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How Dedicated Access mode work ?

Maatari
New Contributor III

I have a question about the dedicated access mode

https://docs.databricks.com/en/compute/group-access.html

It is stated that:

"Dedicated access mode is the latest version of single user access mode. With dedicated access, a compute resource can be assigned to a single user or group, only allowing the assigned user(s) access to use the compute resource.

When a user is connected to a compute resource dedicated to a group (a group cluster), the user’s permissions automatically down-scopes to the group’s permissions, allowing the user to securely share the resource with the other members of the group."



Does this means that when assigned to a group, multiple users can access the cluster at the same time or that multiple user can use the cluster but not necessarily at the same time. 
The fact that it state it is "is the latest version of single user access mode" suggest to me that it is single user usage but allowed to a group of user, meaning they all can use it but still in single user mode. however by the end we see "allowing the user to securely share the resource with the other members of the group", suggesting to me that they can share the cluster resource at runtime. 

Hence i just wanted to clarify that fact. If it happens that it means that multiple user can use the cluster simultaneously, does this also means that it is the responsability of the cluster creator to set up the appropriate resource allocation policy e.g. spark.dynamicAllocation.enabled ?


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Walter_C
Databricks Employee
Databricks Employee

The dedicated access mode allows multiple users within the assigned group to access and use the compute resource simultaneously. This is different from the traditional single-user access mode, as it enables secure sharing of the resource among group members at runtime.

Resource Allocation Policy

Yes, it is the responsibility of the cluster creator to set up the appropriate resource allocation policies, such as enabling spark.dynamicAllocation.enabled, to ensure efficient resource management and allocation among the users in the group.

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