Unable to create databricks workspace

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Unable to create databricks workspace

Srishti Ahlawat 0 Microsoft Employee

I am getting the error attached in the the image "quota exceeded" whenever I am trying to create a databricks workspace in my resource group even though I have deleted my previous databricks workspace, I suspect it is still consuming some quota but need help to identify and rectify this as soon as possible.

Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-20T17:19:03.1433333+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Thank you for reaching out regarding the issue you are facing while creating the Databricks workspace.

From the error details shared (“quota exceeded”), this may not be related to the visible subscription quota limits. In some cases, even when quota appears sufficient, the subscription may not currently be permitted to provision the required VM SKU due to underlying capacity or enablement constraints.

To confirm the exact cause, could you please try creating a VM in the same region using the same VM SKU that Databricks is attempting to use? This will help us determine whether the issue is related to Databricks specifically or a broader capacity or subscription-level restriction.

If you are unable to create the VM outside of Databricks as well, this would indicate that the subscription is currently unable to provision that VM SKU, likely due to regional capacity constraints or subscription enablement limitations. In such cases, increasing quota alone will not resolve the issue, and further action from the capacity team may be required.

Once we have this confirmation from your side, we will be able to guide you with the appropriate next steps.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-21T08:49:45.2533333+00:00

I had created a premium sku databricks workspace earlier in central india but due to some issues now I had to replicate it to sweden central. So I deleted the previous workspace in central India and when I tried to create a new one I got this issue. I have tried creating in Central India again, east us and sweden central but in all deployments I am getting this error
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-21T10:12:13.2533333+00:00
Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

To further validate the issue, could you please try creating a standard Azure Virtual Machine outside of Databricks using the same region (for example, Central India or Sweden Central)?

This will help confirm whether the issue is related to Databricks specifically or due to an underlying compute quota/SKU availability restriction in the subscription.

If VM creation also fails → it indicates a subscription-level quota or SKU restriction

If VM creation succeeds → we can further investigate Databricks-specific constraints

This step will help us identify the cause and guide the next steps.
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Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-21T15:20:34.34+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

From the validation, this issue is not related to quota limits alone. The error message shown indicates that the selected VM SKU (for example, Standard DS1 v2) is currently not available for your subscription in the Sweden Central region.

This means that although the SKU exists and quota may appear available, your subscription is currently not enabled to provision this VM SKU in that region. Azure Databricks relies on underlying VM infrastructure, so if the subscription cannot create that VM SKU directly, the Databricks workspace deployment will also fail.

And in this scenario, the resolution requires engaging the subscription/capacity team to enable the required VM SKUs for your subscription in the affected region.

Once the SKU is enabled for your subscription, the Databricks workspace deployment should proceed successfully.

In the meantime, you can also try deploying using a different VM SKU or deploying in another region where the SKU is currently available for your subscription.

Reference :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/general/region-access-request-process
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/troubleshooting/error-sku-not-available?tabs=azure-cli

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-22T05:08:17.58+00:00

But if this was the case why was I able to deploy a databricks workspace earlier in the same subscription in central india region with premium sku and not being able to do the same now. I think this is related to databricks and even though the databricks workspace is deleted its access and priveledges are still consuming the quota and that is why not allowing creation of new databricks workspace. Is there any way we can check this?
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-25T13:48:13.49+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

The error “NotAvailableForSubscription” indicates that the required VM SKU is currently not enabled for your subscription in the Sweden Central region. This is not related to Databricks configuration, as workspace deployment depends on backend capacity and allowed SKUs.

Even though it worked earlier, SKU availability can change over time due to platform or subscription-level restrictions. You may need to have the subscription team enable the required SKU, or alternatively try a different region or configuration.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-25T13:53:45.4266667+00:00

Hi @Manoj Kumar Boyini , as I mentioned earlier databricks workspace is not getting deployed in any region I have tried east us, central India as well as Sweden central but it errors out with same metastore quota error
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-25T14:29:30.4633333+00:00

Hello @Srishti Ahlawat

You’ll need to ask the subscription team about this. You should check which SKUs are eligible and which are not.

