Set a quota alert for a General-purpose data transfer plan so that the system notifies you by text message and email when the remaining quota of the General-purpose data transfer plan reaches the specified threshold.
Background
Quota alerts notify you when the remaining data in a General-purpose data transfer plan drops to a set percentage. This helps you purchase a new General-purpose data transfer plan before the current one is exhausted, avoiding higher on-demand data charges from General-purpose data transfer plan depletion.
By default, an alert is sent when usage of a General-purpose data transfer plan reaches 80%. You can customize the threshold. For example, for a 10 GB plan with the threshold set to 10%, the system sends an alert when the remaining quota of the General-purpose data transfer plan drops to 1 GB.
Alerts may be delayed. Bills reflect actual usage. Purchase new data transfer plans in advance based on your usage.
Procedure
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Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.
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In the left-side navigation pane, choose Manage Reserved Instances.
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On the Manage Reserved Instances page, select Resource Plan.
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Click Set Remaining Quota Alert. Next to Set Remaining Quota Alert Uniformly, turn on Enable Alert, select a percentage from Remaining Quota Proportion, and click OK.
You can also set the remaining quota percentage for a specific General-purpose data transfer plan individually from the resource plan list.