How to view and increase EIP quotas - Elastic IP Address

Alibaba Cloud allows you to view and manage quotas of your Alibaba Cloud services. You can obtain usage information, request a quota increase, and set alarm rules for quotas. This topic describes how to increase quotas and create quota templates for Elastic IP Address (EIP).

Background information

Quota Center allows you to manage the quotas of various Alibaba Cloud services in a centralized manner. Quota Center is integrated with multiple Alibaba Cloud services, including EIP. If you are using multiple Alibaba Cloud services and want to manage the quotas of all your cloud services in one console, you can use Quota Center.

In addition to Quota Center, EIP also provides a Quota Management page in the Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) console. If you need to manage only EIP quotas, you can manage quotas on the Quota Management page in the VPC console.

Limits

By default, only Alibaba Cloud accounts are authorized to manage quotas in Quota Center. If you want to allow a RAM user to manage quotas, you must first grant the RAM user the AliyunQuotasFullAccess permission. For more information, see Authorize a RAM user.

View quotas

You can use one of the following methods to view EIP quotas:

Go to the Quotas page to view all quotas and default limits.
Log on to the Quota Center console, select a quota type, such as general quotas or API rate limits, and select a service as prompted. Then, set the query conditions to query quotas and quota usage.
Log on to the VPC console, and set the query conditions on the Quota Management page to query quotas and quota usage.

View the quotas in Quota Center

Log on to the Quota Center console.
Select a quota type based on the following information.
- View general quotas.
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > General Quotas.
  2. On the Products with General Quotas page, find the Networking section and click Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the General Quotas page, you can view quota names, descriptions, and usage.
- View API rate limits.
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > API Rate Limits.
  2. On the Products with API Rate Limits page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the API Rate Limits page, you can filter information about API versions and quota usage based on Keyword and Region.
- View privileges.
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > Whitelist Quotas.
  2. On the Products with Whitelist Quotas page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the Whitelist Quotas page, you can view quota names, descriptions, and usage.

View quotas in the VPC console

Log on to the VPC console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab in the Service section, and select a quota type.
- View general quotas
  1. Click the General Quota tab in the Quota Type section.
  2. You can use keywords to search for quotas. Then, you can view the name, description, and usage of the quota.
- View API rate limits
  1. In the Quota Type section, select API Rate Limit.
  2. You can use keywords and select a region to search for quotas. Then, you can view the version and rate limit of the API operation.
- View privileges
  1. In the Quota Type section, click the Privilege tab.
  2. You can filter privileges by Quota ID and view privilege names, descriptions, and validity period.

Request a quota increase

If the default value of an EIP quota cannot meet your business requirements, you can request a quota increase by using one of the following methods:

Log on to the Quota Center console to request a quota increase.
Log on to the VPC console to request a quota increase.

The quota increase takes effect regardless of the method used.

Use the Quota Center console

Log on to the Quota Center console.
Select a quota type based on the following information
- Adjust general quotas
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > General Quotas.
  2. On the Products with General Quotas page, find the Networking section and click Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the General Quotas page, find the quota that you want to manage and click Apply in the Actions column.
  4. In the Apply for Quotas dialog box, set the Applied Quotas and Reason parameters, and click OK.
    Note
    Applications are approved by the technical support team of the corresponding cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, provide as much information as possible.
    The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved. Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
  5. You can also click Application Records in the Actions column to view the status of your applications.
    If an application is in the Approved state, the related quota is increased.
- Increase API rate limits
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > API Rate Limits.
  2. On the Products with API Rate Limits page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the API Rate Limits page, find the quota by specifying Keyword and Region. Then, click Apply in the Actions column.
  4. In the Apply for API Rate Limit dialog box, specify Quantity, Reason, and Notify Result. Then, click OK.
    Note
    Applications are approved by the technical support team of the corresponding cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, provide as much information as possible.
    The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved. Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
  5. After you submit your application, you can click Application Records in the Actions column to view the application status.
    If an application is in the Approved state, the related quota is increased.
- Apply for privileges.
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > Privileges.
  2. On the Products with Whitelist Quotas page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the Whitelist Quotas page, find the quota and click Apply in the Actions column.
  4. In the Apply for Privileges dialog box, set the following parameters: Quota Value, Time, Reason, and Notify Result. Then, click OK.
    Note
    If you do not specify a start time for the validity period, the default start time is the time when the quota increase application is submitted. If you do not specify an end time for the validity period, the default end time is 99 years after the start time. The end time must be later than the start time.
    Quota increase applications are approved by the technical support team for each cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, specify a reasonable quota value and provide as much information as possible. The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved.
    Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
  5. After you submit your application, you can click Application Records in the Actions column to view the application status.
    If an application is in the Approved state, the related quota is increased.

