Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure — Question 14

You have an Azure Databricks workspace named workspace1 in the Standard pricing tier.
You need to configure workspace1 to support autoscaling all-purpose clusters. The solution must meet the following requirements:
✑ Automatically scale down workers when the cluster is underutilized for three minutes.
✑ Minimize the time it takes to scale to the maximum number of workers.
✑ Minimize costs.
What should you do first?

Answer options

• A. Enable container services for workspace1.
• B. Upgrade workspace1 to the Premium pricing tier.
• C. Set Cluster Mode to High Concurrency.
• D. Create a cluster policy in workspace1.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B because upgrading to the Premium pricing tier is necessary to enable autoscaling for all-purpose clusters in Azure Databricks. The other options do not provide the required capability for autoscaling in the Standard tier, making them unsuitable for the specified requirements.