What causes Snowflake Warehouse Size Not Available?

Requesting a 6X-LARGE or larger warehouse on a Snowflake Standard edition account. Warehouse size not yet available in the specific Snowflake region. Business Critical or VPS edition required for 5X-LARGE+ warehouses in certain cloud regions. Account-level warehouse size limit configured by Snowflake support has been exceeded. Automated infrastructure-as-code script using a size name that changed between Snowflake editions

How do I fix Snowflake Warehouse Size Not Available?

Check available warehouse sizes for your edition: `SHOW WAREHOUSES` and consult the Snowflake docs for edition-specific limits. For large warehouses (4X-LARGE+), verify your account is on Enterprise or Business Critical edition. Contact Snowflake support to request an increase in the maximum warehouse size for your account. Consider using multi-cluster warehouses instead of a single very large warehouse for scalability. Update infrastructure-as-code to use an available size and add a validation step

Medium severityinfrastructure

Power BI Refresh Error:
Snowflake Warehouse Size Not Available

What does this error mean?

A CREATE WAREHOUSE or ALTER WAREHOUSE statement specified a size that is not available in the current Snowflake edition, region, or account type.

Common causes

1Requesting a 6X-LARGE or larger warehouse on a Snowflake Standard edition account
2Warehouse size not yet available in the specific Snowflake region
3Business Critical or VPS edition required for 5X-LARGE+ warehouses in certain cloud regions
4Account-level warehouse size limit configured by Snowflake support has been exceeded
5Automated infrastructure-as-code script using a size name that changed between Snowflake editions

How to fix it

1Check available warehouse sizes for your edition: `SHOW WAREHOUSES` and consult the Snowflake docs for edition-specific limits
2For large warehouses (4X-LARGE+), verify your account is on Enterprise or Business Critical edition
3Contact Snowflake support to request an increase in the maximum warehouse size for your account
4Consider using multi-cluster warehouses instead of a single very large warehouse for scalability
5Update infrastructure-as-code to use an available size and add a validation step

Frequently asked questions

What is the largest warehouse size available on Snowflake Standard edition?

Standard edition supports up to 3X-LARGE. Enterprise edition supports up to 6X-LARGE. Business Critical and VPS editions have additional size options depending on the cloud region.