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A e2-medium VM instance is currently unavailable in the asia-northeast1-a zone.

I’m using a GCP e2-medium VM instance.
Even though I have not put high-volume data in it, it is showing that the disk volume has been utilized above 90%. And it keeps giving me the following error
“A e2-medium VM instance is currently unavailable in the asia-northeast1-a zone. Alternatively, you can try your request again with a different VM hardware configuration or at a later time. For more information, see the troubleshooting documentation”
Please note that I'm using this instance for a long time in asia-northeast1-a zone, it started giving errors all of a sudden.
Can someone please help me to troubleshoot it?

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Hello @matsol,

Welcome to Google Cloud Community!

The error you posted is one of the common resource errors that you might encounter when you request new Compute Engine resources. The specific zone you are trying to use in the GCP for your project does not currently have sufficient resources available. It is one way to protect the community of Google Cloud users by preventing unforeseen spikes in usage.

To resolve resource errors:

In general, the best way to resolve a resource error is to retry the request in a different zone, at a different time, or with a different VM configuration. If the error message you received included a reason field, you can find specific remediation recommendations to help you resolve the error in the Resource error reasons and recommendations section of this document.

Thanks!