Currently the vm needs to be off. There is a dangerous DB hack to do in-place resource changes, but most simply turn off the vm before adjusting the compute offering as allowed by the GUI.
Hope that helps. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 26, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Mike Tutkowski <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> wrote: > Thanks, guys! > > By the way, before 4.2, can you explain how one changes these > characteristics? Is the VM I spun up still tied to the compute offering I > used? Do I just go into the compute offering I used to spin up the VM, > change it, then re-start my VM? What if the compute offering has been > deleted? > > Thanks again! > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Pranav Saxena > <pranav.sax...@citrix.com>wrote: > >> Hey Mike , >> >> You don't have to necessarily stop the VM in case you want to scale up the >> CPU and RAM. With the introduction of this new feature in 4.2 ( >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Dynamic+scaling+of+CPU+and+RAM) >> , you can scale them up while the VMs are in the running state. >> >> Regards, >> Pranav >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Giles Sirett [mailto:giles.sir...@shapeblue.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 9:47 PM >> To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org >> Subject: RE: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data disk >> >> Mike >> >> I think you need to stop the instance, you can then change the service >> offering that its attached to >> >> Kind Regards >> Giles >> >> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 giles.sir...@shapeblue.com >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Tutkowski [mailto:mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com] >> Sent: 26 March 2013 16:09 >> To: cloudstack-...@incubator.apache.org >> Subject: Question about changing characteristics of a VM or data disk >> >> Hi, >> >> Just a quick question here. >> >> Once you've spun up a VM or created a data disk, is it possible to change >> the characteristics of said VM or data disk (like give more RAM to the VM, >> increase the size of the volume, etc.)? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> *Mike Tutkowski* >> *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* >> e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com >> o: 303.746.7302 >> Advancing the way the world uses the >> cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> >> *(tm)* >> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended >> solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or >> opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >> represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the >> intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based >> upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender >> if you believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a >> company incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is >> operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered >> trademark. >> >> > > > -- > *Mike Tutkowski* > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > o: 303.746.7302 > Advancing the way the world uses the > cloud<http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play> > *™*
