Modifying Specifications of a Protected Instance

Scenarios

If the specifications of an existing protected instance cannot meet the service requirements, you can perform steps provided in this section to modify the server specifications, including the vCPU and memory.

The following scenarios may involve:

  • Modifying the specifications of both the production and DR site servers

  • Modifying the specifications of the production site server only

  • Modifying the specifications of the DR site server only

Prerequisites

  • The protection group is in the Available or Protecting state.

  • The protected instance is in the Available, Protecting, or Modifying specifications failed.

  • Servers of which the specifications to be modified are stopped.

Procedure

  1. In the pane of the protection group for which the protected instance specifications are to be modified, click Protected Instances.

    The operation page for the protection group is displayed.

  2. On the Protected Instances tab, locate the row containing the target protected instance, click More in the Operation column, and choose Modify Production Site Server Specifications or Modify DR Site Server Specifications from the drop-down list.

  3. In the displayed dialog box, select new server type, vCPU, and memory specifications.

  4. (Optional) If you need to modify the specifications of both the production site server and DR site server, select Modify the specifications of both the production and DR site servers. After you select this item, the system will modify the specifications of both the production site server and DR site server to the same specifications.

    **Figure 1** Modifying the specifications of both the production site server and DR site server

    Figure 1 Modifying the specifications of both the production site server and DR site server

    Note

    This item is deselected by default, indicating that the system modifies the specifications of only the production site server or DR site server.

  5. Click OK.

    To ensure proper server running, do not perform any operations to the servers during specification modifications.


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