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AWS AWS Fault Injection Service (AWS FIS) Service Limits

54 quotas for AWS Fault Injection Service (AWS FIS). 43 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
Target ManagedResources for aws:arc:start-zonal-autoshift action.

Target ManagedResources for aws:arc:start-zonal-autoshift action.

general
200
count
Adjustable
Target Subnets for aws:network:disrupt-connectivity

Target Subnets for aws:network:disrupt-connectivity

networking
100
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-kill-process

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-kill-process

general
200
count
Adjustable
Target Kinesis data streams for aws:kinesis:stream-expired-iterator-exception action.

Target Kinesis data streams for aws:kinesis:stream-expired-iterator-exception action.

general
280
count
Adjustable
Target ReplicationGroups for aws:elasticache:interrupt-cluster-az-power - Deprecation Planned

Target ReplicationGroups for aws:elasticache:interrupt-cluster-az-power - Deprecation Planned

capacity
5
count
Adjustable
Experiment duration in hours

Experiment duration in hours

general
12
count
Fixed
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-io-stress

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-io-stress

general
1,000
count
Adjustable
Target account configurations per experiment template

Target account configurations per experiment template

general
40
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-packet-loss

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-packet-loss

networking
200
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-latency

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-latency

networking
200
count
Adjustable
Target Auto Scaling groups for aws:ec2:asg-insufficient-instance-capacity-error

Target Auto Scaling groups for aws:ec2:asg-insufficient-instance-capacity-error

capacity
500
count
Adjustable
Stop conditions per experiment template

Stop conditions per experiment template

general
5
count
Fixed
Target Virtual Interfaces for aws:directconnect:virtual-interface

Target Virtual Interfaces for aws:directconnect:virtual-interface

general
5
count
Adjustable
Target Kinesis data streams for aws:kinesis:stream-provisioned-throughput-exception action.

Target Kinesis data streams for aws:kinesis:stream-provisioned-throughput-exception action.

general
280
count
Adjustable
Target Subnets for aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

Target Subnets for aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

networking
50
count
Adjustable
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-cpu-stress

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-cpu-stress

compute
1,000
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-io-stress

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-io-stress

general
200
count
Adjustable
Maximum number of Managed Prefix Lists in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

Maximum number of Managed Prefix Lists in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

networking
15
count
Fixed
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-latency

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-latency

networking
1,000
count
Adjustable
Parallel actions per experiment

Parallel actions per experiment

general
10
count
Fixed
Action duration in hours

Action duration in hours

general
12
count
Fixed
Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-error action.

Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-error action.

general
140
count
Adjustable
Target Clusters for aws:ecs:drain-container-instances

Target Clusters for aws:ecs:drain-container-instances

capacity
100
count
Adjustable
Target multi-Region clusters for aws:memorydb:multi-region-cluster-pause-replication action.

Target multi-Region clusters for aws:memorydb:multi-region-cluster-pause-replication action.

compute
50
count
Adjustable
Active experiments

Active experiments

general
5
count
Fixed
Target Instances for aws:ssm:send-command

Target Instances for aws:ssm:send-command

capacity
200
count
Adjustable
Maximum number of routes in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

Maximum number of routes in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

networking
200
count
Fixed
Completed experiment data retention in days

Completed experiment data retention in days

general
120
count
Fixed
Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-http-integration-response action.

Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-http-integration-response action.

general
140
count
Adjustable
Target Aurora DSQL clusters for aws:dsql:cluster-connection-failure action.

Target Aurora DSQL clusters for aws:dsql:cluster-connection-failure action.

networking
100
count
Adjustable
Target Volumes for aws:ebs:pause-volume-io

Target Volumes for aws:ebs:pause-volume-io

storage
160
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-cpu-stress

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-cpu-stress

compute
200
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:stop-task

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:stop-task

general
500
count
Adjustable
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-delete

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-delete

general
1,000
count
Adjustable
Target Instances for aws:ec2:reboot-instances

Target Instances for aws:ec2:reboot-instances

capacity
600
count
Adjustable
Target TransitGateways for aws:network:transit-gateway-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

Target TransitGateways for aws:network:transit-gateway-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

networking
50
count
Adjustable
Target Nodegroups for aws:eks:terminate-nodegroup-instances

Target Nodegroups for aws:eks:terminate-nodegroup-instances

capacity
100
count
Adjustable
Target SpotInstances for aws:ec2:send-spot-instance-interruptions

Target SpotInstances for aws:ec2:send-spot-instance-interruptions

capacity
100
count
Adjustable
Actions per experiment template

Actions per experiment template

general
20
count
Fixed
Target Buckets for aws:s3:bucket-pause-replication

Target Buckets for aws:s3:bucket-pause-replication

storage
25
count
Adjustable
Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-blackhole-port

Target Tasks for aws:ecs:task-network-blackhole-port

networking
200
count
Adjustable
Maximum number of Route Tables in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

Maximum number of Route Tables in aws:network:route-table-disrupt-cross-region-connectivity

networking
10
count
Fixed
Target Instances for aws:ec2:stop-instances

Target Instances for aws:ec2:stop-instances

capacity
400
count
Adjustable
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-packet-loss

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-packet-loss

networking
1,000
count
Adjustable
Action minutes per multi-Region strongly consistent (MRSC) global table for aws:dynamodb:global-table-pause-replication action

Action minutes per multi-Region strongly consistent (MRSC) global table for aws:dynamodb:global-table-pause-replication action

general
5,040
count
Adjustable
Target Clusters for aws:rds:failover-db-cluster

Target Clusters for aws:rds:failover-db-cluster

capacity
160
count
Adjustable
Target ReplicationGroups for aws:elasticache:replicationgroup-interrupt-az-power

Target ReplicationGroups for aws:elasticache:replicationgroup-interrupt-az-power

general
50
count
Adjustable
Target DBInstances for aws:rds:reboot-db-instances

Target DBInstances for aws:rds:reboot-db-instances

capacity
130
count
Adjustable
Experiment templates

Experiment templates

general
500
count
Fixed
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-blackhole-port

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-network-blackhole-port

networking
1,000
count
Adjustable
Target tables for aws:dynamodb:global-table-pause-replication action

Target tables for aws:dynamodb:global-table-pause-replication action

general
60
count
Adjustable
Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-memory-stress

Target Pods for aws:eks:pod-memory-stress

compute
1,000
count
Adjustable
Target Instances for aws:ec2:terminate-instances

Target Instances for aws:ec2:terminate-instances

capacity
300
count
Adjustable
Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-add-delay action.

Target functions for aws:lambda:invocation-add-delay action.

general
140
count
Adjustable

How to Request a Quota Increase

  1. 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
  2. 2Select AWS Fault Injection Service (AWS FIS) from the service list.
  3. 3Find the quota and click "Request increase".
  4. 4Enter the desired value and submit. Most increases are approved within a few hours.

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Quick Stats

Total Quotas54
Adjustable43
Fixed11
Commonly Hit0