g4dn in Frankfurt ? -- Max spot instance count exceeded

Question

Hi there,

now, I tried for a couple days to start a g4dn - instance. But all I get is an error --> Max spot instance count exceeded.
  
Does anybody know, how to see the usage of all the existing EC2 Instances in one availability zone over time?

It seems there're all available resources sold out or reserved for months.
 
Does anybody know, if this situation might change within the next three months?

THANKS! Marc

Answer

Seems the GPU instances are VERY constrained right now.  I requested limit increase to run a single instance and received the following reply.

**Thank you for requesting an EC2 GPU instance. At this time, we are unable to approve your increase request. Due to the recent unprecedented demand for GPU instances, quota increases for GPU instances are now facilitated by our AWS sales teams. Please reach out to your account team or contact AWS sales with a detailed description of your use-case and GPU requirements.**

Answer

Hi,

you could probably request a "Request a Spot Instance limit increase"

From https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-spot-limits.html
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Request a Spot Instance limit increase
Even though Amazon EC2 automatically increases your Spot Instance limits based on your usage, you can request a limit increase if necessary. For example, if you intend to launch more Spot Instances than your current limit allows, you can request a limit increase. You can also request a limit increase if you submit a Spot Instance request and you receive the error Max spot instance count exceeded.

To request a Spot Instance limit increase
1.Open the Create case, Service limit increase form in the Support Center console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create.
2. For Limit type, choose EC2 Spot Instances.
3. For Region, select the required Region.
4. For Primary instance type, select the Spot Instance limit for which you want to request a limit increase.
5. For New limit value, enter the total number of vCPUs that you want to run concurrently. To determine the total number of vCPUs that you need, see Amazon EC2 Instance Types to find the number of vCPUs of each instance type.
6. (Conditional) You must create a separate limit request for each Spot Instance limit. To request an increase for another Spot Instance limit, choose Add another request and repeat steps 4 and 5 in this procedure.
7.For Use case description, enter your use case, and then choose Submit.
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g4dn in Frankfurt ? --> Max spot instance count exceeded

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