I need help upgrading some resources on Compute Engine. I need a machine that is slightly more powerful than the standard one, but I am unable to do so.
The issue is as follows: on a previous account, I could request quotas easily, without any errors, but now I can’t set any quotas. The only option is to contact support, specifically the sales team, but they do not respond.
What I need, at a minimum, are: 24 vCPUs, 1 vGPU, 700 GB of storage, and 120 GB of RAM. However, I cannot make this request.
Verify your Quota Usage and Limits by checking the Google Cloud Console’s Quotas page. Ensure you accurately understand your existing limits for vCPUs, memory, GPUs, and persistent disk storage.
Note: if you are using Free Tier as mentioned by @DamianS there are usage limits as listed here indocumentation.
Here are some workarounds you may try and explore:
Preemptible VMs: For less critical workloads, consider preemptible VMs. They are significantly cheaper but can be terminated with short notice. This is a good way to test resource needs without immediately requesting quota increases.
Spot VMs: Similar to preemptible VMs, spot VMs offer unused capacity at a discounted rate. They are subject to interruption but offer potential cost savings.
Also, check this tool Machine family selector to select the best configuration for your VM instance.
For your reference, you may refer to these documentations:
If you have questions, clarification and need further assistance with your Quotas, please feel free to reach out to our support team.
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Thank you for your very helpful responses, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your work to reply. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to resolve my issue yet. I believe the quota increase policy was modified this month, or perhaps there’s some restriction on my account, as last week on 12/03, a colleague referred me to GCP and mentioned the issue with VMs. He had a free trial account for a week and was able to adjust his quotas without even needing to contact the sales team.
The machine I need must be more robust, as I’m working with large amounts of textual data. I’m developing a sort of AI system combined with a database, aiming to make it easier to search for specific documents at a university, and to help professors with plagiarism checks and other related tasks. Currently, I’m using a VM from the C2D family with 8 vCPUs and 64GB of RAM. It ran basic code for over a day and didn’t even reach 25% progress, and this is just the pre-analysis phase. I’ve tried optimizing the code and removing parts of it, but the speed is still the same.
I tested the same code on my friend’s machine, as I mentioned earlier, and it finished execution in an average of 4 hours. His VM has 32 vCPUs, 150GB of RAM, and extreme SSD storage.
In this case, what can I do to increase my quotas? I’ve already reached out to the sales team, but received no response. I’ve also emailed the quota request team, but haven’t heard back. I’m feeling stuck and really need help. Initially, I’ll need the increased quota until I finish this heavier workload, and after that, I can reduce my quota back to the standard level if necessary.