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…

The correct answer is D. Pin the cluster. 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. https://docs.azuredatabricks.net/clusters/clusters-manage.html#automatic-termination

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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?

Options

AClone the cluster after it is terminated.
BTerminate the cluster manually when processing completes.
CCreate an Azure runbook that starts the cluster every 90 days.
DPin the cluster.

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Explanation

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. https://docs.azuredatabricks.net/clusters/clusters-manage.html#automatic-termination

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