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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 … -
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…
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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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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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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…
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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 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 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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Always Free A1.Flex instance disabled - cannot resize to new 2 OCPU / 12 GB limits (Frankfurt)Hello Oracle Team, My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was administratively disabled after the new Always Free A1 limits (2 OCPUs / 12 GB) were introduced. I ful…
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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…