AOSREL03-BP01 Regularly review your OpenSearch Service quotas

Prevent workload limitations in Amazon OpenSearch Service by regularly reviewing and updating your domain quotas for smooth operation.

Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Low

Desired outcome: Your OpenSearch Service domain quotas are regularly reviewed to prevent limitations on your OpenSearch workloads.

Benefits of establishing this best practice: Regularly reviewing OpenSearch Service quotas helps avoid limitations on your workloads, and you can continue to operate without restrictions.

Implementation guidance

Familiarize yourself with the domain and instance quotas for Amazon OpenSearch Service in your specific Region.

Implementation steps

• Understand Amazon OpenSearch Service's quota and limit policies by visiting Amazon OpenSearch Service quotas and Amazon OpenSearch Service endpoints and quotas, which provide a comprehensive list of all applicable quotas and restrictions.

• Monitor your quotas regularly:

  • Set a schedule to review your OpenSearch Service quotas regularly (like monthly or quarterly).

  • Make this a part of your operational procedures to maintain visibility into your resource limits and usage.

• To increase a soft limit, you can open a support ticket and use Service Quotas.

• Log in to AWS Management Console.

• To use Service Quotas:

  • Choose AWS Services in the Service Quotas left navigation.

  • Locate OpenSearch Service Quotas.

  • Search for Amazon OpenSearch Service.

  • Select the desired quota you want to increase, and choose Request increase at account level.