Exam DP-201 topic 2 question 1 discussion

Actual exam question from Microsoft's DP-201

Question #: 1
Topic #: 2

You are designing an Azure Databricks interactive cluster. The cluster will be used infrequently and will be configured for auto-termination.
You need to ensure that the cluster configuration is retained indefinitely after the cluster is terminated. The solution must minimize costs.
What should you do?

A. Clone the cluster after it is terminated.
B. Terminate the cluster manually when processing completes.
C. Create an Azure runbook that starts the cluster every 90 days.
D. Pin the cluster.

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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
To keep an interactive cluster configuration even after it has been terminated for more than 30 days, an administrator can pin a cluster to the cluster list.
Reference:
https://docs.azuredatabricks.net/clusters/clusters-manage.html#automatic-termination

by someth1ng at Oct. 2, 2020, 9:19 a.m.