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Arm Compute
Discussion List
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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… -
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…
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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. I realize it is currently oversized beyond the 2 OC…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after new limit, cannot resizeHello, after coming back I noticed I can't reach my instance anymore, I suppose it's because of the new limits, I would like to resize my instance to reach new limits. I…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled after new limit, cannot start or resizeHello Oracle Team, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in the Singapore region (ap-singapore-1) has been disabled following the recent Always Free compute limit …
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Cannot upgrade Free Tier to PAYG A1.Flex out of capacity in sa-saopaulo-1 for 3 daysHello, I'm facing two critical issues with my Free Tier account: Issue 1 - Cannot upgrade to Pay As You Go: Every time I try to upgrade via Billing > Upgrade and Manage …
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Always Free ARM A1 instance remains disabled after quota enforcement - HTTP 409 IncorrectStateHello Oracle team, My OCI Always Free ARM A1 instance ARM-65922 remains disabled after Always Free quota enforcement. Timeline: I received the OCI Always Free update not…
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Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex Instances Disabled – Unable to Re-enableHello Oracle Community, I have two existing Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex Compute instances in the ap-mumbai-1 region that are currently disabled. The OCI Console disp…
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Unable to Recreate an Always Free A1 Instance with a Reduced 2 OCPU / 12 GB ConfigurationHello, I need assistance with an Oracle Cloud Always Free Ampere A1 instance in the US West (Phoenix) region. My original instance used the VM.Standard.A1.Flex shape wit…
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Unable to Resize Always Free A1.Flex — Rebuild Failed, Data Recovery NeededHello Oracle Cloud Support / OCI Team, I am requesting your assistance with recovering my previous Always Free Ampere A1.Flex instance and, most importantly, the data st…
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Unable to Resize Always Free A1.Flex — Rebuild Failed, Data Recovery NeededHello Oracle Cloud Support / OCI Team, I am requesting your assistance with recovering my previous Always Free Ampere A1.Flex instance and, most importantly, the data st…
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Always Free A1 instance disabled — need re-enable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12 GBHello, 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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Disabled Always Free ARM (Ampere A1) instances - re-enable and resize both to 1 OCPU/6GBHello Oracle Team, My Always Free ARM (Ampere A1) compute instances have been disabled and will not accept any action requests (start/reconfigure) from the console. As a…
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Always Free ARM Instance Disabled - API Error Block after Resource Limit Update (Frankfurt)Hello Oracle Team, I would like to highlight an issue with my Always Free Ampere A1 instance in Germany Central (Frankfurt), eu-frankfurt-1. Instance OCID: ocid1.instanc…
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Chuncheon has no Free Tier A1 capacity — disabled instance cannot be resized or recreatedHello Oracle Team, I would like to highlight a special issue with my Always Free Ampere A1 instance in South Korea North (Chuncheon), ap-chuncheon-1. Instance OCID: ocid…
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Request backend resize of disabled A1 instance to 2 OCPU / 12GB in ChuncheonHello Oracle Team, I have an Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance in South Korea North (Chuncheon), ap-chuncheon-1. Instance OCID: ocid1.user.oc1..aaaaaaaaryyh3iyfun…
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Instance Disabled - Unable to reduce Ampere A1 shape to new Always Free limitsHello Oracle Support Team, My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was disabled today due to the new limit changes (it was on 4 OCPUs), giving me no grace period to adjust the…
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Restore SSH / Port 22I inadvertently removed SSH from one of my ARM Compute instances in an effort to re-install. This action, however, removed port 22 from my instance and I am not unable t…
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VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance disabled after Free Trial expired - Unable to recover dataHello, I am using an Oracle Cloud Always Free account. My Oracle Cloud Free Trial expired on July 18, 2026. Immediately after the Free Trial ended, my VM.Standard.A1.Fle…
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Free Tier pricing estimator for always free resourceI have an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account (US East - Ashburn). When I try to create a compute instance, the pricing estimator shows $2.00/ month even when I select resour…
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Always Free A1.Flex instance disabled, shows "contact customer support to reenable" after trial endHi, my Oracle Cloud Free Trial ended on June 24, 2026 (01:21 AM UTC). I have one VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance that was originally provisioned at 4 OCPU / 24GB, which was…
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Urgent: Tenancy login issue and disabled ARM instanceHello Oracle Support and Community Team, I am writing to formally request the re-enablement of my Ampere A1.Flex compute instance in the Phoenix region. It has been unex…
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Stuck "0 Bytes / Detached" Boot Volume on ARM Instance (Seoul Region)Hi everyone, I'm hitting a severe control plane metadata synchronization bug on an Always Free ARM instance in the ap-seoul-1 (Seoul) region. This appears to be a backen…
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Instance stuck in "TERMINATING" state for over 28 hours / Free Tier accountHello, My OCI instance has been stuck in the TERMINATING state for more than 28 hours after a maintenance-related issue. The instance is still visible in the console, bu…