diff --git a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
index 74aa27b6c17e20f54b0ac99d01f7fab9576cbac4..b6e57a0c603ffab2da3d3e6122ff8074f720a84b 100644
--- a/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
+++ b/src/mnode/src/mnodeVgroup.c
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ int32_t mnodeGetAvailableVgroup(SMnodeMsg *pMsg, SVgObj **ppVgroup, int32_t *pSi
   }
 
   SVgObj *pVgroup = pDb->vgList[0];
+  if (pVgroup == NULL) return TSDB_CODE_MND_NO_ENOUGH_DNODES;
+
   int32_t code = mnodeAllocVgroupIdPool(pVgroup);
   if (code != TSDB_CODE_SUCCESS) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&pDb->mutex);
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/alter_option.sim b/tests/script/general/db/alter_option.sim
index f871ead11df579494aea818cf186c346932f6bea..076f7364ee2a53401af1c2f78ee72ea4862c7509 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/alter_option.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/alter_option.sim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 0
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 4
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxtablesPerVnode -v 1000
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 1000
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sleep 3000
 sql connect
 print ============================ dnode1 start
 
-sql create database db maxTables 500 cache 2 blocks 4 days 10 keep 20 minRows 300 maxRows 400 ctime 120 precision 'ms' comp 2 wal 1 replica 1
+sql create database db cache 2 blocks 4 days 10 keep 20 minRows 300 maxRows 400 ctime 120 precision 'ms' comp 2 wal 1 replica 1
 sql show databases
 print $data00 $data01 $data02 $data03 $data04 $data05 $data06 $data07 $data08 $data09 
 if $data00 != db then 
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@ endi
 if $data06 != 20,20,20 then 
   return -1
 endi
-if $data07 != 500 then 
+if $data07 != 2 then 
   return -1
 endi
-if $data08 != 2 then 
-  return -1
-endi
-if $data09 != 4 then 
+if $data08 != 4 then 
   return -1
 endi
 
@@ -46,7 +43,6 @@ system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
 return
 sql_error alter database db cache 256
 sql_error alter database db blocks 1
-sql_error alter database db maxTables 10
 sql_error alter database db days 10
 sql_error alter database db keep 10
 sql_error alter database db minRows 350
@@ -59,7 +55,6 @@ sql_error alter database db replica 2
 
 
 print ============== step3
-sql alter database db maxTables 1000
 sql alter database db comp 1
 sql alter database db blocks 40
 sql alter database db keep 30
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_d2.sim b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_d2.sim
index bf950a5e49db189cb2b4dda47c5cd85030bf46d7..9ef39fb55664ad0f984a3a2b4971daa69feec074 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_d2.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_d2.sim
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 2
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 4
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 5
 
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode2 -i 2
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c wallevel -v 2
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 4
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 5
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s start
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ sleep 1000
 
 print ============================ step1
 
-sql create database db maxTables 5
+sql create database db
 sql create table db.st (ts timestamp, i int) tags(t int)
 sql create table db.t000 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t001 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -74,9 +76,14 @@ if $rows != 20 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step3
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 10
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 10
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 10
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t100 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t101 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -133,9 +140,14 @@ if $rows != 40 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step5
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 15
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 15
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 15
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t200 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t201 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -252,9 +264,14 @@ if $rows != 60 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step9
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 20
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 20
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 20
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t300 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t301 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -380,9 +397,14 @@ if $rows != 80 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step9
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 25
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 25
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode2 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 25
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode2 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t400 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t401 using db.st tags(1)
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v1.sim b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v1.sim
index ccddb8f95926197b25dcf27b9ab0eb24a8b5410f..dde5eb6d9ecfbce4467a54abf883cc6b9ffbb696 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v1.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v1.sim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 0
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 1
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxtablesPerVnode -v 1000
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 10
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sql connect
 
 print ============================ step1
 
-sql create database db maxTables 10
+sql create database db
 sql create table db.st (ts timestamp, i int) tags(t int)
 sql create table db.t0 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t1 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ endi
 
 print ============================ step3
 
-sql alter database db maxTables 20
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 20
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t10 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t11 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -86,9 +89,11 @@ if $rows != 20 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step5
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 30
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 30
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t20 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t21 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -183,9 +188,11 @@ if $rows != 30 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step9
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 40
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 40
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t30 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t31 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -285,9 +292,11 @@ if $rows != 40 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step12
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 50
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 50
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t40 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t41 using db.st tags(1)
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v4.sim b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v4.sim
index 75687b417e9dd41fb229e12c6478f7bb4fed723d..7c9262874d8f07cef92df2585fe60261ea763080 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v4.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/alter_tables_v4.sim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 0
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 4
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxtablesPerVnode -v 1000
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 4
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 5
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sql connect
 
