@Marvin Hi - I am playing around with Azure push work pool's and have a problem regarding infrastructure provisioning being slow - if i schedule a run to start at some time it wont really start before around a minute later than it is scheduled to start. I know with pull work pool you can set a prefetch_seconds parametet to provision the infrastructure before the run is scheduled to start. Is there a similar option for Azure push work pools?

It seems there's no direct equivalent of the

prefetch_seconds

parameter for Azure push work pools in Prefect. The documentation doesn't mention any specific parameter for pre-provisioning infrastructure in push work pools like it does for pull work pools. However, there are some general strategies you might consider to mitigate the delay: 1. Infrastructure Provisioning: Ensure that your infrastructure is pre-provisioned and ready to handle scheduled runs. Prefect can automatically detect existing infrastructure, which might help reduce provisioning time. You can find more about provisioning infrastructure for push work pools here. 2. Concurrency Management: Check if there are any concurrency limits set on your work pool that might be affecting the start time of your runs. More on managing concurrency can be found here. Unfortunately, without a specific

prefetch_seconds

option, you might need to explore infrastructure readiness or look into other optimizations in your setup. If you have further questions or need more detailed help, feel free to ask.

@Marvin What is then the best way to go in order to make sure the infrastructure is ready for when i need it ?

To ensure your infrastructure is ready when you need it, especially with Azure push work pools, consider the following strategies: 1. Pre-Provision Infrastructure Manually: Before scheduling your flows, manually ensure that the necessary Azure resources (e.g., VMs, containers) are already provisioned and in a ready state. This avoids the delay associated with on-demand provisioning. 2. Use Prefect's Infrastructure Blocks: Prefect allows you to define infrastructure blocks that manage the lifecycle of your infrastructure. By setting up these blocks ahead of time, you can reuse them across multiple runs, ensuring that infrastructure is ready without needing to provision it each time. 3. Scheduled Infrastructure Warm-Up: If your workloads run at predictable times, consider scheduling a separate process to "warm-up" your infrastructure shortly before your flows are scheduled to run. This could involve starting VMs or containers a few minutes in advance. 4. Monitor and Optimize: Regularly monitor the performance and readiness of your infrastructure. Use Azure's monitoring tools to gain insights into provisioning times and optimize configurations for faster startup. 5. Leverage Azure Automation: Use Azure Automation to script and automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of resources. This can be triggered based on schedules or events, ensuring infrastructure readiness. 6. Prefect CLI and API: Utilize Prefect's CLI or API to automate infrastructure checks and provisioning tasks as part of your workflow. By adopting these strategies, you can minimize delays and ensure that your infrastructure is ready when your flows are scheduled to run.