If you see NotAvailableForSubscription, it means that SKU is no longer allowed for the subscription. This is not related to Databricks.
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-26T13:24:57.5966667+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Just checking in to see if the information provided earlier was helpful. Please let us know if you need any additional details or assistance, and we’ll gladly continue supporting you.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-27T04:52:14.3933333+00:00

it is not a vm issue
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-27T18:17:18.8433333+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Please submit a quota request for the SKU. Once the subscription team has approved it, try deploying the workspace again. If the issue continues after the SKU is approved, please let us know.

Please follow these steps to create a request:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/general/region-access-request-process
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-29T10:43:50.3233333+00:00
Hi Manoj,

I've already validated this. VM quota is not the issue:

az vm list-usage --location swedencentral --output table | grep -i "core|vCPU" Total Regional vCPUs: 0/100 (0% used)

No leftover Databricks managed resources either:

az group list (filtered for 'databricks'/'managed') → old managed RG fully deleted

The error is explicitly a Unity Catalog metastore privilege quota, not VM/compute:

QUOTA_EXCEEDED: Cannot create 9 Privilege(s) in Metastore 2c336a5f-b165-4ea0-b54c-d68b7632ac7f

(estimated count: 65009, limit: 65000) This happens in both Sweden Central and East US — confirming it's account-level, not region-specific. The old workspace WS-AgentPJM was deleted, the managed RG is gone, but the metastore still holds 65,009 orphaned privilege entries. I only need 9 freed. This requires Databricks platform team intervention — either:

Clean up orphaned privileges from deleted workspace

Or increase the privilege quota

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Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-20T17:19:03.1433333+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Thank you for reaching out regarding the issue you are facing while creating the Databricks workspace.

From the error details shared (“quota exceeded”), this may not be related to the visible subscription quota limits. In some cases, even when quota appears sufficient, the subscription may not currently be permitted to provision the required VM SKU due to underlying capacity or enablement constraints.

To confirm the exact cause, could you please try creating a VM in the same region using the same VM SKU that Databricks is attempting to use? This will help us determine whether the issue is related to Databricks specifically or a broader capacity or subscription-level restriction.

If you are unable to create the VM outside of Databricks as well, this would indicate that the subscription is currently unable to provision that VM SKU, likely due to regional capacity constraints or subscription enablement limitations. In such cases, increasing quota alone will not resolve the issue, and further action from the capacity team may be required.

Once we have this confirmation from your side, we will be able to guide you with the appropriate next steps.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-21T08:49:45.2533333+00:00

I had created a premium sku databricks workspace earlier in central india but due to some issues now I had to replicate it to sweden central. So I deleted the previous workspace in central India and when I tried to create a new one I got this issue. I have tried creating in Central India again, east us and sweden central but in all deployments I am getting this error
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-21T10:12:13.2533333+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

To further validate the issue, could you please try creating a standard Azure Virtual Machine outside of Databricks using the same region (for example, Central India or Sweden Central)?

This will help confirm whether the issue is related to Databricks specifically or due to an underlying compute quota/SKU availability restriction in the subscription.

If VM creation also fails → it indicates a subscription-level quota or SKU restriction

If VM creation succeeds → we can further investigate Databricks-specific constraints

This step will help us identify the cause and guide the next steps.
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This comment has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The comment was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-21T15:20:34.34+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

From the validation, this issue is not related to quota limits alone. The error message shown indicates that the selected VM SKU (for example, Standard DS1 v2) is currently not available for your subscription in the Sweden Central region.

This means that although the SKU exists and quota may appear available, your subscription is currently not enabled to provision this VM SKU in that region. Azure Databricks relies on underlying VM infrastructure, so if the subscription cannot create that VM SKU directly, the Databricks workspace deployment will also fail.

And in this scenario, the resolution requires engaging the subscription/capacity team to enable the required VM SKUs for your subscription in the affected region.

Once the SKU is enabled for your subscription, the Databricks workspace deployment should proceed successfully.

In the meantime, you can also try deploying using a different VM SKU or deploying in another region where the SKU is currently available for your subscription.

