release-26.3.1-rc: roachtest: cluster_creation failed

roachtest.cluster_creation [failed](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyAwsBazel/21454460?buildTab=log) with [artifacts](https://teamcity.cockroachdb.com/buildConfiguration/Cockroach_Nightlies_RoachtestNightlyAwsBazel/21454460?buildTab=artifacts#/cdc/frontier-persistence-benchmark/interval=30s/tables=1/ranges=10000) on release-26.3.1-rc @ [5ee8013732b498595a7ca0aa8c20512468f7b8fc](https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/commits/5ee8013732b498595a7ca0aa8c20512468f7b8fc):

```
test cdc/frontier-persistence-benchmark/interval=30s/tables=1/ranges=10000 failed: (test_runner.go:1017).func4: in provider: aws: failed to create instance teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16-0002: aws create failed due to capacity for machine type m6id.4xlarge in zone(s) [us-east-2c]; suggested zone(s): [us-east-2a us-east-2b]: failed to run: aws ec2 run-instances --associate-public-ip-address --count 1 --instance-type m6id.4xlarge --image-id ami-0e83be366243f524a --key-name teamcity-runner-S2czQHMcgKQuA3Wmtod5eSAXXQo= --region us-east-2 --security-group-ids sg-04d72b57e29d671f1 --subnet-id subnet-0e71591c1fe06645e --tag-specifications ResourceType=instance,Tags=[{Key=usage,Value=roachtest},{Key=roachtest-branch,Value=release-26-3-1-rc},{Key=arch,Value=amd64},{Key=created,Value=2026-08-06T07:45:14Z},{Key=Name,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16-0002},{Key=Cluster,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16},{Key=spot,Value=true},{Key=roachprod,Value=true},{Key=cluster,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16},{Key=lifetime,Value=12h0m0s}] ResourceType=volume,Tags=[{Key=usage,Value=roachtest},{Key=roachtest-branch,Value=release-26-3-1-rc},{Key=arch,Value=amd64},{Key=created,Value=2026-08-06T07:45:14Z},{Key=Name,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16-0002},{Key=Cluster,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16},{Key=spot,Value=true},{Key=roachprod,Value=true},{Key=cluster,Value=teamcity-21454460-1786000641-19-n4cpu16},{Key=lifetime,Value=12h0m0s}] --user-data file:///tmp/aws-startup-script1649565709 --iam-instance-profile Name=roachprod-testing --block-device-mapping file:///tmp/aws-block-device-mapping1812941074 --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): We currently do not have sufficient m6id.4xlarge capacity in the Availability Zone you requested (us-east-2c). Our system will be working on provisioning additional capacity. You can currently get m6id.4xlarge capacity by not specifying an Availability Zone in your request or choosing us-east-2a, us-east-2b.: exit status 254 [owner=test-eng]
```

Parameters:
- cloud=aws
- coverageBuild=false
- cpu=16
- 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

- #173156 release-26.2.6-rc: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.2.6-rc]
- #173155 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.4.15-rc]
- #173154 roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-25.2.23-rc]
- #172904 basalt-26.3: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-basalt-26.3]
- #172635 release-26.2: roachtest: cluster_creation failed [O-roachtest O-robot T-testeng X-infra-flake branch-release-26.2]
- #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]

/cc @cockroachlabs/test-eng

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Jira issue: CRDB-66486

Start with the linked TeamCity log and artifacts, then read pkg/cmd/roachtest/README.md and the roachdash view for cluster_creation failures. Check the repeated related issues and Jira reference to determine whether an existing remediation applies; the issue is done only when the capacity failure has a documented resolution or is routed to the appropriate owner.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.