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User16790091296
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When do I start getting charged for a DBU? Am I charged for cluster spin up time?

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Databricks starts to charge for DBUs once the virtual machine is up and the Spark context is initialized, which may include a portion of start up costs, but not all. Init scripts are loaded before the Spark context is initialized, which therefore wou...

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Does the price increase as I attach more notebooks to the same cluster?

Databricks pricing related question - Do I consume more DBUs when I attach more notebooks to the same cluster?

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Hey PJ, short answer is - No, attaching more notebooks does not increase the price of the cluster, which is solely based on compute power. Attaching more notebooks to the cluster is a value-add of the platform.If you're interested, you can find some ...

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