I tried to buy a particular Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) through the AWS Management Console. But I can't see any RIs, or I receive an error after choosing Search.
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Here are some common reasons why you might not see the RIs that you're looking for:
- AWS can't guarantee the capacity that you're looking for. Purchase capacity in a different Availability Zone in the same Region instead. Also, be sure that the RI that you're trying to purchase is for an instance configuration that AWS offers.
- You've reached your limit for RIs in a Region. For information about viewing and increasing your RI limit, see Amazon EC2 service quotas.
- You're purchasing a No Upfront RI with a new AWS account. AWS restricts the ability for new accounts to purchase No Upfront RIs. The restriction on purchasing No Upfront RIs is lifted automatically, usually after about a month. For more information, see Reserved Instances payment options.
AWS Support can't manually update these limits or add No Upfront RIs to your account on your behalf.
Note: AWS Support can't purchase RIs on your behalf.
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Amazon EC2 Reserved Instances
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