Merge pull request #267078 from SnehaSudhirG/23Feb-AutomationLimits

Updated the automation limits

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

includes/azure-automation-service-limits.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: automation
 author: mgoedtel
 ms.service: automation
 ms.topic: "include"
-ms.date: 07/22/2021
+ms.date: 02/23/2024
 ms.author: magoedte
 ms.custom: "include file"
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@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ms.custom: "include file"
 
 | Resource | Limit |Notes|
 | --- | --- |---|
-| Maximum number of new jobs that can be submitted every 30 seconds per Azure Automation account (nonscheduled jobs) |100 |When this limit is reached, the subsequent requests to create a job fail. The client receives an error response.|
-| Maximum number of concurrent running jobs at the same instance of time per Automation account (nonscheduled jobs) |200 |When this limit is reached, the subsequent requests to create a job fail. The client receives an error response.|
+| Maximum number of new jobs that can be submitted every 30 seconds per Azure Automation account  |100 |When this limit is reached, the subsequent requests to create a job fail. The client receives an error response.|
+| Maximum number of concurrent running jobs at the same instance of time per Automation account  |200 |When this limit is reached, the subsequent requests to create a job fail. The client receives an error response. </br> </br> Free trial and Azure for Student subscriptions can run up to 10 concurrent jobs at the same instance of time per Automation account. <sup>2</sup>|
 | Maximum storage size of job metadata for a 30-day rolling period | 10 GB (approximately 4 million jobs)|When this limit is reached, the subsequent requests to create a job fail. |
 | Maximum job stream limit|1 MiB|A single stream cannot be larger than 1 MiB.|
 | Maximum job stream limit on Azure Automation portal | 200KB | Portal limit to show the job logs.|
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ms.custom: "include file"
 | Maximum amount of memory given to a sandbox<sup>1</sup> |400 MB |Applies to Azure sandboxes only.|
 | Maximum number of network sockets allowed per sandbox<sup>1</sup> |1,000 |Applies to Azure sandboxes only.|
 | Maximum runtime allowed per runbook<sup>1</sup> |3 hours |Applies to Azure sandboxes only.|
-| Maximum number of Automation accounts in a subscription |No limit ||
+| Maximum number of Automation accounts in a subscription |No limit |Enterprise and Pay-as-you-go subscriptions can create Automation accounts in any of the [regions supported](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/automation/) by the service. </br> </br> Free trial and Azure for Student subscriptions can create only one Automation account per region per subscription. Allowed list of regions: EastUS, EastUS2, WestUS, NorthEurope, SoutheastAsia, and JapanWest <sup>2</sup> |
 | Maximum number of system hybrid runbook workers per Automation Account|4,000||
 | Maximum number of user hybrid runbook workers per Automation Account|4,000||
 |Maximum number of concurrent jobs that can be run on a single Hybrid Runbook Worker|50 ||
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ ms.custom: "include file"
 | Maximum number of tags supported by an Automation account|15||
 |Maximum number of characters in the value field of a variable| 1048576||
 
-<sup>1</sup>A sandbox is a shared environment that can be used by multiple jobs. Jobs that use the same sandbox are bound by the resource limitations of the sandbox.
+<sup>1</sup>A sandbox is a shared environment that can be used by multiple jobs. Jobs that use the same sandbox are bound by the resource limitations of the sandbox.</br>
+<sup>2</sup>To request a limit increase, create an [Azure Support request](https://portal.azure.com/). Free subscriptions including [Azure Free Account](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0044p/) and [Azure for Students](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0170p/) aren't eligible for limit or quota increases. If you have a free subscription, you can [upgrade](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/upgrade-azure-subscription) to Pay-As-You-Go subscription.
 
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