Cannot Resize Instance Created From Bootable Volume Using UI

Problem

The below error is seen when an attempt is made to resize an instance created using a bootable volume:

The image used to create this instance is not available anymore. Resizing the instance needs the original image to rebuild the instance from.
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Environment

  • Platform9 Managed OpenStack - v4.0-v4.3

Cause

Resizing an instance created from a bootable volume is currently not available from the UI.

Resolution

The instance can be resized using the command line.

  1. Before resize:

| flavor | c3.large (e1d4af24-597f-42a9-847b-76ed0acdcfb1) |

  1. Use below command to resize the instance.

# openstack server resize --flavor 6fba33d0-43b8-47dd-9af8-5374f1942ccc c4ac62f3-1508-4e14-8b05-320c4a3138be# openstack server resize --confirm c4ac62f3-1508-4e14-8b05-320c4a3138be

  1. After resize:

# openstack server show c4ac62f3-1508-4e14-8b05-320c4a3138be --fit-width -c flavor+--------+--------------------------------------------------------+| Field | Value |+--------+--------------------------------------------------------+| flavor | c3.xlarge-gavin (6fba33d0-43b8-47dd-9af8-5374f1942ccc) |+--------+--------------------------------------------------------+

Additional Information

This issue has been resolved in Platform9 Managed OpenStack versions v4.4 and higher. Please contact support if you'd like to take advantage of this feature.

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