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brickster_2018
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How to migrate to Auto-loader without downtime?

I have an S3-SQS workload. Is it possible to migrate the workload to autoloader without downtime? What are the migration guidelines.

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brickster_2018
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The SQS queue used by the existing application can be utilized by the auto-loader thereby ensuring minimal downtime

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The issue can happen if the Hive syntax for table creation is used instead of the Spark syntax. Read more here: https://docs.databricks.com/spark/latest/spark-sql/language-manual/sql-ref-syntax-ddl-create-table-hiveformat.htmlThe issue mentioned in t...

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brickster_2018
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Resolved! How to track the history of schema changes for a Delta table

I have a Delta table that had schema changes in multiple commits. I wanted to track all these schema changes that happened on the Delta table. The "DESCRIBE HISTORY" is not useful as it logs the schema change made by ALTER TABLE operations.

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When a write operation is performed with columns added. we are not explicitly showing that in DESCRIBE HISTORY output. Only an entry is made for write. and in the operation Parameters, it's not showing anything about schema evolution. whereas if we d...

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brickster_2018
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Yes, it's possible to use Kafka API to connect to the eventhub. Eventhub supports the usage of Kafka API to stream the data from the EventhubReference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-for-kafka-ecosystem-overviewSample pr...

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brickster_2018
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Resolved! How do I change the log level in Databricks?

How can I change the log level of the Spark Driver and executor process?

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Change the log level of Driver:%scala   spark.sparkContext.setLogLevel("DEBUG")   spark.sparkContext.setLogLevel("INFO")Change the log level of a particular package in Driver logs:%scala   org.apache.log4j.Logger.getLogger("shaded.databricks.v201809...

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brickster_2018
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Disclaimer: This code snippet uses an internal API. It's not recommended to use internal API's in your application as they are subject to change or discontinuity. %python import requests API_URL = dbutils.notebook.entry_point.getDbutils().notebook(...

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brickster_2018
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Resolved! Why do I see my job marked as failed on the Databricks Jobs UI, even though it completed the operations in the application

I have a jar job running migrated from EMR to Databricks. The job runs as expected and completes all the operations in the application. However the job run is marked as failed on the Databricks Jobs UI.

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brickster_2018
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Usage of spark.stop(), sc.stop() , System.exit() in your application can cause this behavior. Databricks manages the context shutdown on its own. Forcefully closing it can cause this abrupt behavior.

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brickster_2018
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Few things you should not do in Databricks!

Few things you should not do in Databricks!

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Compared to OSS Spark, these are few things the users don't have to worry about when running the same job on Databricks. Memory management: Databricks use an internal formula to allocate the Driver and executor heap based on the size of the instance....

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brickster_2018
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Although not a hard limit, it's recommended to keep the number of cells in the notebook less than 100 for better UI experience as well as code readability. Having a really large block of code in a cell defeats the purpose of notebook execution and al...

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Yes, it's possible to download files from DBFS. To download the filesFiles stored in /FileStore are accessible in your web browser at https://<databricks-instance-name>.cloud.databricks.com/files/. For example, the file you stored in /FileStore/my-da...

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What is the best way to convert a very large parquet table to delta ? possibly without downtime!

What is the best way to convert a very large parquet table to delta ? possibly without downtime! 

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I vouch for Sajith's answer. The main advantage with "CONVERT TO DELTA" is that operations are metadata centric which means we are not reading the full data for the conversion. For any other file format conversion, it's necessary to read the data com...

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brickster_2018
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Why should I move to Auto-loader?

I have a streaming workload using the S3-SQS Connector. The streaming job is running fine within the SLA. Should I migrate my job to use the auto-loader? If Yes, what are the benefits? who should migrate and who should not?

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That makes sense @Anand Ladda​ ! One major improvement that will have a direct impact on the performance is the architectural difference. S3-SQS uses an internal implementation of the Delta table to store the checkpoint details about the source files...

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Stats collected on a Delta column are either using for Partitioning Pruning, Data Skipping. See here - https://docs.databricks.com/delta/optimizations/file-mgmt.html#delta-data-skipping for detailsIn additional stats are also used for Metadata only q...

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