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Is it possible to view Databricks cluster metrics using REST API
I am looking for some help on getting databricks cluster metrics such as memory utilization, CPU utilization, memory swap utilization, free file system using REST API.I am trying it in postman using databricks token and with my Service Principal bear...
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Is there any solution found to get cpu, memory metrics for Hive meta store backed workloads ? We are not using UC. So can't use system tables
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Resolved! Unable to add column comment on a View. Any way to update comments on multiple columns in bulk?
I noticed that unlike "Alter Table" there is no "Alter View" command to add comment on a column in the existing view. This is a regular view created on Tables (and not Materialized view). If the underlying table column has comment then the View inh...
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Improve query performance of direct query with Databricks
I’m building a dashboard in Power BI’s Pro Workspace, connecting data via Direct Query from Databricks (around 60 million rows from 15 combined tables), using a SQL Serverless (small size and 4 clusters).The problem is that the dashboard is taking to...
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Unity catalogues - What would you do
If you were creating Unity Catalogs again, what would you do differently based on your past experience?
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@nayan_wylde no don't do that hehe. It was example of extreme approach. Usually use catalog to separate environment + in enterprises to separate divisions like customer tower, marketing tower, finance tower etc
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Resolved! How to reduce data loss for Delta Lake on Azure when failing from primary to secondary regions?
Let’s say we have big data application where data loss is not an option.Having GZRS (geo-zone-redundant storage) redundancy we would achieve zero data loss if primary region is alive – writer is waiting for acks from two or more Azure availability zo...
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Databricks is working on improvements and new functionality related to that. For now, the only solution is a DEEP CLONE. You can run it more frequently or implement your own replication based on a change data feed. You could use delta sharing for tha...
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Delta comparison architecture using flatMapGroupsWithState in Structured Streaming
I am designing structured streaming job in Azure data bricks(using Scala) which will consume messages from two event hubs, lets call them source and target.I would like your feedback on below flow, whether it is will survive the production load and ...
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It is hard to understand what the source is and what the target is. Some charts could be useful. Also, information on how long the state is kept. My solution usually is:- Use declarative lakeflow pipelines if possible (dlt) - if not, consider handlin...
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Resolved! Databricks partner Tech Summit FY26 access
I'm trying to access the recordings of Partner Tech Summit FY26 which happened a month back. It says lobby is closed.Is there any other way i can access the recordings. I'm yet to watch the day 2 sessions.
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Hi @saurabh18cs , check link shared by @Advika . Make sure you are logged in using partner account.Link - https://partner-academy.databricks.com/learn/catalog/view/168SS:
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Resolved! serialized_dashboard
I have a dashboard.json file, for example: {select * from ${{var.table_name}}}. I have job.yml and section serialized_dashboard there? bcs my job runs parallel with dashboard. Can I use variables in databrics.yml if I define the table_variable variab...
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I currently use the parameter inside IDENTIFIER(:schema || 'my_table') and the 'bundle scripts' feature to perform substitutions, but I hope for better support soon.
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Resolved! Need help understanding Databricks
Hi,I come from a traditional ETL background and am having trouble understanding some of the cloud hyper scalar features and use cases.I understand Databricks is hosted on a cloud providers. I see the cloud providers have their own tools for ETL, ML/A...
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Thanks a lot Gema. For the detailed and meticulous answers.I guess I have to unlearn and relearn everything starting today.
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Resolved! Stateless streaming with aggregations on a DLT/Lakeflow pipeline
In a DLT pipeline I have a bronze table that ingest files using Autoloader, and a derived silver table that, for this example, just stores the number of rows for each file ingested into bronze. The basic code example: import dlt from pyspark.sql impo...
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For scenarios in Databricks where lower latency is needed for Silver tables but continuous streaming pipelines are not feasible, using jobs or notebooks with foreachBatch running in Structured Streaming mode is a common and recommended approach. This...
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Data analyst learning plan lab files
Hi all,I am very new to databricks and to this community. I recently signed up for the data analyst learning plan and the data engineering one.The learning platform page seems like confusing maze to navigate! In the course material for the data analy...
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Hi,I managed to find the lab. It wasn't straight-forward at all. It was part of another link and no in the learning path I had signed upThe lab series I am trying to work on is thishttps://partner-academy.databricks.com/learn/courses/3701/aibi-for-da...
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More than expected number of Jobs created in Databricks
Hi Databricks Gurus !I am trying to run a very simple snippet :data_emp=[["1","sarvan","1"],["2","John","2"],["3","Jose","1"]]emp_columns=["EmpId","Name","Dept"]df=spark.createDataFrame(data=data_emp, schema=emp_columns)df.show() --------Based on a g...
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Resolved! Cluster cannot find init script stored in Volume
I have created an init script stored in a Volume which I want to execute on a cluster with runtime 16.4 LTS. The cluster has policy = Unrestricted and Access mode = Standard. I have additionally added the init script to the allowlist. This should be ...
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Hi @jimoskar ,Since you're using standard access mode you need to add init script to allowlist. Did you add your init script to allowlist? If not, do the following:In your Databricks workspace, click Catalog.Click the gear icon .Click the metastore ...
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Resolved! Delta sharing with Celonis
Is there is any way/plans of Databricks use Delta sharing to provide data access to Celonis?
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Hi @cbhoga ,Delta Sharing is an open protocol for secure data sharing. Databricks already supports it natively, so you can publish data using Delta Sharing. However, whether Celonis can directly consume that shared data depends on whether Celonis sup...
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Performance Comparison: spark.read vs. Autoloader
Hi there, I would appreciate some help to compare the runtime performance of two approaches to performing ELT in Databricks: spark.read vs. Autoloader. We already have a process in place to extract highly nested json data into a landing path, and fro...
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Hi @ChristianRRL ,For that kind of ingestion scenario autoloader is a winner . It will scale much better than batch approach - especially if we are talking about large number of files.If you configure autoloader with file notification mode it can sca...
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