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CockroachDB: Major incident: Advanced cluster creation on AWS taking longer than expected

Summary

CockroachDB Advanced cluster creation on AWS took longer than usual in a major-impact incident starting 2026-02-02 16:56 UTC and resolved at 2026-02-02 19:46 UTC, lasting 2 h 49 min. CockroachDB deployed and verified a fix, restoring normal cluster creation times.

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Major incidentLabel: degradation (model (Jev), 100%)Changed Detected Source: stspg.io (opens in new tab)

What changed

AddedTitle#1
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After: Advanced cluster creation on AWS taking longer than expected
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After: We have identified an issue that is causing Advanced cluster creation on AWS to take longer than usual. We are preparing a fix, and will update this status page with more information when we have an ETA for resolution.
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After: We are preparing a fix for deployment, which should restore AWS cluster creation times to normal levels. We will update the status page when the fix is deployed, or by 14:30 US/Eastern with more information.
AddedUpdateidentified#9
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After: We are continuing to work on the fix for this issue. Next update will be at 15:00 US/Eastern.
AddedUpdateresolved#10
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After: We have deployed and verified a fix. Advanced clusters should now create within normal time frames.

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History of this incident

When (UTC)ChangeKind
Major incident: Advanced cluster creation on AWS taking longer than expected (this change)
CockroachDB Advanced cluster creation on AWS took longer than usual in a major-impact incident starting 2026-02-02 16:56 UTC and resolved at 2026-02-02 19:46 UTC, lasting 2 h 49 min. CockroachDB deployed and verified a fix, restoring normal cluster creation times.
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