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Data & Analytics · Intermediate

Multi-Cluster Warehouse

A Snowflake Enterprise Edition warehouse that automatically adds or removes clusters, between a minimum and maximum, to handle concurrent users.

Definition

In auto-scale mode (min < max), clusters start when queries queue and shut down when load drops. Maximized mode (min = max) runs all clusters whenever the warehouse runs. Multi-cluster warehouses address concurrency, not single-query speed.

Example

ALTER WAREHOUSE bi_wh SET MIN_CLUSTER_COUNT = 1 MAX_CLUSTER_COUNT = 4;

Exam tip

Many users with queued queries = scale out with multi-cluster (Enterprise Edition or higher).

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