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Difficulty: MediumManaging Compute Engine Resources

A company operates a critical processing application deployed on a Managed Instance Group (MIG) in a specific Compute Engine region. During peak traffic hours, autoscaling events fail, and system logs report that the project has reached its maximum regional vCPU threshold. The workload must continue scaling horizontally within the same region to accommodate demand. Which action should an Associate Cloud Engineer take to resolve this capacity constraint?

  1. Submit a formal quota increase request for regional vCPUs in the Google Cloud console Quotas page.Answer
  2. B
    Create a secondary Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network within the project to bypass regional compute limits.
  3. C
    Update the MIG instance template to use Spot VMs, which are exempt from regional vCPU quotas.
  4. D
    Grant the primitive Owner role to the Compute Engine service account to override quota caps.

Answer

Submit a formal quota increase request for regional vCPUs in the Google Cloud console Quotas page.
Submitting a quota increase request via the Quotas page in the Google Cloud console is the correct operational method to request additional vCPU capacity for Compute Engine in a designated region.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the cause of the autoscaling failure
System logs confirm that the regional vCPU quota limit has been exhausted.
Compute Engine resources are constrained by regional and project-level quota caps to prevent unexpected spending and resource exhaustion.
2
Determine the appropriate administrative procedure
Select the option to request an official GCP quota evaluation and increase.
Quota limits cannot be bypassed by network reconfiguration, role modifications, or switching instance types without separate quota provisions.
3
Execute the request via Google Cloud Console
Navigate to IAM & Admin > Quotas, select the regional vCPU metric, and submit an increase request.
Google Cloud approval workflows process quota expansions officially through this channel.

Key Concept

Managing GCP Resource Quotas for Compute Engine Resources
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Managing Compute Engine Resources

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