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About The Quotas Extension
The quotas extension enables limiters placed on the resources used per tenant (project) for virtual instances. it is used with the OpenStack Compute API 1.1 for administrators who need to control the amount of volumes, memory, floating IP addresses, instances, or cores allowed within a defined tenant or project.
To use this extension, you need to have administrative rights to the tenants upon which you are placing quotas. .. Are there any pre-requisites prior to using it such as special hardware or configuration?
To obtain current information the extensions available to you, issue an EXTENSION query on the OpenStack system where it is installed, such as http://mycloud.com/v1.1/tenant/extensions.
Quotas Extension Overview
- Name
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Quotas
- Namespace
- Alias
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OPS-QUO
- Contact
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Name <jake@markupisart.com>
- Status
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Alpha
- Extension Version
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v1.0 (2011-08-16)
- Dependencies
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Compute API 1.1
- Doc Link (PDF)
- Doc Link (WADL)
- Short Description
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This extension enables quota management for OpenStack Compute servers so that resources for virtual instances are properly managed.
Sample Query Responses
As shown below, responses to an EXTENSION query in XML or JSON provide basic information about the extension.
Extension Query Response: XML:
Extension Query Response: JSON:
{"extensions": [{"updated": "2011-08-08T00:00:00+00:00", "name": "Quotas", "links": [], "namespace": "http://docs.openstack.org/ext/quotas-sets/api/v1.1", "alias": "os-quota-sets", "description": "Quotas management support"}]}Document Change History
| Revision Date | Summary of Changes |
| 2011-09-14 | Initial draft |
Summary of Changes
This extension to the OpenStack Compute API allows administrators to control quotas for tenants (formerly known as projects).
To support these new actions, the extension also issues new (faults, headers, resources, states, you name it.)
New Action
List the actions each in a section. Enter "None" if there are no changes.
Include the response codes, transitions if applicable, and XML and JSON examples.
New Faults
New Headers
New Resources
New States
Changes to the Cloud Servers Specification
List the specific changes to the API. For example:
In section 4.1.1 (List Servers) of the Cloud Servers Specification: Examples 4.1 and 4.2 should be replaced with Example 2.7 and Example 2.8 below.
Provide examples in XML and JSON