Verify Your Database and Collections
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When you first connect to your federated database instance, Atlas maps sample data stored in the S3 buckets to a set of databases and collections. This part of the tutorial walks you through verifying your databases and collections.
Prerequisites
To complete this part of the tutorial, you will need to have completed:
Procedure
1
Run the following command in your MongoDB Shell to display the mapped database.
show dbs
The MongoDB Shell outputs the following:
FederatedDatabaseInstance0
2
Switch to the FederatedDatabaseInstance0 database.
use FederatedDatabaseInstance0
3
Run the following command to display the mapped collections.
show collections
The MongoDB Shell outputs the following:
Collection0
Next Steps
Now that you mapped your data store to virtual databases and virtual collections, we're ready to run some queries. Proceed to Run Queries Against Your federated database instance.