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Anonymous
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Resolved! data frame takes unusually long time to write for small data sets

We have configured workspace with own vpc. We need to extract data from DB2 and write as delta format. we tried to for 550k records with 230 columns, it took 50mins to complete the task. 15mn records takes more than 18hrs. Not sure why this takes suc...

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Sown7
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facing same issue - I have ~ 700 k rows and I am trying to write this table but it takes forever to write. Previously one time it took only like 5 sec to write but after that whenever we update the analysis and rewrite the table it takes very long an...

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ghofigjong
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Resolved! How does partition pruning work on a merge into statement?

I have a delta table that is partitioned by Year, Date and month. I'm trying to merge data to this on all three partition columns + an extra column (an ID). My merge statement is below:MERGE INTO delta.<path of delta table> oldData using df newData ...

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Umesh_S
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Isn't the suggested idea only filtering the input dataframe (resulting in a smaller amount of data to match across the whole delta table) rather than prune the delta table for relevant partitions to scan?

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Anonymous
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Cluster in Pending State for long time

Pending for a long time at this stage “Finding instances for new nodes, acquiring more instances if necessary”. How can this be fixed?

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rswarnkar5
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I faced similar situation yesterday. So I kept waiting instead of locking my system or closing the tabs. After sometime it went all fine. 

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AyushModi038
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Library installation in cluster taking a long time

I am trying to install "pycaret" libraray in cluster using whl file.But it is creating conflict in the dependency sometimes (not always, sometimes it works too.) ​My questions are -1 - How to install libraries in cluster only single time (Maybe from ...

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Spencer_Kent
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@Retired_modWhat about question #1, which is what subsequent comments to this thread have been referring to? To recap the question: is it possible for "cluster-installed" libraries to be cached in such a way that they aren't completely reinstalled ev...

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suresh1122
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dataframe takes unusually long time to save as a delta table using sql for a very small dataset with 30k rows. It takes around 2hrs. Is there a solution for this problem?

I am trying to save a dataframe after a series of data manipulations using Udf functions to a delta table. I tried using this code( df .write .format('delta') .mode('overwrite') .option('overwriteSchema', 'true') .saveAsTable('output_table'))but this...

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Lakshay
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You should also look into the sql plan if the writing phase is indeed the part that is taking time. Since spark works on lazy evaluation, there might be some other phase that might be taking time

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ChrisS
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Resolved! Am I being charged for Starter Warehouse Pro?

When I go to add data, I see that the Starter Warehouse Pro cluster spun up after the first use and has been there for a long time. It does not show in my clusters and I can't find a way to shut it down. Am I being charged for this? If so, how do I s...

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ChrisS
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Thank you

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As companies grow and evolve, a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) becomes crucial in shaping the organization&#39;s technical direction and driving innov...

As companies grow and evolve, a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) becomes crucial in shaping the organization's technical direction and driving innovation. Regarding filling this critical leadership position, companies decide to either promote an existi...

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sid_de
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404 Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.36 80] on trying to install google-chrome in databricks spark driver

We are installing google-chrome-stable in databricks cluster using apt-get install. Which has been working fine for a long time, but since the past few days it has started to fail intermittently.The following is the code that we run.%sh sudo curl -s...

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sid_de
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Hi The issue was still persistent. We are trying to solve this by using docker image with preinstalled Selenium driver and chrome browser.RegardsDharmin

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