Is Azure out of capacity for app service plans across multiple regions?

WalterG-2405 0

Over the past five years, we've been able to scale an app service plan up and down based on usage. About a month ago, we received the error "This region has a quota of 0 instances for your subscription" when trying to scale the app service plan up to the Standard small SKU in the North Central US region. In the app service, we examined "Diagnose and solve problems" -> "Configuration and Management" -> "Check VM Quota" and received the message "There are no quotas set for the subscription in region NCUS at this time."

Attempting to create a new app service plan resulted in the same error. We cycled through every paid SKU, trying to create a new app service plan with each one, and encountered the same error every time. We tried creating new app service plans in the South Central US, West Central US, and West US 3 and encountered the same error every time, regardless of the SKU we used.

I opened a support ticket and have been working with a support engineer over the past week. They have explained that there have been capacity constraints in various regions due to high demand. In these cases, new app service plans cannot be created in those regions.

The responses we have received from the support engineer indicate that Azure is out of capacity across multiple regions and has been for at least a month. Given that an essential aspect of the Cloud is the ability to scale resources up and out as needed, the inability to do so on Azure is concerning.

Are others running into this same issue?

Regards,

Walter G

Laxman Reddy Revuri 800 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-11-20T18:06:10.54+00:00

Hi @WalterG-2405
Thanks for the question and using MS Q&A platform.

Switch Regions: If one region is limited (like North Central US or Canada Central), try using another region with less demand.

Distribute Traffic: If your app can tolerate some delay, use Azure Traffic Manager or Front Door to route traffic across multiple regions for better performance and availability.

Use Availability Zones: Some regions have multiple Availability Zones. Try switching zones within the same region for potentially more capacity.

Review Usage: Look at your current resources (VMs, databases, App Services) and remove anything unused or underused to free up capacity.

Scale Down or Consolidate: Reduce unnecessary resources or combine smaller plans into one larger plan.

Use Auto-scaling: Set up auto-scaling to automatically adjust resources based on demand, avoiding unnecessary limits.

Provision in Advance: If you expect to need more capacity, set up resources ahead of time to avoid issues when demand spikes.

Use Reserved Instances: For predictable workloads, reserve resources for 1-3 years to get discounts and priority access.

Monitor Usage: Use Azure Monitor and Application Insights to track usage and plan for future needs.

Check Subscription Limits: Free trials have limited quotas. Check your subscription’s Usage + Quotas in the portal to make sure you’re not hitting any limits.
I hope this information is helpful.

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