Modifying the Specifications of an ECS

Function

ECS specifications can be modified, for example, upgrading the vCPUs and memory, to meet service requirements. This API is used to modify ECS specifications.

An ECS flavor cannot be changed to certain flavors. For details, see Querying the Target Flavors to Which an ECS Flavor Can Be Changed.

Constraints

  • You can modify the ECS specifications only when the ECS is stopped.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/cloudservers/{server_id}/resize

Table 1 describes the parameters in the URI.

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

project_id

Yes

Specifies the project ID.

server_id

Yes

Specifies the ECS ID.

Request

Table 2 describes the request parameters.

Table 2 Request parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

resize

Yes

Object

Specifies the operation to modify ECS specifications. For details, see Table 3.

dry_run

No

Boolean

Specifies whether to only check the request and not modify the ECS specifications.

true: The request is sent and the ECS specifications will not be modified. Check items include mandatory parameters and request format.

  • If the check fails, the system returns an error.

  • If the check is successful, the system returns status code 202.

false: The request is sent and the ECS specifications will be modified if the check is successful.

Table 3 resize field description

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

flavorRef

Yes

String

Specifies the flavor ID of the ECS after the modification.

Response

See Responses (Task).

Example Request

POST https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/cloudservers/{server_id}/resize
{
"resize": {
        "flavorRef": "c3.15xlarge.2"
    }
}

Example Response

{
    "job_id": "70a599e0-31e7-49b7-b260-868f441e862b"
}

Returned Values

See Returned Values for General Requests.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.