Create a Cluster

On the Compute page, click New Cluster. If no cluster exists yet, a setup wizard appears; if one already exists, click New Cluster on the Cluster Overview page.

Parameter	Description
Cluster Name	Required. Must start with a letter; up to 32 characters; letters (case-insensitive), digits, and underscores.
Compute	Default range is 4 - 1024 vCPU per cluster. To raise this quota, contact support. vCPU-to-memory ratio is fixed at 1:8.
Cache	Cache-space limits scale with compute size.
Storage	Pay-as-you-go; no storage pre-allocation. All clusters in the warehouse share the stored data.
Billing Method	Default is On-Demand (Hourly), suitable for workloads that need to be changed or deleted at any time.
Auto Pause/Resume	When enabled, the cluster pauses automatically after a period of inactivity and resumes on the next query.

Creating a cluster incurs charges. Before confirming, make sure the organization has sufficient cash balance or has opened a cloud-marketplace deduction channel. Otherwise you will see the following error.

Note

• After you confirm, the new cluster appears on the Cluster Overview page. Creation takes about 3 minutes; status transitions from Creating to Running.
• SaaS free-trial warehouses do not support creating additional clusters.