Automate Quota Management

In cloud environments, service quotas are critical to system stability. Alibaba Cloud sets default limits on resource usage for each service. Examples include the number of ECS instances, RDS connections, and API call frequency. Without effective monitoring and management of these quotas, you may experience service interruptions, failed auto scaling, or degraded performance.

Priority

Chinese

Not Recommended

• Do not adjust quotas without considering workload requirements.

• You use outdated methods, such as workbooks, to manually track quotas.

• The quota is updated only at fixed epochs.

• No standardized process exists for viewing quotas or requesting quota increases.

Implementation Guide

1. Deploy an automated quota monitoring system

   1. Use the Quota Center and CloudMonitor to set threshold alerting.

2. Create global quota item alerting for API rate limits

   1. Use the Quota Center to monitor API rate limits across all APIs in a product.

3. Automated quota request mechanism

   1. For quotas that support automatic approval, set up an autocommit workflow.

   2. For quotas requiring manual approval, set up reminder notifications.

4. Review quota policies regularly

   1. Analyze quota usage trends to optimize your quota request strategy.

   2. Evaluate whether to adjust quota thresholds or scale-out policies.

Related Resources

References

• Alibaba Cloud Well-Architected Framework Stability Pillar

• Quota Alarms

• Create Global Quota Item Alerting for API Rate Limits