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roachtest: cluster_creation failed

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Description

roachtest.cluster_creation [failed](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyAwsBazel/20645331?buildTab=log) with [artifacts](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyAwsBazel/20645331?buildTab=artifacts#/kv95/enc=false/nodes=3/mt-shared-process) on release-25.3 @ [b00ac23aaa3271a30b2eda0d5f617daecc434c62](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/commits/b00ac23aaa3271a30b2eda0d5f617daecc434c62):

```
test kv95/enc=false/nodes=3/mt-shared-process failed: (test_runner.go:850).func4: in provider: aws: failed to run: aws ec2 run-instances --associate-public-ip-address --count 1 --instance-type m6id.2xlarge --image-id ami-0e83be366243f524a --key-name teamcity-runner-TF4BI8yPyuUf-qTa3d2w-zEjyBM= --region us-east-2 --security-group-ids sg-04d72b57e29d671f1 --subnet-id subnet-0258dc9d1b6473d84 --tag-specifications ResourceType=instance,Tags=[{Key=roachtest-branch,Value=release-25-3},{Key=usage,Value=roachtest},{Key=arch,Value=amd64},{Key=created,Value=2025-10-24T06:23:39Z},{Key=Name,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8-0001},{Key=Cluster,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8},{Key=spot,Value=true},{Key=roachprod,Value=true},{Key=cluster,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8},{Key=lifetime,Value=12h0m0s}] ResourceType=volume,Tags=[{Key=roachtest-branch,Value=release-25-3},{Key=usage,Value=roachtest},{Key=arch,Value=amd64},{Key=created,Value=2025-10-24T06:23:39Z},{Key=Name,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8-0001},{Key=Cluster,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8},{Key=spot,Value=true},{Key=roachprod,Value=true},{Key=cluster,Value=teamcity-20645331-1761284632-37-n4cpu8},{Key=lifetime,Value=12h0m0s}] --user-data file:///tmp/aws-startup-script893375571 --iam-instance-profile Name=roachprod-testing --block-device-mapping file:///tmp/aws-block-device-mapping1870336214 --instance-market-options MarketType=spot,SpotOptions={SpotInstanceType=one-time,InstanceInterruptionBehavior=terminate} --output json: stderr:
An error occurred (InsufficientInstanceCapacity) when calling the RunInstances operation (reached max retries: 2): There is no Spot capacity available that matches your request.: exit status 254 [owner=test-eng]
```

Parameters:
- cloud=aws
- coverageBuild=false
- cpu=8
- runtimeAssertionsBuild=false
- ssd=0
Help

See: [roachtest README](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/blob/master/pkg/cmd/roachtest/README.md)

See: [How To Investigate \(internal\)](https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/l/c/SSSBr8c7)

/cc @cockroachdb/test-eng

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Jira issue: CRDB-55758

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the linked TeamCity failure log and artifacts, then read the roachtest README and the AWS cluster-creation context. The reported failure is an AWS Spot capacity error; done means identifying a concrete fix or handling strategy and validating it against cluster_creation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, go
Domain
cloud, infrastructure
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
15/100

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