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Existing Always Free A1 instance disabled after limit enforcement – eu-zurich-1 – request re-enable

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My 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 shown as Stopped, but every action is rejected:

"Instance ocid1.instance.oc1.eu-zurich-1.an5heljrsyov2jic2vwe5zkr366enil5eoivitbb5bssfqvf3ti7w6be6luq is disabled and will not accept any action requests. Please contact customer support to reenable."

Instance details:

  • Region: eu-zurich-1 (Switzerland North / Zurich)
  • Availability domain: AD-1
  • Fault domain: FD-1
  • Shape: VM.Standard.A1.Flex
  • Current allocation: 4 OCPUs / 24 GB RAM
  • Requested allocation: 2 OCPUs / 12 GB RAM
  • Boot volume still exists
  • Instance OCID: ocid1.instance.oc1.eu-zurich-1.an5heljrsyov2jic2vwe5zkr366enil5eoivitbb5bssfqvf3ti7w6be6luq
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