User controlled fault domains

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a request to add a plurality of resources associated with a user to an area of a provider network, the plurality of resources associated with at least one fault domain indication;
• identifying at least one sub-area of the area of the provider network to which to add the plurality of resources, the at least one sub-area including a control plane separate from the area of the provider network, wherein the area of the provider network includes a plurality of sub-areas, wherein each sub-area represents a different fault domain;
• and
• adding a first subset of the plurality of resources associated with a first account identifier of the user to a first one or more hosts associated with a first sub-area based on a first fault domain indication and a second subset of the plurality of resources associated with a second account identifier of the user to a second one or more hosts associated with a logical sub-area based on a second fault domain indication.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of sub-areas of an area of a provider network implemented by a first one or more electronic devices wherein each sub-area represents a different fault domain within the area;
• and
• a cell management service implemented by a second one or more electronic devices, the cell management service including instructions that upon execution cause the cell management service to:
• receive a request to add a plurality of resources associated with a user to an area of a provider network, the plurality of resources associated with at least one fault domain indication;
• identify at least one sub-area of the area of the provider network to which to add the plurality of resources, the at least one sub-area including a control plane separate from the area of the provider network;
• and
• add a first subset of the plurality of resources associated with a first account identifier of the user to a first one or more hosts associated with a first sub-area based on a first fault domain indication and a second subset of the plurality of resources associated with a second account identifier of the user to a second one or more hosts associated with a logical sub-area based on a second fault domain indication.