Fixing the Not enough resources error when starting a VM instance

Issue descriptionIssue description

You get the Not enough resources error when creating or starting a VM instance.

SolutionSolution

The Not enough resources error when creating a VM instance means that the availability zone you selected lacks resources to create and start a VM. Resources are checked for availability when you try to start a preemptible VM instance.

Here are some possible solutions to this issue:

• Change the availability zone for the VM instance and try to create or launch it again.
• Change the configuration of VM instance computing resources: Decrease the number of allocated CPU cores, RAM, disk space, and the number of GPUs attached to the VM instance (if any).
• Change the placement policy for the VM: If you set up a placement group for the VM, check its parameters. The issue may occur because of the limitations of the VM placement policy in the availability zone or the host from the host group. Try changing the group parameters by setting less stringent requirements for VM placement, and try creating or starting a VM instance again.

If you use preemptible VM instances, consider changing the type of your affected VMs from preemptible to regular using this guide.
In scenarios with preemptible VMs, you can also use instance groups of one or multiple VM instances. To restart preemptible VMs, set up auto-recovery policies for their group.

If the issue persistsIf the issue persists

If the above actions did not help, create a support ticket. Provide the following information in your ticket:

1. ID of the VM instance you cannot start.
2. Issue description.