Changing vCPUs and Memory of a DB Instance

Function

This API is used to change the vCPUs and memory of a DB instance. Before calling this API:

• Learn how to authenticate this API.
• Understand the API in Using APIs.
• Obtain the required region and endpoint.

Constraints

• Currently, the instance specifications can only be scaled out. The new vCPUs and memory of an instance must be greater than the old vCPUs and memory.
• The OS architecture of the new specifications must be the same as that of the old specifications.

URI

• URI format

  PUT https://{Endpoint}/v3/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/flavor

• Example

  https://gaussdb.eu-de.otc.t-systems.com/v3/0483b6b16e954cb88930a360d2c4e663/instances/dsfae23fsfdsae3435in14/flavor

• Parameter description

  Table 1 Parameter description

  Name	Mandatory	Description
  project_id	Yes	Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain this value, see Obtaining a Project ID.
  instance_id	Yes	DB instance ID.

Request

• Parameter description

  Table 2 Parameter description

  Name	Mandatory	Type	Description
  flavor_ref	Yes	String	New specification code. For details on how to obtain the specification code, see Table 1.

Example Request

Changing the specifications of a pay-per-use DB instance from 4 vCPUs and 32 GB to 8 vCPUs and 64 GB

{ 
        "flavor_ref":"gaussdb.opengauss.ee.dn.m4.2xlarge.8.in" 
 }

Response

• Normal response

  Table 3 Parameter description

  Name	Type	Description
  job_id	String	Job ID for changing instance specifications. This parameter is returned only when you change the specifications of a pay-per-use instance.

Status Code

• Normal

  202

• Abnormal

  For details, see Status Codes.

Error Code

For details, see Error Codes.