Enable serverless compute

Note

Serverless compute for notebooks, jobs, and Delta Live Tables may already be enabled automatically in your account. If so, you do not need to complete the steps in this article, serverless will be available by default in all your eligible workspaces. See Serverless compute automatically enabled on eligible accounts.

This article explains how to enable serverless compute for notebooks, jobs, and Delta Live Tables.

This feature can only be used in workspaces that meet the eligibility requirements. See Eligibility.

For more information on serverless compute, see Connect to serverless compute.

Enable serverless compute

Important

Serverless compute for notebooks and jobs has unrestricted access to the public internet by default. To configure network security features, see Serverless compute plane networking.

After an account admin enables serverless compute, all eligible workspaces in the account will have access to use serverless compute for notebooks, jobs, and Delta Live Tables.

To enable serverless compute in your account:

  1. In the account console, click User Settings Icon Settings.

  2. Click the Feature enablement tab.

  3. Enable the Serverless compute for workflows, notebooks, and Delta Live Tables setting.

The eligible workspaces in your account are now enabled for serverless compute. All users in these workspaces can now use serverless compute. Data access permissions are configured separately.

Note

In workspaces that are not eligible, the serverless option is disabled and includes a tooltip explaining why the workspace is ineligible.

Eligibility

To be eligible for serverless compute for notebooks and jobs, your workspace must meet the following requirements:

  • Must have Unity Catalog enabled.