to show schemas and, with further expansion, tables in the database.

Deleting a Schema via VAST Web UI

To delete a database schema via VAST Web UI:

  1. From the left navigation menu, choose DataBase -> VAST DB.

  2. In the VAST DB page that opens, select the schema you want to delete and choose Delete from the Actions menu.

  3. Confirm the action in the confirmation prompt.

The schema is deleted from the database together with the tables contained in it.

Managing Schemas using the  VAST CLI

Use the following commands to manage VAST database schemas:

Action

Command

List schemas

schema list

Create a schema

schema create

Rename a schema

schema rename

Delete a schema

schema delete

Show a schema

schema show