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Known Limitations of Delta Lake

The following limitations apply to Delta Lake in ODP 3.3.6.5:

  • Spark 3.5.1 supports Delta Lake 3.2.1: Delta Lake 3.3.x isn't supported with Spark 3.5.1.
  • Spark 3.3.3 supports Delta Lake 2.3.0: Delta Lake 3.x isn't supported with Spark 3.3.3.
  • Delta-Hive integration requires the ODP-provided connector: The upstream Delta-Hive connector isn't compatible with Hive 4.1 in ODP 3.3.6.5.
  • UniForm tables must be created with an explicit LOCATION. Without LOCATION, Delta creates the table as MANAGED, and Hive 4.1's strict-managed-table check rejects the IcebergConverter's alter-table call with Table is marked as a managed table but is not transactional. Always specify a LOCATION when enabling delta.universalFormat.enabledFormats=iceberg.