How-to | Configure an internal metastore #
When no external metastore service is available such as a Hive Metastore or an AWS Glue Data Catalog, you can use the DSS virtual metastore. A DSS virtual metastore is where DSS itself plays the role of a metastore. For more information about enabling this type of metastore service, visit DSS as virtual metastore .
To request the DSS virtual metastore service from the catalog, a DSS user performs the following steps:
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From the Administration menu, select Catalog .
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Choose the metastore service.