Use the VPC console

Log on to the VPC console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab in the Service section, specify Quota Type, find the quota that you want to increase, and then click Apply in the Actions column.
- General quotas
  In the Apply for Quotas dialog box, set the Applied Quotas and Reason parameters, and click OK.
  Note
  - Applications are approved by the technical support team of the corresponding cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, provide as much information as possible.
  - The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved. Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
- API rate limits
  In the Apply for API Rate Limit dialog box, specify Quantity, Reason, and Notify Result. Then, click OK.
  Note
  - Applications are approved by the technical support team of the corresponding cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, provide as much information as possible.
  - The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved. Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
- Privileges
  In the Apply for Privileges dialog box, set the following parameters: Quota Value, Time, Reason, and Notify Result. Then, click OK.
  Note
  - If you do not specify a start time for the validity period, the default start time is the time when the quota increase application is submitted. If you do not specify an end time for the validity period, the default end time is 99 years after the start time. The end time must be later than the start time.
  - Quota increase applications are approved by the technical support team for each cloud service. When you apply for a quota increase, specify a reasonable quota value and provide as much information as possible. The more justification provided, the more likely your application will be approved.
  - Application results are sent to you by using text messages and emails.
After the application is submitted, you can click Application Records in the Actions column or choose > Application Records in the Actions column to view the status of the application.
If an application is in the Approved state, the related quota is increased.

Create an alarm rule for a quota

EIP allows you to create threshold-based alarm rules for some quotas. You can specify thresholds for quota usage or the remaining amount. When the quota usage or the remaining amount reaches the threshold, the system sends an alarm notification to the callback URL set in the alarm rule through an HTTP POST request. After you receive the notification, you can request a quota increase in advance to avoid unexpected business interruptions.

EIP allows you to create alarm rules for the eip_quota_instances_num quota. This quota specifies the number of EIPs that each Alibaba Cloud account can have.

Create an alarm rule for a quota in the Quota Center console

Log on to the Quota Center console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Alerts.
On the Quota Alerts page, click Create Quota Alert Rule.
On the Products with General Quotas page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address, find the quota, and click Create Alarm Rule in the Actions column.

In the Create Quota Alarm Rule panel, configure the parameters and click OK.

Parameter	Description
Alert Rule Name	The name of the alert rule.
Alert Rule Type	The type of the alert rule. Valid values: Alert Rule for Used Quotas: The alert rule is created for quota usage. Alert Rule for Available Quotas: The alert rule is created for the available quota.
Threshold Type	The type of the alert threshold. Valid values: Numeric: The alert threshold is a numeric value. Percentage: The alert threshold is a percentage.
Threshold	The alert threshold. You must set the threshold based on the settings of the Alert Rule Type and Threshold Type parameters. If you set the Threshold Type parameter to Numeric Value, set the threshold based on the following requirements: If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Used Quotas, and the quota usage reaches the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. The alert threshold must be greater than the current usage of the quota. If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. The alert threshold must be smaller than the current available quota. If you set the Threshold Type parameter to Percentage, set the threshold based on the following requirements: If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Used Quotas, and the quota usage reaches the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (50%, 100%]. If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (0%, 50%].
Alert Callback	The webhook URL. Quota Center sends an alert notification to the specified URL by using an HTTP POST request. For more information about the examples and parameters of alert callback requests, see What is the request content of an alert callback? Note By default, Quota Center sends an alert notification about 15 minutes after the specified alert threshold is reached. If your alert callback is integrated with the webhook of a DingTalk chatbot, you must set the custom keyword of the DingTalk chatbot to Alert and then copy the webhook URL as the URL of the alert callback.

