Merge pull request #88861 from ousleyp/cnv-46347

CNV#46347: live update a VM's instance type

Author: ousleyp

modules/virt-change-vm-instance-type.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Module included in the following assemblies:
+//
+// * virt/managing_vms/virt-edit-vms.adoc
+
+:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
+[id="virt-change-vm-instance-type_{context}"]
+
+= Changing the instance type of a VM
+
+You can change the instance type associated with a running virtual machine (VM) by using the web console. The change takes effect immediately.
+
+.Prerequisites
+
+* You created the VM by using an instance type.
+
+.Procedure
+
+. In the {product-title} web console, click *Virtualization* -> *VirtualMachines*.
+
+. Select a VM to open the *VirtualMachine details* page.
+
+. Click the *Configuration* tab.
+
+. On the *Details* tab, click the instance type text to open the *Edit Instancetype* dialog. For example, click *1 CPU | 2 GiB Memory*.
+
+. Edit the instance type by using the *Series* and *Size* lists.
+.. Select an item from the *Series* list to show the relevant sizes for that series. For example, select *General Purpose*.
+.. Select the VM's new instance type from the *Size* list. For example, select *medium: 1 CPUs, 4Gi Memory*, which is available in the *General Purpose* series.
+
+. Click *Save*.
+
+.Verification
+
+. Click the *YAML* tab.
+
+. Click *Reload*.
+
+. Review the VM YAML to confirm that the instance type changed.
+

virt/creating_vm/virt-creating-vms-from-instance-types.adoc

@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ include::modules/virt-inferfromvolume-labels.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
 
 include::modules/virt-creating-vm-instancetype.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
+include::modules/virt-change-vm-instance-type.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

virt/managing_vms/virt-edit-vms.adoc

@@ -14,14 +14,20 @@ ifndef::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]
 To edit a VM to configure disk sharing by using virtual disks or LUN, see xref:../../virt/managing_vms/virtual_disks/virt-configuring-shared-volumes-for-vms.adoc#virt-configuring-shared-volumes-for-vms[Configuring shared volumes for virtual machines].
 endif::openshift-rosa,openshift-dedicated[]
 
+include::modules/virt-change-vm-instance-type.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
 include::modules/virt-hot-plugging-memory.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
 include::modules/virt-hot-plugging-cpu.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
 include::modules/virt-editing-vm-cli.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
 include::modules/virt-add-disk-to-vm.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
 include::modules/virt-storage-wizard-fields-web.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
+
 include::modules/virt-mounting-windows-driver-disk-on-vm.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
+
 include::modules/virt-adding-secret-configmap-service-account-to-vm.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
 
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