A comprehensive guide for Azure Databricks administrators on managing Unity Catalog metastores, including workspace assignment, storage configuration, and administrative tasks. The article provides de
tailed instructions for setting up managed storage with Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 and managing metastore access permissions.
Reasons to Read -- Learn:
how to automate Unity Catalog metastore assignment for new Azure Databricks workspaces, which streamlines workspace provisioning and ensures consistent data governance across your organization
how to properly configure and manage metastore-level storage using Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, including step-by-step instructions for setting up storage credentials and external locations
critical metastore administration tasks, including how to handle data isolation, manage access permissions, and safely delete metastores while understanding the impact on managed and external table data