From bd07c5e29d2b6df0faa3c9b6103d0c7f5b85d58b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kelsey Hightower Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 07:42:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] warn users about GCP free trial limitations --- docs/01-infrastructure-gcp.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/01-infrastructure-gcp.md b/docs/01-infrastructure-gcp.md index 17fa867..34d5a04 100644 --- a/docs/01-infrastructure-gcp.md +++ b/docs/01-infrastructure-gcp.md @@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ This lab will walk you through provisioning the compute instances required for running a H/A Kubernetes cluster. A total of 9 virtual machines will be created. +If you are following this guide using the GCP free trial you may run into the following error: + +``` +ERROR: (gcloud.compute.instances.create) Some requests did not succeed: + - Quota 'CPUS' exceeded. Limit: 8.0 +``` + +This means you'll only be able to create 8 machines until you upgrade your account. In that case skip the provisioning of the `worker2` node to avoid hitting the CPUS qouta. + After completing this guide you should have the following compute instances: ``` @@ -225,6 +234,8 @@ gcloud compute instances create worker1 \ --subnet kubernetes ``` +If you are using the GCP free trial which limits your account to 8 nodes, skip the creation of `worker2` to avoid hitting the CPUS qouta. + ``` gcloud compute instances create worker2 \ --boot-disk-size 200GB \