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Always Free A1 instance disabled — unable to resize from 4 OCPU/24GB to 2 OCPU/12GB

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Summary:

Always Free A1 instance disabled after Aug 18 2026 limit enforcement. All actions (start, resize, detach, custom image) fail with the same backend error. Production ERP data with no backup at risk.

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Hello Oracle team,

My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was administratively disabled following the August 18, 2026 Always Free compute limit enforcement.

Account/tenancy: mohaa06
Region: eu-madrid-1
Previous configuration: 4 OCPUs / 24 GB RAM
Target configuration: 2 OCPUs / 12 GB RAM (compliant with new Always Free limits)
Console lifecycle state: Stopped

I am ready to resize immediately to comply with the new limits, but every action fails with the same underlying error, both via Console and via OCI CLI:

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