 print ============================ step1
 
-sql create database db maxTables 5
+sql create database db
 sql create table db.st (ts timestamp, i int) tags(t int)
 sql create table db.t000 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t001 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ if $rows != 20 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step3
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 10
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 10
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t100 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t101 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -127,9 +129,11 @@ if $rows != 40 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step5
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 15
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 15
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t200 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t201 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -244,9 +248,11 @@ if $rows != 60 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step9
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 20
-sleep 1000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 20
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 
 sql create table db.t300 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t301 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -370,10 +376,11 @@ if $rows != 80 then
 endi
 
 print ============================ step12
-
-sql alter database db maxTables 25
-sleep 1000
-
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 25
+sleep 5000
+system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
+sleep 5000
 sql create table db.t400 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t401 using db.st tags(1)
 sql create table db.t402 using db.st tags(2)
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/alter_vgroups.sim b/tests/script/general/db/alter_vgroups.sim
index 93f3b1c0e5f25bfc17e2761ff695c3f7d8d27513..13928cf03301f1528db3a1fd9e5951b3115a6125 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/alter_vgroups.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/alter_vgroups.sim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 0
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 1
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxtablesPerVnode -v 1000
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 1
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 20
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ sql connect
 
 print ============================ step1
 
-sql create database db maxTables 20
+sql create database db
 sql create table db.st (ts timestamp, i int) tags(t int)
 sql create table db.t000 using db.st tags(0)
 sql create table db.t001 using db.st tags(1)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ endi
 
 print ============================ step3
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 2
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 2
 sleep 5000
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 sleep 5000
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ endi
 print ============================ step5
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s stop -x SIGINT
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 3
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 3
 sleep 5000
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 sleep 5000
diff --git a/tests/script/general/db/basic.sim b/tests/script/general/db/basic.sim
index 43b18abd3231c135ab798f61d4aa70ed5abd2abe..9983df378eb9520777dbf2b1db26cc8023980e46 100644
--- a/tests/script/general/db/basic.sim
+++ b/tests/script/general/db/basic.sim
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 system sh/stop_dnodes.sh
 system sh/deploy.sh -n dnode1 -i 1
 system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c wallevel -v 0
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c numOfTotalVnodes -v 4
-system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxtablesPerVnode -v 1000
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxVgroupsPerDb -v 4
+system sh/cfg.sh -n dnode1 -c maxTablesPerVnode -v 1000
 
 system sh/exec.sh -n dnode1 -s start
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $db = $dbPrefix . $i
 $tb = $tbPrefix . $i
 
 print =============== step1
-sql create database $db replica 1 days 20 keep 2000
+sql create database $db replica 1 days 20 keep 2000 cache 16
 sql show databases
 print $data00 $data01 $data02 $data03 $data04 $data05 $data06 $data07
 if $data00 != $db then 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ endi
 if $data05 != 20 then 
   return -1
 endi
-if $data07 != 1000 then 
+if $data07 != 16 then 
   return -1
 endi
  
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ if $data05 != 15 then
   return -1
 endi
 
-#if $data06 != 1500,15000,1500 then 
-#  return -1
-#endi
-if $data07 != 1000 then 
-  return -1
-endi 
-
 print =============== step6
 sql use $db
 sql create table $tb (ts timestamp, speed int)
diff --git a/tests/script/sh/deploy.sh b/tests/script/sh/deploy.sh
index ebbad475f7238031ce92142c0ac918e2f344762b..66ac1c42badc4dc911260ac8c844ffd8a9b26743 100755
--- a/tests/script/sh/deploy.sh
+++ b/tests/script/sh/deploy.sh
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ echo "mnodeEqualVnodeNum  0"              >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "clog                2"              >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "statusInterval      1"              >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "numOfTotalVnodes    4"              >> $TAOS_CFG
+echo "maxVgroupsPerDb     4"              >> $TAOS_CFG
+echo "maxTablesPerVnode   1000"           >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "asyncLog            0"              >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "numOfMnodes         1"              >> $TAOS_CFG
 echo "locale    en_US.UTF-8"              >> $TAOS_CFG