Block Storage
Discussion List
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Free Tier: Compute instance stuck in 'Terminating' for over 7 days (Region: us-phoenix-1)Summary: Compute instance stuck in 'Terminating' state for over a week, deadlocking the boot volume. Requesting backend assistance to force-clear the instance and detach… -
OCI WAF PolicyHi Team, We have receieved 429 ratelimit error in oci waf policy logs which is attached to oci load balancer. Client IP shown as 167.***.**.17 xForwardedFor: 38.***.***.…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after limit change — can I safely recreate it from a boot volume baAlways Free A1 instance disabled after limit change — can I safely recreate it from a boot volume backup? Hello, I have an Always Free Ampere A1 instance in eu-marseille…
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Request for a Grace Period to Recover Data After Always Free A1 Limit EnforcementHello Oracle team, I would like to suggest providing a temporary grace period of at least 10 days for users affected by the new Always Free Ampere A1 limits. My tenancy …
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URGENT: Always Free automated termination, instance and boot volume disappeared; need data recoveryMy Ubuntu server in Oracle Cloud was running normally earlier today, August 18, 2026, and then became unreachable. Oracle had previously sent me an email titled “Action …
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Boot Volume resized to 200 GB but guest OS still detects a 50 GB diskHello, I resized my Oracle Cloud Boot Volume from 50GB to 200GB. The Oracle Console and OCI CLI both report the Boot Volume as 200GB, but the guest OS (Ubuntu 22.04) sti…
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Cannot restore boot volume backup from disabled Always Free instanceSummary/Content Hello Oracle Team, I have an Oracle Cloud Always Free tenancy in the Mumbai region. My compute instance became disabled after my tenancy was converted to…
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Oracle Cost Analysis charging block volumes within free tierI am trying to estimate the costs for running a free oracle kubernetes cluster (basic) using A1 Ampere Nodes with 12GB RAM each. When I selected the block volumes for th…
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attaching block volume to a database nodeAttaching a block volume to a database node Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Version (include the version you are using, if applicable): Co…
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unable to create Always free VM due to insufficient hard drive resourcesSummary: Unable to create an Always free VM due to insufficient storage resources even though I am using 47 GB/200 GB. Content (please ensure you mask any confidential i…
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Bug with instance and block storage quota calculation on free accountI have been dealing with this issue for a couple of years now. There is a discrepancy in the way my account's instances and block storage is being calcualted. Its possib…
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Unable to access terminal or do anythingSummary: I am unable to SSH or use cloud terminal and etc methods Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Today, i got a vm back, and I had a boot…
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My boot volume can't find my comp instance, my instance has a disabled "replace boot volume" button.Summary: So I was trying to extend the storage in my boot volume and I ended up trashing the partition tables and bricking the OCI instance on accident. No biggie, shoul…
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how can we archive unattached block volumes to save cost?Summary: We got a number of block volumes and associate backups those we would like to retain for future reference, would like know if it is possible to transfer the to … -
Boot volume became corrupted after previously working — any way to recover?My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in ap-tokyo-1 used to boot normally but the boot volume is now corrupted. There is no data to keep on the boot volume; the ma…
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Getting error while creating bucket and policy and compartment in OCI lab enviromentSummary: Getting error while creating bucket and policy and compartment in OCI lab environment Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Hello All, … -
lost SSH key for VM.Standard.A1.Flex in availability domain AD-1 ,its now Out of capacity for shapeSummary: lost SSH key for Linux 8 VM.Standard.A1.Flex in availability domain AD-1 ,its now Out of capacity for shape for detach and attach boot volume method Can someone…
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Boot Volume stuck in TERMINATED state – cannot attach, recover, or deleteSummary: Boot Volume in my tenancy is stuck in Terminated state, and cannot be attached, restored, deleted, or moved. This prevents me from starting a new instance or re…
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My Block Volume on OCI Free Tier has disappearedHi, I'm an OCI Free Tier user and I have a problem with a Block Volume that has disappeared from my account. I'm certain that I did not delete it manually, and I have so…
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Urgent Help: Two Boot Volumes Cannot Be Deleted, Says They're Still Attached After Instance TerminatHello everyone, I'm facing a critical issue and need the community's or Oracle Support's help. I have two boot volumes that cannot be deleted because the system reports …
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Can't create Object Storage Bucket in Free tier OCISummary: Can't create Object Storage Bucket in Free tier OCI Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Hi All, I have a free-tier OCI account, and I…
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Details about Incremental Backup on OCI Volume Backup PoliciesSummary: I need to understand better about Incremental Backup on OCI Volume Backup Policies Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): I have an inst…
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Can we do P2T refresh during peak hoursHi Team, If users are using the fusion production during P2T, is there any impact on cloning activity? Confirm any downtime is required during P2T or user can use the pr…
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Can't create new Ampere vmOracle Cloud free tier provides (theoretically) 2 always free VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro (1 OCPU/1GB RAM) and up to 4 VM.Standard.A1.Flex instances (summary 4 OCPU/24GB RAM)…
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blk id hangsHi Team, blkid and fdisk -l commands hang forever in OEL 8. We found one disk sdb which is not being used, but not sure, it is showing in lsblk. [root@erpprod ~]# lsblk …
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How to Reset Linux OS To Factory DefaultHello. I am having trouble resetting Linux Operating system. I want to reset my linux to remove undetected malware and virus. I want to reset my linux without termnating… -
Delete a volume stuck in provisioningSummary: My free tier account Boot volume is stuck in Provisioning state for months. I am not able to terminate it. Kindly help
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Accessing detached E5.Flex Boot Volume under Free TierSummary: How to access the file system of a detached E5.Flex Boot Volume under the Free Tier when the availability domain (AD) it was created under doesn't have any free…
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How is the first 200GB always-free for block storage calculated?Hi, I am (PAYG customer) confused about how the "always free" 200GB block storage is calculated. I only have one boot volume (about 203GB) attached to a single compute i…
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How get "Always Free-eligible" Boot volume?Summary: An "Always Free-eligible" compute instance is not free because the Boot volume does not have an option "Always Free-eligible". Content (required): The tooltip S…