release-26.2: roachtest: cluster_creation failed

roachtest.cluster_creation [failed](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyGceBazel/21427879?buildTab=log) with [artifacts](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyGceBazel/21427879?buildTab=artifacts#/kv0/enc=false/nodes=3/cpu=96) on release-26.2 @ [a0aa4ce158a6c0b50a085c7c0ab549394dbe5d4a](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/commits/a0aa4ce158a6c0b50a085c7c0ab549394dbe5d4a):

```
---
code: ZONE_RESOURCE_POOL_EXHAUSTED_WITH_DETAILS
errorDetails:
- help:
links:
- description: Troubleshooting documentation
url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/resource-error
- localizedMessage:
locale: en-US
message: A n2d-custom-96-196608 VM instance with 8 local SSD(s) is currently unavailable
in the us-east1-c zone. Consider trying your request in the us-east1-b zone(s),
which currently has capacity to accommodate your request. 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.
- errorInfo:
domain: compute.googleapis.com
metadatas:
attachment: local-ssd:8
vmType: n2d-custom-96-196608
zone: us-east1-c
zonesAvailable: us-east1-b
reason: resource_availability
message: The zone 'projects/cockroach-ephemeral/zones/us-east1-c' does not have enough
resources available to fulfill the request. 'NULL:0/NULL:0/NULL:0 (state:STOCKOUT,
sub-state:STOCKOUT, resource type:compute)'.
---
code: ZONE_RESOURCE_POOL_EXHAUSTED_WITH_DETAILS
errorDetails:
- help:
links:
- description: Troubleshooting documentation
url: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/resource-error
- localizedMessage:
locale: en-US
message: A n2d-custom-96-196608 VM instance with 8 local SSD(s) is currently unavailable
in the us-east1-c zone. Consider trying your request in the us-east1-b zone(s),
which currently has capacity to accommodate your request. 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.
- errorInfo:
domain: compute.googleapis.com
metadatas:
attachment: local-ssd:8
vmType: n2d-custom-96-196608
zone: us-east1-c
zonesAvailable: us-east1-b
reason: resource_availability
message: The zone 'projects/cockroach-ephemeral/zones/us-east1-c' does not have enough
resources available to fulfill the request. 'NULL:0/NULL:0/NULL:0 (state:STOCKOUT,
sub-state:STOCKOUT, resource type:compute)'.: exit status 1 [owner=test-eng]
```

Parameters:
- MetamorphicFilesystem=ext4
- MetamorphicVolumeType=local-ssd
- cloud=gce
- coverageBuild=false
- cpu=96
- diskCount=0
- runtimeAssertionsBuild=false
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)

Same failure on other branches

- #172559 release-26.3.0-rc: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.3.0-rc]
- #172510 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.1.8-rc]
- #172509 release-26.2.5-rc: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.2.5-rc]
- #172508 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.1.8-rc]
- #172507 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.4.14-rc]
- #172506 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.2.22-rc]
- #172191 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.4]
- #172020 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.2]
- #171764 release-26.3: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.3]
- #171624 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.1.6-rc]

/cc @cockroachlabs/test-eng

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Jira issue: CRDB-65881

Start with the linked TeamCity build log and artifacts, then read pkg/cmd/roachtest/README.md and the recurring failures listed for other branches. Use the roachdash view to compare cluster_creation reports; done means establishing a confirmed diagnosis and an agreed change or handling for this recurring failure.

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