In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Alerts. On the Quota Alerts page, view the details about the alert rule.
Optional. View the alarm callback results.
If alarm callbacks are configured for quotas, you can view the alarm callback records and the quota increase applications that were automatically submitted.
1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Alarm History. On the Alarm History page, view the alarm callback records.
  If Alarm Callback is displayed in the Notification Methods column of a record, the alarm callback is successful.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Records. On the Application Records page, view the applications that were automatically submitted to increase quotas.

Create an alarm rule for a quota in the VPC console

Log on to the VPC console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab, find the quota, and then click Create Alarm Rule in the Actions column.

In the Create Quota Alarm Rule panel, configure the parameters and click OK.

Parameter	Description
Alert Rule Name	The name of the alert rule.
Alert Rule Type	The type of the alert rule. Valid values: Alert Rule for Used Quotas: The alert rule is created for quota usage. Alert Rule for Available Quotas: The alert rule is created for the available quota.
Threshold Type	The type of the alert threshold. Valid values: Numeric: The alert threshold is a numeric value. Percentage: The alert threshold is a percentage.
Threshold	The alert threshold. You must set the threshold based on the settings of the Alert Rule Type and Threshold Type parameters. If you set the Threshold Type parameter to Numeric Value, set the threshold based on the following requirements: If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Used Quotas, and the quota usage reaches the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. The alert threshold must be greater than the current usage of the quota. If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. The alert threshold must be smaller than the current available quota. If you set the Threshold Type parameter to Percentage, set the threshold based on the following requirements: If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Used Quotas, and the quota usage reaches the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (50%, 100%]. If you set the Alert Rule Type parameter to Alert Rule for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (0%, 50%].
Alert Callback	The webhook URL. Quota Center sends an alert notification to the specified URL by using an HTTP POST request. For more information about the examples and parameters of alert callback requests, see What is the request content of an alert callback? Note By default, Quota Center sends an alert notification about 15 minutes after the specified alert threshold is reached. If your alert callback is integrated with the webhook of a DingTalk chatbot, you must set the custom keyword of the DingTalk chatbot to Alert and then copy the webhook URL as the URL of the alert callback.

Find the quota and click Alarm Settings in the Actions column.
In the Alarms dialog box, you can view the alarm information.

Create a quota template

After you create a quota template, the quota template is enabled by default. If the management account adds a member to the resource directory, the quota template automatically submits a quota increase request for the member. The quotas for existing members remain unchanged. You can use a quota template to increase multiple quotas at a time. Quota templates help you improve the efficiency and automation of quota management across your organization.

Prerequisites:

An enterprise management account is used.
A resource directory is enabled. For more information, see Enable a resource directory.

Create and use a quota template in the Quota Center console

Log on to the Quota Center console.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Templates. On the Quota Templates page, click Enable Quota Template.
In the Enable Quota Template message, click OK.
Select a quota type based on the following information.
- Add a general quota to the template
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > General Quotas.
  2. On the Products with General Quotas page, find the Networking section and click Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the General Quotas page, find the quota that you want to manage and click Add to Quota Template in the Actions column.
  4. In the Add to Quota Template dialog box, set the Applied Quotas parameter and click OK.
- Add a privilege to a quota template
  1. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Products > Privileges.
  2. On the Products with Whitelist Quotas page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address.
  3. On the Products with Whitelist Quotas page, find the quota and click Add to Quota Template in the Actions column.
  4. In the Create Whitelist Quota Template dialog box, specify Quota Value, Time, Notify Result, and then click OK.

Create a quota template in the VPC console

Log on to the VPC console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab, find the quota, and then click Add to Quota Template in the Actions column.
In the Add to Quota Template dialog box, set the Applied Quotas parameter and click OK.