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Difficulty: MediumManaging and Requesting GCP Resource Quotas

A Cloud Engineer needs to request an increase for the regional Compute Engine N2 CPUs quota in a Google Cloud project using the Google Cloud Console. What is the correct sequence of steps to submit this quota increase request?

  1. 1Navigate to IAM & Admin > Quotas & System Limits in the Google Cloud Console for the target project.
  2. 2Filter the quota list by Service (Compute Engine API) and Metric (N2 CPUs), then locate the target region.
  3. 3Select the checkbox for the target quota metric and click Edit Quotas.
  4. 4Enter the new requested quota limit value, provide a business justification, and submit the request.

Answer

The correct order to request a GCP quota increase is: First, navigate to IAM & Admin > Quotas & System Limits in the Google Cloud Console. Second, filter for the specific service, metric, and target region. Third, select the quota metric checkbox and click Edit Quotas. Fourth, enter the new requested limit value, provide a justification, and submit the request.
To successfully request a GCP resource quota increase in the Cloud Console, an engineer must start at IAM & Admin > Quotas & System Limits, filter down to the specific service and regional metric, select the item to click Edit Quotas, and finally supply the requested limit and justification upon submission.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Navigate to the Quotas & System Limits section
Opens the central quota management interface for the project
Quota management tools in GCP are located under the IAM & Admin section of the console.
2
Filter for the target quota metric
Displays the exact Compute Engine N2 CPUs entry for the specific region
Quotas are scoped by service, resource metric, and geographic region or location.
3
Initiate quota editing
Opens the request panel for modifying the selected quota
Selecting the quota line item and clicking Edit Quotas enables input fields for request submission.
4
Provide new limit and justification before submitting
Sends the quota increase request to Google Cloud support for review
Quota increases require specifying the target limit value and a business justification.

Key Concept

Requesting GCP Resource Quota Increases via Cloud Console
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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