private void createDBAndVerifyExistence(HiveMetaStoreClient client) throws Exception {
   String dbName = "simpdb";
   Database db = new Database();
   db.setName(dbName);
   client.createDatabase(db);
   Database db1 = client.getDatabase(dbName);
   client.dropDatabase(dbName);
   assertTrue("Databases do not match", db1.getName().equals(db.getName()));
 }