Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Question 125
Select 4Google Cloud PlatformYou are managing a Cloud SQL instance for a production application. Recently, users have reported intermittent failures due to 'quota exceeded' errors. You need to identify and resolve the quota issue while ensuring the application is not disrupted. Which steps should you take to monitor and update the relevant quotas?
- A
Navigate to the Google Cloud Console, go to the Quotas page, and filter by the relevant service to check the current quota usage.
- B
Request a quota increase from the Quotas page in the Google Cloud Console, specifying the required limit for your Cloud SQL resources.
- C
Create a Stackdriver Monitoring alert to notify you when the quota usage for your Cloud SQL resources exceeds 80%.
- D
Restart the Cloud SQL instance to reset the quota usage and avoid further failures.
- E
Use the gcloud CLI to list and describe your project's quotas and monitor the usage programmatically.
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Correct answers: A, B, C, E
Explanation
To address quota issues in Google Cloud, you should first monitor the current quota usage and identify the quotas being exceeded. This can be done via the Google Cloud Console or programmatically using the gcloud CLI. Once identified, you can request an increase in the quotas as needed. Additionally, setting up monitoring alerts helps to detect and respond to quota usage spikes proactively. Restarting a Cloud SQL instance does not impact quota usage and is not a valid solution in this scenario.
- A. Correct.
Correct. The Quotas page in the Google Cloud Console allows you to monitor current quota usage and identify specific quota limits that are being exceeded.
- B. Correct.
Correct. Requesting a quota increase is the appropriate action to ensure that your application has sufficient resources to prevent future errors.
- C. Correct.
Correct. Setting up alerts through Stackdriver Monitoring (now part of Cloud Monitoring) ensures you are proactively notified before quotas are exhausted.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Restarting the Cloud SQL instance does not reset or affect quota usage. Quotas are related to project-level limits, not instance-level configurations.
- E. Correct.
Correct. The gcloud CLI provides a programmatic way to list and monitor quotas, which is useful for automation and additional insights.