Azure Storage Account in Databricks
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What is automatically created by Databricks for each workspace?

  • A storage account (correct)
  • A Dbfs root directory
  • An ADLs Gen two storage
  • An Azure Blob storage

    • Where can you mount a storage account to the Dbfs root directory?

  • Azure Blob Storage
  • Azure Portal
  • ADLs Gen two Storage
  • Databricks Workspace (correct)

    • What is the purpose of creating a separate storage account?

  • To store data in Dbfs root
  • To create a Databricks workspace
  • To store project resources in Dbfs root
  • To store data or project resources in a separate storage account (correct)

    • Where do you need to log in to create a storage account?

    <p>Azure Portal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Databricks workspace known as?

    <p>Control Plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of storage accounts are mentioned as options for creating a separate storage account?

    <p>ADLs Gen two and Azure Blob Storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended storage for data lake usage?

    <p>Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creating an Azure Service Principle and Secret?

    <p>To grant access to the storage account for the service user</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the hierarchical namespace?

    <p>For data lake storage purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the requirement for the storage account name?

    <p>It must be unique across all existing storage account names in Azure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the next step after creating a storage account?

    <p>Create a storage container</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reason to choose the same region for the storage account as the Databricks workspace?

    <p>To reduce latency and improve performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the hierarchical namespace in Data Lake Storage Gen2?

    <p>To enable a file system-like structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a container in an Azure storage account?

    <p>A root directory inside the storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the $logs container?

    <p>For Azure's own purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of creating a storage account in Azure?

    <p>To store files and folders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between standard and premium performance tiers for storage accounts?

    <p>Standard is for general purpose, premium is for high performance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the third step in the process?

    <p>Create a service principal or service user</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2?

    <p>It is optimized for data lake storage purposes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of redundancy levels in storage accounts?

    <p>To define how fault-tolerant the storage is</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the review button in Azure?

    <p>To validate the configurations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of granting access to the service principle for the storage account?

    <p>To grant access to the storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the five-step process for creating a Dbfs mount for data storage?

    <p>To mount the storage container to the Databricks workspace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the container created in the process?

    <p>Dbfs container</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the service principal or service user?

    <p>To access the storage container</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Azure portal?

    <p>To access various Azure resources and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creating a service principal in Azure Active Directory?

    <p>To access the storage container from Databricks workspace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the page where you can create a service principal in Azure Active Directory?

    <p>App registrations page</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the recommended validity period for the client secret in Azure Active Directory?

    <p>Three months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role that is assigned to the service principal to grant access to the storage account?

    <p>Storage Blob Data Contributor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the Azure Active Directory service page that was previously known as Azure Active Directory?

    <p>Microsoft Enter ID</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of copying the client ID and tenant ID after creating a service principal?

    <p>To keep them safe for later use</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is created in the Azure Active Directory to access the storage container from Databricks workspace?

    <p>A new service principal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the section where you can create a new client secret for the service principal?

    <p>Certificates and secrets</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the secret value copied after creating a new client secret?

    <p>To keep it safe because it can only be seen once</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the next step after creating a service principal and a client secret?

    <p>Grant access to the storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we need to do to mount a storage account in Databricks?

    <p>Use an API and define some configs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Databricks Utils package?

    <p>To mount a storage directory into the Dbfs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is needed for OAuth authentication?

    <p>Client ID, secret, and endpoint</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of the provider in OAuth authentication?

    <p>To specify the provider type, which is Microsoft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can you find the storage account name?

    <p>In the Azure storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of defining variables for the storage account name, container name, and client ID?

    <p>To define the configs for mounting a storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the client ID used for?

    <p>To authenticate using OAuth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the mount point?

    <p>To specify the name given to the mounted directory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the client secret used for?

    <p>To authenticate using OAuth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where can you find the client ID?

    <p>In the App registrations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is Dbfs not a recommended approach for setting up your data directory?

    <p>Due to lack of fine-grained access control capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to access control once a storage account is mounted using Dbfs?

    <p>Everyone with access to the workspace gets access to the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern with using Dbfs for setting up a storage layer?

    <p>It lacks fine-grained access control capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the reason for not using Dbfs for setting up a storage layer?

    <p>It lacks fine-grained access control capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the alternative approach to Dbfs for setting up a storage layer?

    <p>To be learned in the next section</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the limitation of using Dbfs for mounting a storage account and container?

    <p>Everyone with access to the workspace gets access to the data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can you access from Databricks Workspace after mounting the storage account?

    <p>The mounted location, including files and directories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of unmounting the storage account?

    <p>To make the mounted location unavailable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the problem with hardcoding the storage account details in the notebook?

    <p>It's not secure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the solution to the problem of hardcoding storage account details?

    <p>Using Azure Vault</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when you mount a storage account to Databricks Workspace?

    <p>The data is accessible to all users with access to the workspace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the second problem with mounting a storage account to Databricks Workspace?

    <p>It makes the data accessible to all users with access to the workspace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the command to see all mounted directories in Databricks Workspace?

    <p>mounts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when you unmount the storage account?

    <p>The mounted location is unavailable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using Azure Vault to secure storage account details?

    <p>It's more secure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using client ID, secret ID, and tenant ID in the configuration?

    <p>To authenticate and access the storage layer from Databricks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can you do with the mounted location in Databricks Workspace?

    <p>Create new files and directories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the mount point created for the mounted storage account?

    <p>In the Dbfs root directory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of running the variable definition and mount config?

    <p>To mount the storage account and container to Databricks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be seen inside the mount point after it is successfully mounted?

    <p>The files directory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the benefit of using variable substitution in the configuration?

    <p>To make the configuration more flexible and reusable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of creating a directory in the storage account?

    <p>To organize the data files in the storage account</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be uploaded to the mounted location after the storage account is mounted?

    <p>A data file</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using the mount method?

    <p>To mount the storage account and container to Databricks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the mount point and the container name?

    <p>The mount point is different from the container name</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using the Dbfs root directory?

    <p>To create a dedicated directory for user-defined mount points</p> Signup and view all the answers

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