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Hi!, i’m using ISPConfig 3 on multi server setup (ubuntu 14.04, Apache2, MySQL), and i need improve HD space of the web server.
I think this procedure is posible but i don’t know if is 100% safe:
Power off web server VPS (hostname web1).
Take web1 snapshot.
Destroy web1 VPS.
Create new VPS with same name (web1) using web1 snapshot.
I saw that some times if i destroy VPS and create it again with the same hostname it keep same IP, that is posible?.
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You can resize to any Droplet plan that has equal or more disk space as the original Droplet. That means you can increase or decrease the amount of CPU and RAM, change the type of CPU on a Basic Droplet (switch between Regular or Premium and between Intel Premium and AMD Premium), change between types of Droplets (like Basic, CPU-Optimized, and Storage-Optimized), and increase the amount of disk space.
Considerations Before Resizing
- Allow for about one minute of downtime per GB of used disk space, though the actual time necessary is typically shorter. You can check the disk storage on the filesystem with
df / -h
Estimated downtime depends on disk usage even for resizes that don’t change the amount of disk space. This is because the Droplet may move to a new hypervisor, which transfers disk data over the network.
- We strongly recommend taking a snapshot of the Droplet before resizing.
Droplets may change hypervisors during a resize, and any changes to a filesystem can lead to data loss if something goes wrong. We strongly recommend backing up the Droplet’s data before resizing. If you use snapshots, you can delete the snapshot after confirming that the resize was successful.
- You cannot decrease the size of a Droplet’s disk.
Data is not always sequentially written in memory, so reducing the available space would risk data loss and filesystem corruption. For more flexibility, you can use volumes for additional data storage, which lets you detach or delete the volume if you no longer need the space.
You can find more information here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/resize/
Regards
You can resize your drolplet without any risks, but not that way. Best thing you can do is the following:
Power off droplet
Create snapshot as backup
In your droplet options click resize and click on an expanded droplet
The droplet will now get expanded and you will get more resources
This should work, hope this will help you
Thanks!!, i saw that the “new feature” permanent resize can upgrade HD, now i did the operation in just few minutes, great improvement on Digital Ocean service!!
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