4.3.2. Resize the Instance

Verb	URI	Description
POST	`/instances/{instanceId}/action`	Resizes the memory of the instance.

Normal Response Code(s): 202

Error Response Code(s): badRequest (400), unauthorized (401), forbidden (403), badMethod (405), overLimit (413), unprocessableEntity (422), instanceFault (500), notImplemented (501), serviceUnavailable (503), itemNotFound (404), badMediaType (415)

This operation changes the memory size of the instance, assuming a valid flavorRef is provided. Restarts MySQL in the process.

Table 4.9. Resize the Instance Request Parameters
Name	Style	Type	Description
`accountId`	Template	String	The account ID of the owner of the specified instance.
`instanceId`	Template	String	The instance ID for the specified database instance.

The following examples show the Resize Instance requests:

Example 4.37. Resize the Instance Request: XML

POST /v1.0/1234/instances/5d891bb6-6c61-4b0a-8b85-26f4ee461c9d/action HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: python-example-client
Host: ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com
X-Auth-Token: 2eeb3252-0164-40f5-8fb7-85df5faa2698
Accept: application/xml
Content-Type: application/xml

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<resize xmlns="http://docs.openstack.org/database/api/v1.0">
	<flavorRef>https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/2</flavorRef>
</resize>

Example 4.38. Resize the Instance Request: JSON

POST /v1.0/1234/instances/23a3d4fb-3731-497b-afd4-bf25bde2b5fc/action HTTP/1.1
User-Agent: python-example-client
Host: ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com
X-Auth-Token: 2eeb3252-0164-40f5-8fb7-85df5faa2698
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "resize": {
        "flavorRef": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/2"
    }
}

The following examples show the Resize Instance responses:

Example 4.39. Resize the Instance Response: XML

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 58
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:28:11 GMT

Example 4.40. Resize the Instance Response: JSON

HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 58
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:28:10 GMT

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