Global Resource Quotas

Global Resource Quota defines the default resource limits copied to every new customer account under a Cloud Provider setup. Customer-facing quota for CloudStack is managed entirely in CMP — not through CloudStack quota APIs.

You can set global quotas in two places:

When	Where
Cloud Provider onboarding	Wizard Step 6 — Global Quota when adding a Cloud Provider setup
After go-live	Settings → Quota → Global Resource Quota

Applies to new customers only

Global Resource Quota settings apply only to customers registered after the quota is updated.

When a new customer is created, CMP copies the current global quota into that customer's account-specific quota. Later changes to the global quota do not update existing customers — their limits stay independent after creation.

To change limits for an existing customer, use Account-Level Quotas.

Configure during Cloud Provider Setup (onboarding)

When you add a Cloud Provider setup for CloudStack, Wizard Step 6 sets the initial global quota for that setup.

Path: Settings → Cloud Providers → [Add / Edit setup] → Step 6 — Global Quota

Full onboarding flow (including Step 6): Connecting CMP to CloudStack — Wizard Step 6

Select:

Field	Purpose
Cloud Provider	Orchestrator type (for example, Cloud Stack)
Cloud Provider Setup	Specific setup (for example, CloudStack-01)

Then set the quantity for each quota type shown for that setup.

Configure from Settings (after onboarding)

Update default quotas for a Cloud Provider setup at any time without re-running the wizard.

Path: Settings → Quota → Global Resource Quota

1. Select Cloud Provider (for example, Cloud Stack)
2. Select Cloud Provider Setup (for example, CloudStack-01)
3. Edit Quantity for each Quota Type
4. Save

Existing customers are not updated

Saving a new global quota does not change customers who already have an account under this setup. Only new registrations receive the updated defaults.

Quota types (CloudStack setup)

Resource rows shown depend on services enabled for the Cloud Provider setup. Typical CloudStack global quota fields:

Compute and memory

Quota Type	Unit	Example
Instances	nos	40
CPU	core	24
Memory	gb	—
VM Autoscale	nos	29
Kubernetes	nos	10

Storage

Quota Type	Unit	Example
HDD Storage	gb	500
SSD Storage	gb	500
Volume	nos	40
Volume Snapshot	nos	20
Backups	nos	20
VM Backup	nos	10
Virtual Machine Backup	nos	10

Networking

Quota Type	Unit	Example
Network	nos	20
VPC	nos	10
Virtual Router	nos	20
Load Balancer	nos	10
IP Address	nos	20

Images and templates

Quota Type	Unit	Example
My Template	nos	10
ISO	nos	10

Licences and add-ons

Quota Type	Unit	Example
Licence	nos	10
Operating System Licence	nos	10
Marketplace Licence	nos	10
Addon	nos	10
Pool Card Subscription	nos	10
Scheduler Action	nos	10
VNF Appliance	nos	10

Storage categories and tiers in CMP relate to Storage Settings. Packages that consume these quotas are under Offering Sync and Packages.

CloudStack and CMP quota (important)

For CloudStack, customer quota is configured and enforced in CMP. Admins do not manage day-to-day customer limits via CloudStack quota APIs.

CloudStack still has its own domain / account / project limits (max.* Global Settings). Those limits remain active in CloudStack and can block provisioning if they are lower than CMP quota.

Layer	Role	Documentation
CMP Global Resource Quota	Defaults copied to new customers	This page
CMP Account / Project quota	Per-customer and within-account limits	Account-Level Quotas, Project-Level Quotas
CloudStack Global Settings	Orchestrator-side max.* caps (keep ≥ CMP or -1)	Quota Management (ACS)
Alignment guidance	Keep orchestrator limits above CMP	Orchestrator-Side Quota Sync

CloudStack setup checklist

When configuring CloudStack for CMP:

1. Set CMP global quota (onboarding Step 6 or Settings → Quota)
2. Raise CloudStack max.account.* / max.project.* (or set -1) — see Configuring CloudStack quotas
3. Use Mapping CMP quotas to CloudStack settings when comparing values

Related

• Account-Level Quotas
• Project-Level Quotas
• Quota Requests & Approvals
• Orchestrator-Side Quota Sync
• Quota Management — ACS