In Maximized mode, increasing the max and min warehouses for a running cluster causes the specified number of warehouses to start immediately.

• A. TRUE
• B. FALSE
• C. Only if there is no load
• D. Depends on workload

Answer: (A)

Maximized mode scales aggressively by keeping at least the minimum number of clusters running and allowing more to start up immediately as load grows, up to the maximum. When you increase both the minimum and maximum for a running multi-cluster warehouse, Snowflake starts the additional clusters right away to satisfy the new minimum, so the specified number of warehouses begins immediately. This behavior ensures concurrency needs are met without waiting for workload to rise. The other options don’t fit because the immediate startup of clusters is not conditional on no load, on low load, or on workload-dependent timing in this mode.