Premium Capacity V-Core Allocation

Question

With the premium capacity we had the ability to allocate the core across several capacities.
E.g. P1: 8 v-Cores split across two capacities with 4 cores each.

It this option still available win Gen2?

Our current set up we now have all 8 cores allocated to one capacity. I cannot see a way to split them into half (2x4). I can only assume to do this I would need to delete the current capacity and create two new ones. I am struggling to find details regarding this process.

gwhiteman · Answer

Hi Henry,&nbsp;I am not looking to change the SKU (at least I don't believe I am).&nbsp;I am trying to assign my P1-8 core to across two seperate capacities. At the moment we have all 8 cores assigned to a single capacity. I suspect need to delete the capacity and create two new ones assigning 4 cores to each as I can't see any way to reduce the current capacity from 8 core to 4 cores.&nbsp; Se below we cannot create a new capicty since we have no v-cores left to allocate.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To add to the confusion, we are currenlty on Gen 1. We are manuall switching to Gen 2 in the new year.&nbsp;After we move to Gen2 we will revist this.&nbsp;Hope this makes sense.&nbsp;

v-henryk-mstf · Answer

Hi&nbsp;gwhiteman&nbsp;，
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According to your description, the main problem is the need to understand the difference between different SKUs. Where P sku cannot be downgraded to EM sku (i.e. P1 v8 cannot be assigned to two v4)

can not change

To obtain and allocate the appropriate capacity size, refer to the following purchase rules:

For more detail, you can read related document.
What is Microsoft Power BI Premium? - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
What is Power BI Premium Gen2? - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
If the problem is still not resolved, please point it out and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.
Best Regards,Henry
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