An operations team is scaling up an application running on Google Compute Engine in region us-central1 to accommodate seasonal traffic. When attempting to increase the target size of the Managed Instance Group (MIG), the operation fails with a vCPU QUOTA_EXCEEDED error. Which action should the team take to successfully increase the compute capacity in us-central1?
- Submit an explicit quota increase request for Compute Engine vCPUs in region us-central1 through the Google Cloud Console or gcloud CLI.Answer
- BCreate a secondary subnetwork in a different zone within us-central1 to automatically reset the regional vCPU quota limit.
- CUpdate the Managed Instance Group instance template to use Spot VMs, as Spot instances are exempt from regional project quotas.
- DGrant the primitive Owner role to the Compute Engine default service account to grant elevated permissions to override quota enforcement.
Answer
Submitting an explicit quota increase request for Compute Engine vCPUs in region us-central1 through the Google Cloud Console or gcloud CLI is the correct approach.
When a Google Cloud resource expansion fails due to a QUOTA_EXCEEDED error, the standard and official procedure is to request a quota increase through the IAM & Admin > Quotas section of the Google Cloud Console or by using gcloud commands. Google Cloud evaluates quota requests based on project history and resource availability.
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Key Concept
Managing GCP resource quota limits and requesting quota increases for Compute Engine operational scaling.