How Do I Upgrade or Downgrade the Specifications of an ECS and Do I Need to Stop the ECS?
If the specifications of an existing ECS cannot meet service requirements, modify the ECS specifications as needed, for example, upgrading the vCPUs and memory.
To do so, switch to the list view on the Elastic Cloud Server page, locate the row containing the target ECS and choose More > Modify Specifications in the Operation column.
Specification modifications include specification upgrade and downgrade.
- For pay-per-use ECSs, the specifications upgrade and downgrade take effect immediately. You are billed based on the new specifications.
Parent topic: Specification Modification