Snowflake COF-C02 Exam - Topic 6 Question 42 Discussion

Actual exam question for Snowflake's COF-C02 exam

Question #: 42
Topic #: 6

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How can a Snowsight user change a Standard virtual warehouse to a Snowpark-optimized virtual warehouse?

AUse the ALTER WAREHOUSE command on an active Standard virtual warehouse

BUse the alter warehouse command on an active Snowpark-optimized warehouse.

CUse the ALTER warehouse command on a suspended Standard virtual warehouse.

DUse the ALTER WAREHOUSE command on a suspended Snowpark-optimized warehouse.

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Suggested Answer: C

To change a Standard virtual warehouse to a Snowpark-optimized virtual warehouse, the warehouse must be in a suspended state. This ensures that no operations are disrupted during the modification process.

Suspend the Warehouse: Ensure that the warehouse is suspended.

ALTER WAREHOUSE my_warehouse SUSPEND;

Alter the Warehouse: Modify the warehouse to be Snowpark-optimized.

ALTER WAREHOUSE my_warehouse SET WAREHOUSE_TYPE = 'SNOWPARK-OPTIMIZED';

Resume the Warehouse: Resume the warehouse to make it operational.

ALTER WAREHOUSE my_warehouse RESUME;

References:

Snowflake Documentation: Creating Snowpark-Optimized Warehouses

Snowflake Documentation: ALTER WAREHOUSE

by Silvana at Sep 14, 2024, 03:54 AM

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Reita

4 months ago

Just to clarify, it has to be a Standard virtual warehouse, right?

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Azalee

5 months ago

I think B is incorrect, it has to be A for sure.

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Jaime

5 months ago

Wait, can you really change a suspended warehouse? Sounds off.

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Dean

5 months ago

Totally agree, option A is the way to go!

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Harrison

5 months ago

You can only alter an active warehouse.

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Dahlia

6 months ago

I’m leaning towards option A, but I have a nagging feeling that it might be option C since it mentions a suspended Standard warehouse.

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Laurel

6 months ago

I feel like we discussed that you can only alter a warehouse when it's suspended, but I can't recall if that applies to Standard or Snowpark-optimized ones.

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Esteban

6 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question, and I think it was about changing settings on an active warehouse. So, maybe option A is correct?

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Tamar

6 months ago

I think we can use the ALTER WAREHOUSE command, but I'm not sure if it has to be on an active or suspended warehouse.

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Kip

6 months ago

I'm a little confused by the wording of this question. Is it asking how to convert an existing Standard warehouse to a Snowpark-optimized one? Or is it asking how to create a new Snowpark-optimized warehouse? I want to make sure I understand the exact requirements before I select an answer.

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Ben

6 months ago

Okay, I've got this! The answer is C - you use the ALTER WAREHOUSE command on a suspended Standard virtual warehouse to change it to a Snowpark-optimized one. I remember learning about this in the Snowflake documentation. The key is that the warehouse needs to be suspended first before you can make the change.

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Han

6 months ago

Hmm, this one has me a bit stumped. I know Snowpark is Snowflake's platform for running custom code, but I'm not sure how that relates to virtual warehouses. I'll need to do some quick research on the differences between Standard and Snowpark-optimized warehouses before I can confidently answer this.

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Loren

6 months ago

I think the key here is to focus on the specific requirements of the question - it's asking about changing a Standard virtual warehouse to a Snowpark-optimized one. The options mention using the ALTER WAREHOUSE command, so I'll need to carefully review the details of that command and how it applies to the different warehouse types.

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