Impaired Cluster Operations – AWS me-central-1 (United Arab Emirates) and AWS me-south-1 (Bahrain)
Incident Lifecycle
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
Two Availability Zones in AWS me-central-1 (UAE) continue to experience significant impairments. In addition, workloads in me-south-1 (Bahrain) are currently not operational, cannot be modified, and are not able to migrate to other regions or support other disaster recovery actions such as backup and restore.
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in AWS me-central-1 act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored. Ther...
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in AWS me-central-1 act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored. Ther...
Apr 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC
Monitoring
Two Availability Zones in AWS me-central-1 (UAE) continue to experience significant impairments. In addition, workloads in me-south-1 (Bahrain) are currently not operational, cannot be modified, and are not able to migrate to other regions or support other disaster recovery actions such as backup and restore.
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in AWS me-central-1 act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored. Ther...
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in AWS me-central-1 act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored. Ther...
Apr 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM UTC
Monitoring
Two Availability Zones in AWS me-central-1 (UAE) continue to experience significant impairments. In addition, clusters in me-south-1 cannot be modified and may be unable to process normal operations.
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in the affected regions act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. Customers running wor...
We strongly recommend that customers with workloads in the affected regions act now to move their clusters to alternate regions instead of waiting for full availability to be restored.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. Customers running wor...
Mar 26, 2026 at 9:35 PM UTC
Monitoring
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropr...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropr...
Mar 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC
Monitoring
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
Mar 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
Mar 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
Mar 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
Mar 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements. Customers may consider extending their ...
Mar 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by Marc...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in North America, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by Marc...
Mar 7, 2026 at 3:28 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by ...
Mar 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by ...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as appropriate for your latency and data residency requirements.
We will provide another update by ...
Mar 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
Mar 4, 2026 at 4:33 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
Mar 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
Mar 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
We continue to assist customers in their chosen remediation path to the extent possible. We encourage customers running workloads in the Middle East to consider alternate Atlas regions, such as those in the United States, Europe, or Asia Pacific, as app...
Mar 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM UTC
Identified
CURRENT IMPACT
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
AWS is currently experiencing infrastructure impairments in two Middle East regions:
* ME-CENTRAL-1 (Middle East – Central): Two Availability Zones are impaired due to an underlying power and facilities issue. This is resulting in elev...
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience impairments. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
AWS is currently experiencing infrastructure impairments in two Middle East regions:
* ME-CENTRAL-1 (Middle East – Central): Two Availability Zones are impaired due to an underlying power and facilities issue. This is resulting in elev...
Mar 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM UTC
Identified
According to AWS, two Availability Zones in me-central-1 (UAE) and one Availability Zone in me-south-1 (Bahrain) continue to experience outages. The latest information from AWS is available at: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status.
CURRENT IMPACT
Atlas clusters deployed only in me-central-1 may be fully unavailable.
For clusters operating solely in me-central-1, backup operations in this region are impaired.
Clusters and backups should remain operational in me-south-1 at this time....
CURRENT IMPACT
Atlas clusters deployed only in me-central-1 may be fully unavailable.
For clusters operating solely in me-central-1, backup operations in this region are impaired.
Clusters and backups should remain operational in me-south-1 at this time....
Mar 2, 2026 at 9:20 AM UTC
Identified
Update: We are continuing to monitor an ongoing issue in AWS me-central-1 (United Arab Emirates) caused by an underlying AWS infrastructure disruption isolated to a single Availability Zone. Please visit the AWS Health Dashboard for detailed information on the Availability Zone outage (https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status).
If you have time-sensitive changes that are blocked and need urgent assistance, please contact MongoDB Support.
If you have time-sensitive changes that are blocked and need urgent assistance, please contact MongoDB Support.
Mar 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM UTC
Identified
Update: We are continuing to monitor an ongoing issue in AWS me-central-1 (United Arab Emirates) caused by an underlying AWS infrastructure disruption isolated to a single Availability Zone. Please visit the AWS Health Dashboard for detailed information on the Availability Zone outage (https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status).
If you have time-sensitive changes that are blocked and need urgent assistance, please contact MongoDB Support.
If you have time-sensitive changes that are blocked and need urgent assistance, please contact MongoDB Support.
Mar 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM UTC
Identified
Update: One or more instances backing MongoDB Atlas clusters in the AWS ME-CENTRAL-1 (United Arab Emirates) region may have been temporarily unavailable due to an underlying AWS issue in a single Availability Zone . According to AWS, a localized power issue in this Availability Zone has affected connectivity and power for some APIs and instances, and may have caused increased errors, latency, or unavailability for certain workloads. For the latest information from AWS, see the AWS Health Dash...
Mar 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTC
Identified
Impact: Some Atlas customers with deployments in the AWS me-central-1 (United Arab Emirates) region may experience delays in cluster operations (for example, creating, scaling, or modifying clusters and infrastructure-level maintenance tasks).
Root cause: AWS is reporting connectivity and power issues affecting APIs and instances in a single Availability Zone in the me-central-1 Region, which can cause increased errors and latency for some AWS services and workflows. For the latest details f...
Root cause: AWS is reporting connectivity and power issues affecting APIs and instances in a single Availability Zone in the me-central-1 Region, which can cause increased errors and latency for some AWS services and workflows. For the latest details f...
Mar 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM UTC
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