About Release 8.0.0
This site contains documentation for HPE Data Fabric release 8.0.0, including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated ecosystem components and drivers.
8.0.0 Installation
This section contains information about installing HPE Data Fabric software. It also contains information about how to migrate data and applications from an Apache Hadoop cluster to a HPE Ezmeral Data Fabric cluster.
8.0.0 Upgrade
This section describes how to upgrade HPE Data Fabric software.
8.0.0 Data Fabric
HPE Data Fabric is the industry-leading data platform for AI and analytics that solves enterprise business needs.
8.0.0 Administration
This section describes how to manage the nodes and services that make up a cluster.
- Working with Multiple Fabrics Using the Data Fabric UI
  This section describes how you can get started learning about, installing, and using the HPE Data Fabric.
  - Data Fabric Terminology for Working with Multiple Fabrics
  - Considerations for Data Fabric Deployment on Cloud
    Describes the considerations for deployment of Data Fabric on public cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure.
  - Working with the Data Fabric UI
    Describes how to work with the Data Fabric UI to manage multiple fabrics on-premise or in a hybrid cloud environment.
    - Administering Fabrics
      This section describes fabric operations that you can perform using the Data Fabric UI.
    - Administering Identities
      This section describes the operations you can perform as an SSO user on identities, that is, IAM policies, SSO users, SSO groups, and roles for the HPE Data Fabric.
    - Administering Buckets
      Describes the operations you can perform related to buckets for the HPE Data Fabric.
    - Administering Tables
      Describes the operations you can perform related to tables for HPE Data Fabric.
      - Creating a Table
        This topic describes creating a table.
      - Viewing the List of Tables
        View the list of tables created on a fabric.
      - Deleting a Table
        This topic describes deleting a table.
      - Creating a Column Family
        This topic describes creating a column family.
      - Viewing Column Families
        View column families created on a table.
      - Configuring Column Family Permissions
        This topic describes configuring column family permissions for a table.
      - Deleting a Column Family
        This topic describes deleting a column family.
      - Managing Table Replication
        The topics in this section describe managing table replication.
      - Administering Access Controls for Tables
        This topic describes administering access controls for tables.
    - Administering Topics
      Administer topics for Apache Kafka Wire Protocol with HPE Data Fabric.
    - Administering Volumes
      Administer volumes on HPE Data Fabric.
    - Auditing Fabric and Fabric Data
      Auditing in Data Fabric.
    - Administering Security Policies
      Add, edit, delete, and manage state of security policies.
    - Administering Bucket Policies
      Describes how to manage the bucket policy associated with a bucket.
    - Working with an External NFS Server
      Associate an external NFS server with Data Fabric to share data across clusters in the global namespace.
    - Working with an External S3 Object Store
    - Integrating the AWS Security Token Service (STS) with Data Fabric
      Describes how the Data Fabric can access AWS services by using the Security Token Service (STS) rather than a secret key and access key.
    - Administering Alarms
      Manage alarms via the Data Fabric.
  - Setting Up Clients Using the Data Fabric UI
    Summarizes the steps for enabling client communication with the HPE Data Fabric.
  - Reference
    Provides reference information for the HPE Data Fabric.
- Administering Users and Clusters
  Lists topics that help manage a Data Fabric cluster.
- Administering Nodes
  Provides a synopsis of managing nodes in a cluster.
- Administering Volumes
  This section provide information about how to organize and manage data using volumes, a unique feature of HPE Data Fabric clusters.
- Administering Files and Directories
- Administering Tables
  Administration of the HPE Data Fabric Database is done primarily via the command line (maprcli) or with the Managed Control System (MCS). Regardless of whether the HPE Data Fabric Database table is used for binary files or JSON documents, the same types of commands are used with slightly different parameter options. HPE Data Fabric Database administration is associated with tables, columns and column families, and table regions.
- Administering Streams
- Administering Data Fabric Gateways
  A HPE Data Fabric gateway mediates one-way communication between a source HPE Data Fabric cluster and a destination cluster. You can replicate HPE Data Fabric Database tables (binary and JSON) and HPE Data Fabric Streams streams. HPE Data Fabric gateways also apply updates from JSON tables to their secondary indexes and propagate Change Data Capture (CDC) logs.
- Administering Services
- Monitoring the Cluster
  This section describes how to monitor the health and performance of a MapR cluster.
- Configuring Security
  Describes how to configure security and manage secure clusters.
- Managing Secure Clusters
  Provides procedures that will enable you to use Data Fabric clusters securely.
- Administering the Data Access Gateway
  The HPE Data Fabric Data Access Gateway is a service that acts as a proxy and gateway for translating requests between lightweight client applications and the HPE Data Fabric cluster. This section describes considerations when upgrading the service, how to modify configuration settings, and how to administer and manage the service.
- Planning for High Availability
- Administrator's Reference
  This section contains in-depth reference information for the administrator.
- Troubleshooting Cluster Administration
  Lists the common errors and their solutions.
- Best Practices for Backing Up HPE Data Fabric Information
  Lists the best practices and performance considerations to follow when backing up HPE Data Fabric information.
- IPv6 Support in Data Fabric
  Describes the IPv6 support feature for Data Fabric.
8.0.0 Development
This section contains information related to application development for Ezmeral ecosystem components and HPE Data Fabric products, including the file system, Database (Key-Value and JSON), and Event Streams.
Other Docs
This section contains release-independent information, including: Installer documentation, Ecosystem release notes, interoperability matrices, security vulnerabilities, and links to other Data Fabric version documentation.
Glossary
Definitions for commonly used terms in MapR Converged Data Platform environments.

Deleting a Table

This topic describes deleting a table.

Prerequisites

You must have the permissions to delete tables on the fabric.

About this task

Follow the steps given below to delete a table.

Procedure

Log on to the Data Fabric UI.
Click the All resources icon on the left pane, click the table view icon.
Select the Resource details check box.
Click the Table View icon.
Click the ellipsis () in the Action column of the table you want to delete.
Click Delete.

Results

The table is deleted from the fabric.

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HPE Data Fabric 8.0.0 Software Documentation
Abstract	This site contains documentation for HPE Data Fabric Software version 8.0.0 including installation, configuration, administration, and reference content, as well as content for the associated bundled ecosystem components and drivers.
Published	November 2025
Edition	8.0.0
Topic last updated	2025-09-08