RDSQuotaStorageLimit #
Meaning #
Alert is triggered when the total of RDS storage is close from the AWS quota limit.
Impact #
Once quota is reached:
- Unable to create new RDS instances
- Unable to extend existing RDS storage
Diagnosis #
AWS default quota
AWS allows 100,000 Gigabytes of RDS storage to AWS accounts, you can request service increase if you need more storage.
This quota doesnt apply to Amazon Aurora, which has a maximum cluster volume of 128 TiB for each DB cluster
- Open
RDS instance overview
to check if all RDS instances are necessary
Mitigation #
Delete unused RDS instances
Request quota increase
Open
AWS service quota
console and selectAmazon Relational Database Service
Select
DB instances
and click onRequest increase at account-level
Fill the form with quota increase