Create cluster

Create and configure a cluster to run queries in a Serverless e6data workspace on Azure.

A cluster is the compute that runs your queries. After connecting a catalog, create a cluster to start querying.

Create a cluster

1. In the Compute Plane, open Clusters → Create Cluster.
2. Enter a Cluster Name - start with a letter, end with a letter or digit; letters (upper or lower case), numbers, and hyphens, 3–30 characters (for example, sales-analytics-01). Case-sensitive.
3. Select a Version - the Cluster Runtime (CRT).
4. Select a Cluster Size - the compute size.

Configuration

Setting	What it does
Autoscaling	Adjusts size to the workload; set a Maximum Executors value
Window-based scaling	Smooths scaling over a Window Duration
QPS	Targets an expected queries-per-second load
Caching	Caches query results for faster repeats

Advanced settings cover Auto Suspension, Auto Resume, Result Set Caching, the SQL Transpiler (Snowflake / Trino / Databricks), and Query Timeout. For deeper guidance, see Cluster sizing and scaling and Suspend and resume.

See also

• Run your first query
• Create and manage clusters