Changing vCPUs and Memory of an Instance

Scenarios

This section describes how to change instance specifications to suit your service requirements.

Precautions

• Instances can be scaled up or down by changing their specifications.
• If one instance has multiple nodes, the change will be performed on the nodes one by one. It takes about 5 to 10 minutes for each node, and the total time required depends on the number of the nodes.
• For a node whose specifications are being changed, its computing tasks are handed over to other nodes. Change specifications of nodes during off-peak hours to prevent the instance from overload.

Method 1

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB.
3. On the Instances page, locate the instance whose specifications you want to change and click its name.
4. In the DB Information area, click Change in the specifications field.
   Figure 1 Changing specifications
   

5. On the displayed page, select new specifications and click Next.
   Figure 2 Changing specifications
   

6. On the displayed page, confirm the instance class.
   • For yearly/monthly instances
     • If you need to modify the settings, click Previous.
     • If you do not need to modify the settings, click Submit. If you are scaling up the instance specifications, go to the payment page, select a payment method, and complete the payment.
   • For pay-per-use instances
     • If you need to modify the settings, click Previous.
     • If you do not need to modify the settings, click Submit.

7. View the change results.

   Go to the Basic Information page and in the DB Information area, and you can see the new instance specifications.

Method 2

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the service list, choose Databases > GeminiDB.
3. On the Instances page, locate the instance whose specifications you want to change and choose Change Specifications in the Operation column.
   Figure 3 Change Specifications button
   

4. On the displayed page, select new specifications and click Next.
   Figure 4 Changing specifications
   

5. View the change results.

   Go to the Basic Information page and in the DB Information area, and you can see the new instance specifications.