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.
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 operations administrator.

Before contacting the operations administrator, make sure that the following information has been obtained:

Account name, 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 account name on the My Credentials page.
Quota information, which includes service name, quota type, and required quota

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