Quiesce mode refers to which of the following descriptions?

• A. Active processing
• B. Waiting to shut down
• C. Fully shut down
• D. Paused but ready

Answer: (B)

Quiesce mode is the state where a Snowflake resource is winding down its activity. In this mode, the system stops accepting new work while allowing currently running tasks to complete, so it’s effectively waiting for the workload to drain before shutdown. That’s why the description “Waiting to shut down” fits best: no new processing begins, but the system hasn’t fully shut down yet. This differs from active processing (where work is ongoing), fully shut down (no compute active at all), or paused but ready (could resume quickly but isn’t in the shutdown-wind-down state). Use quiesce mode when you plan to decommission or maintenance a warehouse while preserving in-flight queries.