How to enable datasharing in Redshift cluster?

Question

I am trying to create a datashare in Redshift by following this documentation. When I type this command:

CREATE DATASHARE datashare_name

I get this message:

ERROR: CREATE DATASHARE is not enabled.

I also tried to make it using console, but same issue. So how to enable data sharing in Redshift ?

Answer 1

From the documents:here Data sharing via datashare is only available for ra3 instance types The document lists ra3.16xlarge, ra3.4xlarge, and ra3.xlplus instance types for producer and consumer clusters.

So, if I were in your place - I would first go back and check my instance type. If still not sure, drop a simple CS ticket and ask them if anything has changed recently & documentation is not updated