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 alert rules for quotas. This topic describes how to query Elastic IP Address (EIP) quotas, increase EIP quotas, and set alert rules for quotas.

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 use multiple Alibaba Cloud services and want to manage the quotas of all these services on the same page, we recommend that you 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

  1. Log on to the Quota Center console.
  2. Select a quota type and view quota usage 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 general quotas in the VPC console

  1. Log on to the VPC console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
  3. On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab to view quota names, descriptions, and usage.

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: The quota increase takes effect regardless of the method used.

Request a quota increase in the Quota Center console

  1. Log on to the Quota Center console.
  2. Select a quota type and request a quota increase 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 Quantity and Reason parameters, and click OK.
        Note
        • Applications are reviewed by the technical support team for each cloud service. To increase the success rate of your application, you must specify a reasonable desired quota value and detailed reasons when you submit an application to increase the value of the quota.
        • Alibaba Cloud approves or rejects your application after evaluating the information that you provide. Application results are sent to you by text message and email.
      5. In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Records to view the status of an application.

        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.
      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 > Whitelist Quotas.
      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 Whitelist Quotas dialog box, specify Quota Value, Time, Reason, and Notify Result. Then, click OK.
      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.

Increase general quotas in the VPC console

  1. Log on to the VPC console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
  3. On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab, find the quota, and then click Apply in the Actions column.
  4. In the Apply for Quotas dialog box, set the Quantity and Reason parameters, and click OK.
    Note
    • Applications are reviewed by the technical support team for each cloud service. To increase the success rate of your application, you must specify a reasonable desired quota value and detailed reasons when you submit an application to increase the value of the quota.
    • Alibaba Cloud approves or rejects your application after evaluating the information that you provide. Application results are sent to you by text message and email.
  5. After the application is submitted, you can click Application Records in the Actions column or choose pon > 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 alert rule for a quota

EIP allows you to create threshold-based alert rules for some quotas. You can specify thresholds for quota usage or remaining amount. When the quota usage or the remaining amount reaches the threshold, the system sends an alert notification to the callback URL set in the alert 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 alert rules for the eip_quota_instances_num quota. This quota specifies the number of EIPs that each Alibaba Cloud account can have.

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

  1. Log on to the Quota Center console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Alert.
  3. On the Quota Alert page, click Create Quota Alert.
  4. On the Products with General Quotas page, choose Networking > Elastic IP Address, find the quota, and click Create Alert in the Actions column.
  5. In the Create Quota Alert panel, set the parameters and click OK.
    ParameterDescription
    Alert NameThe name of the alert rule.
    Alert TypeThe type of the alert rule. Valid values:
    • Alert for Used Quotas: The alert rule is created for quota usage.
    • Alert for Available Quotas: The alert rule is created for the available quota.
    Threshold TypeThe type of the alert threshold. Valid values:
    • Numeric Value: The alert threshold is a numeric value.
    • Percentage: The alert threshold is a percentage.
    Threshold NumberThe alert threshold.
    You must set the threshold based on the settings of the Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (0%, 50%].
    Alert CallbackThe 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.
  6. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Alert. On the Quota Alert page, view the details about the alert rule.
  7. Optional. View the result of an alert callback.
    If you set the Alert Callback parameter, you can view the related alert callback record and application after the alert callback succeeds. The application is automatically submitted to increase the related quota.
    1. In the left-side navigation pane, click Alert History. On the Alert History page, view the alert callback record.

      If Alert Callback is displayed in the Notification Methods column of the record, the alert callback succeeds.

    2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Application Records, and view the application that is automatically submitted to increase the quota.

Create an alert rule for a quota in the VPC console

  1. Log on to the VPC console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
  3. On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab, find the quota, and then click Create Alert in the Actions column.
  4. In the Create Quota Alert panel, set the parameters and click OK.
    ParameterDescription
    Alert NameThe name of the alert rule.
    Alert TypeThe type of the alert rule. Valid values:
    • Alert for Used Quotas: The alert rule is created for quota usage.
    • Alert for Available Quotas: The alert rule is created for the available quota.
    Threshold TypeThe type of the alert threshold. Valid values:
    • Numeric Value: The alert threshold is a numeric value.
    • Percentage: The alert threshold is a percentage.
    Threshold NumberThe alert threshold.
    You must set the threshold based on the settings of the Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert 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 Type parameter to Alert for Available Quotas, and the available quota is smaller than the specified threshold, an alert notification is sent. Value range: (0%, 50%].
    Alert CallbackThe 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.
  5. In the Actions column, click Alert Item.
  6. In the Alerts dialog box, you can view the alert 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.

Before you create a quota template, make sure that the following requirements are met:

Create and use a quota template in the Quota Center console

  1. Log on to the Quota Center console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, click Quota Templates. On the Quota Templates page, click Enable Quota Template.
  3. In the Enable Quota Template message, click OK.
  4. Select the type of quota to be added to the template 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 the quota template
      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 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

  1. Log on to the VPC console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose O&M and Monitoring > Quota Management.
  3. On the Quota Management page, click the EIP tab, find the quota, and then 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.