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Always Free A1 instance disabled — request re-enable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12 GBHello Oracle Community, I need assistance with an Oracle Cloud Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance that was automatically disabled following the new Always Free Amp… -
Always Free A1 instance disabled — request re-enable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12 GBMy Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance has been administratively disabled. I understand that the Always Free A1 allocation has recently …
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Always Free A1 instances disabled – request re-enable to resizeHello Oracle Team, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instances have been administratively disabled. Any action returns the following error: “Instance is disabled and wi…
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Always Free Ampere A1 instance cannot be startedMy Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-frankfurt-1 has been administratively disabled. Instance OCID is available privately if required. The OCI Console shows…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled and cannot be started – request to re-enableHello Oracle Team, I need assistance with an existing Oracle Cloud Always Free Ampere A1 instance that appears to be administratively disabled. Instance details: Instanc…
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Free Tier A1 instance disabled after 18.08 limit change - request re-enable to resize to 2 OCPU/12GBHello, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was administratively stopped-disabled after the August 18, 2026 Free Tier limit change. The instance previously used 4…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled — Request temporary re-enable to downsize to 2 OCPU / 12 GBHello Oracle Support Team, My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was automatically disabled following the new resource limit enforcement. Because it is disabled, the Console…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled – request backend resize or reenableMy Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in iad was administratively disabled. Current configuration: 4 OCPUs / 24 GB RAM Requested configuration: 2 OCPUs / 12 GB RAM…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled – request backend resize from 4 OCPU / 24 GB to 2 OCPU / 12 GBMy Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in sa-bogota-1 was administratively disabled. Current configuration: 4 OCPUs / 24 GB RAM Requested configuration: 2 OCPUs / 1…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after new 2 OCPU / 12 GB limits - request re-enable to resizeHello, My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was administratively disabled after the updated Always Free compute limits took effect. When I try to start it, or to edit its s…
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Ampere A1 Always Free instance cannot reshape to complyMy Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was disabled following the new Always Free A1 limits. The instance currently shows as “Stopped”, but when I try to change the…
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Existing Always Free A1 instance disabled after limit enforcement – eu-zurich-1 – request re-enableMy existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was administratively disabled after the August 18, 2026 Always Free A1 limit enforcement. The instance is currently …
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Always Free A1 disabled in eu-frankfurt-1 - cannot resize to comply, requesting re-enableHi, My VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-frankfurt-1 (Germany Central) was stopped without warning and is now administratively disabled. Every action request returns: "…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled in eu-amsterdam-1 — urgent request to temporarily re-enableHello Oracle Cloud Team and Community Moderators, My existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-amsterdam-1 was administratively disabled after the August 2…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled — unable to resize to 2 OCPUs / 12 GBHello Oracle Team, My existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in the US Midwest (Chicago) region was administratively disabled after the new Always Free Ampere…
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Two Always Free A1 instances are STOPPED and cannot be started or resized after the new limitHello Oracle Team, I have two long-standing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instances in the Seoul region (ap-seoul-1). Both instances were originally configured with 2 …
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Free Tier compliant — help recreate A1 from preserved boot volume in eu-frankfurt-1Hello Oracle Cloud team, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-frankfurt-1 was administratively disabled on August 19, 2026 after the Always Free allocation …
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Always Free A1.Flex instance disabled after resource limit reduction — need re-enable to resizeHello, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was stopped and is now showing as disabled following the recent reduction of the Always Free Ampere A1 allocation (fro…
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Always Free A1.Flex instance disabled after August 2026 limit enforcement — data recoveryMy OCI Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-frankfurt-1 is displayed as Stopped, but it is administratively disabled and rejects all actions. The instance was …
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Always Free A1 instance disabled despite compliance and active use, no SR accessHello Oracle Team and Community Moderators, I need help with an existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in Germany Central, Frankfurt. It was administratively …
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Always Free A1 instance disabled - unable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12 GBHello, my Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in eu-frankfurt-1 was disabled after the recent Always Free allocation change. I am trying to resize it to the new lim…
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Cannot start or change shape of Instance - VM.Standard.A1.Flex AlwaysHello, My existing VM.Standard.A1.Flex Always Free instance was administratively disabled after the new Always Free Ampere A1 limits were introduced. The instance is cur…
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My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance has been administratively disabledHi Oracle Team My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance has been administratively disabled. The instance was already within the current Always Free allocation before …
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after 2 OCPU/12GB enforcement - already compliant, request reenableHello Oracle Team, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in Germany Central (eu-frankfurt-1) was administratively disabled following the August 18, 2026 Always Fre…
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Always Free Ampere A1 instance disabled – request temporary re-enable to resize down to free limitsHello Oracle Support, My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was recently disabled following the August 2026 resource limit updates. Since it is currently disabled, I cannot …
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Ampere A1 Always Free instance disabledHello, I have an Ampere A1 Always Free instance in the EU-Marseille region that I am trying to resize to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB of RAM. The instance OCID is: ocid1.instance.o…
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FIX for taking backup for this issue [Always Free A1 instance disabled after 2 OCPU/12GB enforcementHi All, As we are not getting any response on this issue, best you can do now is to take your backup from disabled ARM VM, here are steps I followed and it worked for me…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after 2 OCPU/12GB enforcement — please re-enable so I can resizeMy Always Free Ampere A1 instance was administratively disabled during the recent Always Free A1 compute enforcement (new 2 OCPU / 12 GB limit). - Current shape: VM.Stan…
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Always Free Ampere A1 instance disabled – request temporary re-enable to resize down to free limitsHello Oracle Team and Community Moderators, My Always Free Ampere A1 compute instance has been automatically disabled too. I realize it is currently oversized beyond the…
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OCI instance is stuck in a "modifying" state,and I cannot perform any actions on itHello, my OCI instance is stuck in a "modifying" state and I cannot perform any actions on it (like STOP or RESET). I am a free tier user and cannot create a service req…