View Compute Cluster Information (DESC VCLUSTER)

Description

This command displays detailed information about a Lakehouse compute cluster (VCluster), including cluster type, status, size, auto-scaling configuration, and more.

Syntax

DESC [VCLUSTER] [EXTENDED] <vc_name>; -- or DESCRIBE [VCLUSTER] [EXTENDED] <vc_name>;

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`DESC` / `DESCRIBE`	Equivalent keywords, interchangeable
`VCLUSTER`	Optional keyword
`EXTENDED`	Optional. When specified, returns an additional `properties` field
`vc_name`	Name of the compute cluster

Examples

Example 1: View basic compute cluster information

Example 2: View extended compute cluster information

DESC VCLUSTER EXTENDED default;

The EXTENDED mode additionally returns the properties field, showing the cluster's configuration attributes.

Return Fields

Field	Description
`vcluster_type`	Cluster type: `GENERAL` (general purpose), `ANALYTICS` (analytics), `SYNC` (sync)
`state`	Cluster state: `RUNNING`, `SUSPENDED`, `RESUMING`, etc.
`scaling_policy`	Scaling policy: `STANDARD` or `N/A` (elastic scaling not supported)
`min_vcluster_size` / `max_vcluster_size`	Cluster size range (number of CRUs)
`current_vcluster_size`	Current size
`auto_resume`	Whether auto-resume is enabled
`auto_suspend_in_second`	Auto-suspend timeout (seconds)
`running_jobs` / `queued_jobs`	Number of running / queued jobs
`provision_mode`	Provisioning mode: `SERVERLESS`