Alibaba Cloud allows you to view and manage quotas of your Alibaba Cloud services. You can obtain usage information, apply for increases on quotas, and create quota templates. This topic describes the prerequisites and procedures for managing service quotas.
Background information
Alibaba Cloud Quota Center is a service provided by Alibaba Cloud for centralized management of Alibaba Cloud service quotas. Currently, Quota Center has integrated multiple Alibaba Cloud services, including Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB). If you are using multiple Alibaba Cloud services and want to manage all cloud service quotas in a unified interface, it is recommended to use the Quota Center.
Alternatively, you can individually manage GWLB quotas by using the quota management feature provided on the Quota Center page in the Server Load Balancer (SLB) console.
Prerequisites
By default, only the Alibaba Cloud account is authorized to manage quotas in Quota Center. If you want to allow RAM users 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 choose any of the following methods to view the quotas of GWLB:
Log on to the Quota Center console and view quotas.
Log on to the SLB console. On the Quota Center page, click the GWLB tab and set query conditions as prompted.
To view the quota items and their default values, see GWLB limits.
References provide the typical default quota values for the service and may vary from the actual values. The values in Alibaba Cloud Quota Center or in the Alibaba Cloud service console are the actual quotas applied to your Alibaba Cloud account. However, some quota items are described only in the product documentation. The quota usage information displayed in the console may be several minutes behind the actual usage values.
Procedure (Quota Center)
Log on to the Quota Center console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Products with General Quotas page, click Gateway Load Balancer in the Networking section.
On the General Quotas page, filter quotas by Keyword and view the names, descriptions, and other information of the quotas that you want to check.
Procedure (SLB console)
Log on to the SLB console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Center.
On the Quota Center page, click the GWLB tab.
On the GWLB tab, filter quotas by Keyword and view the names, descriptions, and other information of the quotas that you want to check.
Adjust quotas
Most of the quotas provided are adjustable. If the default quota is unable to meet your business requirements, you can apply for a quota increase by using one of the following methods:
Use the Quota Center console. For more information, see Submit an application to increase a quota.
Use the SLB console.
If the application is successful, the increased quota limit will be displayed in the Quota Center console and the service console.
Procedure (Quota Center)
Log on to the Quota Center console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Products with General Quotas page, click GWLB in the Networking section.
On the General Quotas page, find the quota that you want to manage and click Apply in the Actions column.
In the Apply for Quotas dialog box, set the Applied Quotas and Reason parameters and click OK.
NoteApplications are reviewed and approved by the technical support team for each 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 text messages and emails.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Records. On the Application Records page, view the status of the application.
If the application is in the Approved state, the quota is increased.
Procedure (SLB console)
Log on to the SLB console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Center.
On the Quota Center page, click the GWLB tab.
On the GWLB page, find the quota that you want to manage and click Apply in the Actions column.
In the Apply for Quotas dialog box, set the Applied Quotas and Reason parameters and click OK.
NoteApplications are reviewed and approved by the technical support team for each 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 text messages and emails.
To view the status of application, click
> Application Records in the Actions column.If the application is in the Approved state, the quota is increased.
Create a quota template
After you create a quota template, the quota template is enabled by default. If the administrator account adds a member to the resource directory, the quota template automatically submits a quota increase request for the member. The quota values for existing members remain unchanged. You can use a quota template to apply for increases on multiple quotas at a time. This automated approach can improve the efficiency of quota management across your organization.
Before you create a quota template, make sure that the following requirements are met:
An enterprise administrator account is used to log on to the console.
Resource Directory is activated. For more information, see Enable a resource directory.
Procedure (Quota Center)
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.
If quota templates are enabled, skip this step.
In the Enable Quota Template message, click OK.
If quota templates are enabled, skip this step.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Products with General Quotas page, click GWLB in the Networking section.
On the General Quotas page, find the quota that you want to manage and click Create Quota Template in the Actions column.
In the Create Quota Template dialog box, set the Applied Quotas parameter and click OK.
Procedure (SLB console)
Log on to the SLB console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Center.
On the Quota Center page, click the GWLB tab.
On the GWLB tab, find the quota that you want to manage and click Create Quota Template in the Actions column.
In the Create Quota Template dialog box, set the Applied Quotas parameter and click OK.