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Requesting API access and quota
Before you can create private clouds or access Google Cloud VMware Engine, you must
enable the corresponding VMware Engine API and have node quota available.
Your node quotas describe the maximum number of nodes you can assign in a region
and across all regions in total, assuming nodes are available. You must have
available quota in your Google Cloud project to create a private cloud in
that Google Cloud project.
You assign VMware Engine node quota per Google Cloud project, per
region. Additionally, your Google Cloud project has a global node quota that
represents the total quota across all regions. To increase your quota and assign
more nodes, you must submit a quota increase request and receive approval.
Each private cloud must contain a minimum of three nodes. To view your
Google Cloud project's available quota or request a quota increase, see
Quotas and limits.
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