Reference :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/general/region-access-request-process
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/troubleshooting/error-sku-not-available?tabs=azure-cli

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-22T05:08:17.58+00:00

But if this was the case why was I able to deploy a databricks workspace earlier in the same subscription in central india region with premium sku and not being able to do the same now. I think this is related to databricks and even though the databricks workspace is deleted its access and priveledges are still consuming the quota and that is why not allowing creation of new databricks workspace. Is there any way we can check this?
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-25T13:48:13.49+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

The error “NotAvailableForSubscription” indicates that the required VM SKU is currently not enabled for your subscription in the Sweden Central region. This is not related to Databricks configuration, as workspace deployment depends on backend capacity and allowed SKUs.

Even though it worked earlier, SKU availability can change over time due to platform or subscription-level restrictions. You may need to have the subscription team enable the required SKU, or alternatively try a different region or configuration.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-25T13:53:45.4266667+00:00

Hi @Manoj Kumar Boyini , as I mentioned earlier databricks workspace is not getting deployed in any region I have tried east us, central India as well as Sweden central but it errors out with same metastore quota error
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-25T14:29:30.4633333+00:00

Hello @Srishti Ahlawat

You’ll need to ask the subscription team about this. You should check which SKUs are eligible and which are not.

If you see NotAvailableForSubscription, it means that SKU is no longer allowed for the subscription. This is not related to Databricks.
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-26T13:24:57.5966667+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Just checking in to see if the information provided earlier was helpful. Please let us know if you need any additional details or assistance, and we’ll gladly continue supporting you.
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-27T04:52:14.3933333+00:00

it is not a vm issue
Manoj Kumar Boyini 15,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-27T18:17:18.8433333+00:00

Hi @Srishti Ahlawat

Please submit a quota request for the SKU. Once the subscription team has approved it, try deploying the workspace again. If the issue continues after the SKU is approved, please let us know.

Please follow these steps to create a request:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/general/region-access-request-process
Srishti Ahlawat 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2026-05-29T10:43:50.3233333+00:00

Hi Manoj,

I've already validated this. VM quota is not the issue:

az vm list-usage --location swedencentral --output table | grep -i "core|vCPU" Total Regional vCPUs: 0/100 (0% used)

No leftover Databricks managed resources either:

az group list (filtered for 'databricks'/'managed') → old managed RG fully deleted

The error is explicitly a Unity Catalog metastore privilege quota, not VM/compute:

QUOTA_EXCEEDED: Cannot create 9 Privilege(s) in Metastore 2c336a5f-b165-4ea0-b54c-d68b7632ac7f

(estimated count: 65009, limit: 65000) This happens in both Sweden Central and East US — confirming it's account-level, not region-specific. The old workspace WS-AgentPJM was deleted, the managed RG is gone, but the metastore still holds 65,009 orphaned privilege entries. I only need 9 freed. This requires Databricks platform team intervention — either:

Clean up orphaned privileges from deleted workspace

Or increase the privilege quota

Answer 1

hi Srishti Ahlawat & thanks for join me here at Q&A portal,

deleted Databricks workspace can still leave managed resources or capacity/quota usage behind for a while, but first prove whether this is Databricks-specific or normal VM quota. Try creating the same VM SKU in the same region outside Databricks. If that fails too, request VM family quota/capacity. If it works, the Databricks workspace cleanup or workspace quota is stuck. Run these checks

az quota list --scope /subscriptions/<sub-id>/providers/Microsoft.Compute/locations/<region> -o table

and check Total Regional vCPUs plus the VM family Databricks is trying to use. Azure VM quota is regional and VM-family based https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/quotas

List leftover Databricks managed resources az group list --query "[?contains(name, 'databricks') || contains(name, 'managed')].{name:name, location:location}" -o table

and inspect the managed resource group for old VMs, disks, public IPs, NAT gateway, storage, NICs or locks.

If the old workspace is stuck in deleting, do not manually delete random managed resources unless support confirms it. Databricks managed resource groups are owned by the workspace lifecycle, and half-deleting them can make cleanup uglier.

Create a test VM in the same region and same VM family. If VM creation gives quota/capacity error, follow the moderator advice and raise compute quota or capacity request. If VM creation works but Databricks workspace fails, open Azure Databricks support and ask for backend cleanup of the deleted workspace or managed resource group.

Azure quota troubleshooting u can find it at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/troubleshooting/error-resource-quota

Portal “quota exceeded” may be real compute quota, regional capacity, or orphaned Databricks managed resources. The VM test separates those paths fast

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Alex

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