{"id":13686,"date":"2018-11-30T19:31:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msp360.com\/blog\/?p=13686"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:52:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T09:52:52","slug":"how-to-resize-an-amazon-ebs-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/how-to-resize-an-amazon-ebs-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reaching a capacity limit in Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS)? Need more IOPS for an app or web-service? Due to its design, Amazon EBS doesn\u2019t allow to scale the volume size dynamically or extend volume IOPS. If a user needs more space, he has to buy another Amazon EBS volume and then spend hours to backup data from the original volume, verify its consistency and then restore on the new one.<\/p>\n<p>This article is a step-by-step guide on how to use AWS built-in features to easily resize the Amazon EBS volume.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-of-content \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Table of Contents<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<ul><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<h2>Step 1. How to Extend EBS Volume in the AWS Console<\/h2>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var> Login to your <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\">AWS web-console<\/a><\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var> From the list of services, choose the <strong>Amazon EC2<\/strong> service<\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var> Select instances and choose the needed EBS volume<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29579 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15-1024x621.png\" alt=\"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume\" width=\"625\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15-624x379.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-15.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var> Right click on the volume, choose\u00a0<strong>Modify Volume<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29580 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16-1024x621.png\" alt=\"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume\" width=\"625\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16-624x379.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-16.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>5<\/var> Choose the needed size of the EBS volume and click modify<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29581 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17-1024x621.png\" alt=\"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume\" width=\"625\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17-624x379.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-17.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>6<\/var> Choose\u00a0<strong>Yes<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29582 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18-1024x621.png\" alt=\"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume\" width=\"625\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18-1024x621.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18-624x379.png 624w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image-18.png 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That's it. Your EBS Volume is now the different size.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Step 2. How to Start the Resized EBS Volume<\/h2>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action__left\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action__tag\">FREE WHITEPAPER<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action__title\">Mastering AWS IAM for Amazon S3<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action__text\">Learn how to effectively manage the security of your Amazon S3 account to protect your and your clients' data<\/div>\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper hs-cta-deferred\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\" data-portal=\"5442029\" data-id=\"9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\" id=\"hs-cta-9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/5442029\/9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/5442029\/9120adb3-1267-4129-ad5a-d8f06b87d969.png\" alt=\"CTA\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"call-to-action__right\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 171px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Mastering-AWS-IAM-for-Amazon-S3.png\" alt=\"WP icon\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"steps\">\n<p><var>1<\/var><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> Attach new volume to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/ec2-instance-types\/\">EC2 instance<\/a>. In the <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Elastic Block Store<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> section choose Volumes, then right-click the volume and press <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Attach<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><var>2<\/var> Start your EC2 instance to verify that it works with new EBS drive and no data has been lost.<\/p>\n<p><var>3<\/var> <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.aws.amazon.com\/AWSEC2\/latest\/WindowsGuide\/connecting_to_windows_instance.html\"> Login to your EC2 instance<\/a> and open <strong>Computer Management<\/strong>, go to <strong>Disk Management<\/strong> and right-click your drive. Choose <strong>Extend Volume<\/strong> and follow the wizard instructions to extend your volume to the desired size.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-ec2-instance-extend-volume-computer-management.png\" alt=\"How to Resize an Amazon Elastic Block Store Volume\" width=\"572\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-ec2-instance-extend-volume-computer-management.png 996w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-ec2-instance-extend-volume-computer-management-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-ec2-instance-extend-volume-computer-management-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/amazon-ec2-instance-extend-volume-computer-management-624x447.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><var>4<\/var>Delete your old EBS volume and EBS snapshot or AMI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>You\u2019ve successfully resized your Amazon EBS volume and made it fit to the changed IOPS demands of your application. 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