arina-ielchiieva commented on a change in pull request #1953: Add docs for
Drill Metastore
URL: https://github.com/apache/drill/pull/1953#discussion_r373450777
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+---
+title: "Using Drill Metastore"
+parent: "Drill Metastore"
+date: 2020-01-30
+---
+
+Drill 1.17 introduces the Drill Metastore which stores the table schema and
table statistics. Statistics allow Drill to better create optimal query plans.
+
+The Metastore is an Beta feature; it is subject to change. We encourage you to
try it and provide feedback.
+Because the Metastore is in Beta, the SQL commands and Metastore formats may
change in the next release.
+{% include startnote.html %}In Drill 1.17, this feature is supported for
Parquet tables only and is disabled by default.{% include endnote.html %}
+
+## Enabling Drill Metastore
+
+To use the Drill Metastore, you must enable it at the session or system level
with one of the following commands:
+
+ SET `metastore.enabled` = true;
+ ALTER SYSTEM SET `metastore.enabled` = true;
+
+Alternatively, you can enable the option in the Drill Web UI at
`http://<drill-hostname-or-ip-address>:8047/options`.
+
+## Computing and storing table metadata to Drill Metastore
+
+Once you enable the Metastore, the next step is to populate it with data.
Drill can query a table whether that table
+ has a Metastore entry or not. (If you are familiar with Hive, then you know
that Hive requires that all tables have
+ Hive Metastore entries before you can query them.) In Drill, only add data to
the Metastore when doing so improves
+ query performance. In general, large tables benefit from statistics more than
small tables do.
+
+Unlike Hive, Drill does not require you to declare a schema. Instead, Drill
infers the schema by scanning your table
+ and computes some metadata like MIN / MAX column values and NULLS COUNT
designated as "metadata" to be able to
+ produce more optimizations like filter push-down, etc. If
`planner.statistics.use` option is enabled, this command
+ will also calculate and store table statistics into Drill Metastore.
+
+Unlike Hive, Drill does not require you to declare a schema. Instead, Drill
infers the schema by scanning your table
+ in the same way as it is done during regular select.
+
+## Configuration
+
+Default Metastore configuration is defined in `drill-metastore-default.conf`
file.
+It can be overridden in `drill-metastore-override.conf`. Distribution
configuration can be
+indicated in `drill-metastore-distrib.conf`.
+
+All configuration properties should reside in `drill.metastore` namespace.
+Metastore implementation based on class implementation config property
`drill.metastore.implementation.class`.
+
+### Metastore Components
+
+Metastore can store metadata for various components: tables, views etc.
+Current implementation provides fully functioning support for tables component.
+Views component support is not implemented but contains stub methods to show
+how new Metastore components like udfs, storage plugins, etc. be added in
future.
+
+### Metastore Tables
+
+Metastore Tables component contains metadata about Drill tables, including
general information, as well as
+information about table segments, files, row groups, partitions.
+
+Full table metadata consists of two major concepts: general information and
top-level segments metadata.
+Table general information contains basic table information and corresponds to
`BaseTableMetadata` class.
+
+Table can be non-partitioned and partitioned. Non-partitioned tables, have
only one top-level segment
+which is called default (`MetadataInfo#DEFAULT_SEGMENT_KEY`). Partitioned
tables may have several top-level segments.
+Each top-level segment can include metadata about inner segments, files, row
groups and partitions.
+
+Unique table identifier in Metastore Tables is combination of storage plugin,
workspace and table name.
+Table metadata inside is grouped by top-level segments, unique identifier of
the top-level segment and its metadata
+is storage plugin, workspace, table name and metadata key.
+
+### Related Session/System Options
+
+The following options are set via `ALTER SYSTEM SET`, or `ALTER SESSION SET`
or via the Drill Web console.
+
+- **metastore.enabled**
+Enables Drill Metastore usage to be able to store table metadata during
ANALYZE TABLE commands execution and to be able
+ to read table metadata during regular queries execution or when querying some
INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables. Default is `false`.
+- **metastore.metadata.store.depth_level**
+Specifies maximum level depth for collecting metadata. Same options as the
_level_ option above. Default is `'ALL'`.
Review comment:
```suggestion
Specifies maximum level of depth for collecting metadata. Same options as
the _level_ option above. Default is `'ALL'`.
```
There are now level options above...
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