VPC resource quota overview metrics definitions for quota dashboard
Some VPC resources have quotas. The following metrics definitions explain the consumption numbers that are related to the quotas with the associated limit that you see when you use the quota dashboard.
Quota metrics available by resource type
Resources that offer quota metrics, detailed in Table 1.
| Resource type | Resource quota name | Location | Secondary resource ID |
|---|---|---|---|
share |
share |
{region} | {account ID} |
volume |
volume |
{region} | {account ID} |
load-balancer |
load-balancer |
{region} | {account ID} |
instance |
instance-vcpu |
{region} | {account ID} |
instance |
instance-memory |
{region} | {account ID} |
dedicated host |
instance-vcpu |
{region} | {account ID} |
vpc |
vpc |
{region} | {account ID} |
security-group |
security-group |
{region} | {VPC ID} |
security-group |
security-group-rule |
{region} | {security group ID} |
subnet |
subnet |
{region} | {VPC ID} |
floating-ip |
floating-ip |
{region} | {account ID} |
reserved-ip |
reserved-ip |
{region} | {account ID} |
network-acl |
network-acl |
{region} | {VPC ID} |
network-acl |
network-acl-rule |
{region} | {network ACL ID} |
Select availability cluster-network |
cluster_networks |
{region} | {account ID} |
Select availability cluster-network |
cluster_network_subnets |
{region} | {Cluster Network ID} |
Select availability cluster-network |
cluster_network_subnet_reserved_ips |
{region} | {account ID} |
Resource quota consumption
The amount of a resource that is consumed for a specific resource type, detailed in Table 2.
| Description | Metadata |
|---|---|
Metric Name |
ibm_is_resource_quota_consumption |
Metric Type |
gauge |
Value Type |
none |
Segment By |
IBM IS Generation, Name of resource type for quota, Associated Resource |
Resource quota limit
The resource quota limit for a specific resource type, detailed in Table 3.
| Description | Metadata |
|---|---|
Metric Name |
ibm_is_resource_quota_limit |
Metric Type |
gauge |
Value Type |
none |
Segment By |
IBM IS Generation, Name of resource type for quota, Associated Resource |
Attributes for segmentation
Global attributes
The following attributes are available for segmenting all VPC metrics.
| Attribute name | Attribute | Attribute description |
|---|---|---|
Cloud Type |
ibm_ctype |
The cloud type is a value of public, dedicated, or local |
Location |
ibm_location |
The location of the monitored resource - it can be a region, data center or global |
Resource |
ibm_resource |
The resource that is measured by the service - typically an identifying name or GUID |
Resource Type |
ibm_resource_type |
The type of the resource that is measured by the service |
Resource group |
ibm_resource_group_name |
The resource group where the service instance was created |
Scope |
ibm_scope |
The scope is the account, organization, or space GUID associated with this metric |
Service name |
ibm_service_name |
Name of the service that is generating this metric |
Other attributes
The following attributes are available for segmenting one or more attributes as described in the Global attributes reference. See the individual metrics for segmentation options.
| Attribute name | Attribute | Attribute description |
|---|---|---|
Associated Resource |
ibm_is_secondary_resource_id |
The ID of a linked or associated resource |
IBM IS Generation |
ibm_is_generation |
IBM IS Generation |
Name of resource type for quota |
ibm_is_resource_quota_name |
The name of the resource type that is monitored for quota usage/limit |