aws quota_error ai_generated true

You have exceeded the maximum volume limit for this account

ID: aws/aws-ebs-volume-limit

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88%Fix Rate
90%Confidence
65Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

AWS account has reached the EBS volume limit for the region. Default limit varies by volume type.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Request a service quota increase for EBS volumes via AWS Service Quotas
    aws service-quotas request-service-quota-increase --service-code ebs --quota-code L-D18FCD1D --desired-value NEW_LIMIT

    Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/latest/userguide/request-quota-increase.html

  2. 85% success Delete unused or detached EBS volumes to free up quota
    aws ec2 describe-volumes --filters Name=status,Values=available | find detached volumes and delete them

    Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ebs-deleting-volume.html

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Create volumes in the same region hoping the limit resets 95% fail

    Limits are per-region and do not reset on their own; you must request an increase or clean up

  2. Use a different volume type to bypass the limit 60% fail

    Each volume type has its own limit, but total storage quota may still be hit

Error Chain

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