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AWS Amazon EMR Service Limits

4 quotas for Amazon EMR. 2 can be increased.

QuotaDefaultStatus
Active clusters

Maximum active EMR clusters per region.

compute
500
count
Adjustable
Instances per cluster

Maximum instances per EMR cluster.

compute
256
count
Adjustable
Instance groups per cluster

Maximum instance groups per cluster.

configuration
50
count
Fixed
Concurrent steps

Maximum concurrent steps per cluster.

compute
256
count
Fixed

How to Request a Quota Increase

  1. 1Open the AWS Service Quotas console.
  2. 2Select Amazon EMR 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 Quotas4
Adjustable2
Fixed2
Commonly Hit0