What Is a Quota?¶
What Is a Quota?¶
A quota limits the quantity of a resource available to users, thereby preventing spikes in the usage of the resource. For example, a VPC quota limits the number of VPCs that can be created.
You can also request for an increased quota if your existing quota cannot meet your service requirements.
How Do I View My Quotas?¶
Log in to the management console.
Click
in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.In the upper right corner of the page, click
.The Service Quota page is displayed.
View the used and total quota of each type of resources on the displayed page.
If a quota cannot meet service requirements, apply for a higher quota.
How Do I Apply for a Higher Quota?¶
The system does not support online quota adjustment. If you need to adjust a quota, contact the administrator.
Before contacting the administrator, make sure that the following information has been obtained:
Domain name, project name, and project ID, which can be obtained by performing the following operations:
Log in to the management console using the cloud account, click the username in the upper right corner, select My Credentials from the drop-down list, and obtain the domain name, project name, and project ID on the My Credentials page.
Quota information, which includes:
Service name
Quota type
Required quota