https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/do-i-have-to-choose-an-availability-zone-when-creating-a-cluster/m-p/24364#M145 <P>If you don't want to choose an AZ at cluster creation or are worried about IP availability you can use the Automatic Availability Zone (Auto-AZ) feature. This will configure the cluster to automatically choose an AZ when the cluster starts based on the availability of IP's in the workspace subnets. </P><P></P><P>Currently this is only available through the API. But it can also be enforced with cluster policies, which would apply to clusters created through the UI if that is a requirement. </P><P></P><P>You can see more about the feature <A href="https://docs.databricks.com/clusters/configure.html#automatic-availability-zones-auto-az" alt="https://docs.databricks.com/clusters/configure.html#automatic-availability-zones-auto-az" target="_blank">here</A> in the documentation. </P> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:07:40 GMT User16826992666 2021-06-15T19:07:40Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/do-i-have-to-choose-an-availability-zone-when-creating-a-cluster/m-p/24363#M144 <P>I am worried about running out of IP's in my subnets. Is there any way to load balance across AZ's based on IP availability?</P> Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:36:21 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/do-i-have-to-choose-an-availability-zone-when-creating-a-cluster/m-p/24363#M144 User16826992666 2025-03-18T16:36:21Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/do-i-have-to-choose-an-availability-zone-when-creating-a-cluster/m-p/24364#M145 <P>If you don't want to choose an AZ at cluster creation or are worried about IP availability you can use the Automatic Availability Zone (Auto-AZ) feature. This will configure the cluster to automatically choose an AZ when the cluster starts based on the availability of IP's in the workspace subnets. </P><P></P><P>Currently this is only available through the API. But it can also be enforced with cluster policies, which would apply to clusters created through the UI if that is a requirement. </P><P></P><P>You can see more about the feature <A href="https://docs.databricks.com/clusters/configure.html#automatic-availability-zones-auto-az" alt="https://docs.databricks.com/clusters/configure.html#automatic-availability-zones-auto-az" target="_blank">here</A> in the documentation. </P> Tue, 15 Jun 2021 19:07:40 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/administration-architecture/do-i-have-to-choose-an-availability-zone-when-creating-a-cluster/m-p/24364#M145 User16826992666 2021-06-15T19:07:40Z