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Changing vCPUs and Increasing RAM for 

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(KVM, Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware ESXi Hypervisors)

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 on KVM 

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To verify the updated values, see Verify Update on SWe Lite.

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 on Microsoft Hyper-V

1. Launch Hyper-V Manager from the Windows Start menu.
2. Power down the VM in which you will be adding vCPUs and RAM.
3. Right-click on the desired VM instance and select Settings.

4. Click on Memory. Each 

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   instance with 1 vCPU requires 1 GiB (1024 MiB) RAM; this amount is increased according to the number of vCPUs. Refer to SBC SWe Edge Hardware and Software Requirements.

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5. Enter the desired memory and click OK.

6. Click on Processor. The 

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   supports 1, 2, 4 or 10 vCPUs.

7. Enter the desired virtual processors and click OK.

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8. Start the VM instance. The 

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   is configured with the updated values.

9. To verify the updated values, see Verify Update on SWe Lite.

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on VMware ESXi

Add a vCPU and increase RAM on the VM instance as follows:

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To verify the updated values, see Verify Update on SWe Lite.

Changing VM size for 

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 (Azure)

Change the VM size according to the instructions below. After upgrading from 

Change VM Size via Azure Portal

1. Connect to the Azure portal. Refer to portal.azure.com.
2. From the menu, click Virtual Machines.
3. From the list, click the checkbox next to the desired VM.
4. From the menu, click Stop. This shuts the VM down.

5. Click on the desired VM.
   

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6. From the menu, click Size.

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7. In the Search box, enter the desired size. Recommended VM sizes are listed here: Virtual Machine Requirements - Microsoft Azure.

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8. Click on one of the sizes presented.

9. At the bottom of the page, click Resize.
   

Increase VM Size via Azure PowerShell

Perform these steps via PowerShell:

1. Access PowerShell. Refer to PowerShell documentation.

2. Run the following commands (per Azure RM PowerShell module):

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   ### Azure RM ### Stop-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Name $vmName -Force $vm = Get-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -VMName $vmName $vm.HardwareProfile.VmSize = "<newVMSize>" Update-AzureRmVM -VM $vm -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup Start-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Name $vmName

Changing VM size for 

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 (AWS)

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1. Log onto AWS Cloud Formation,

2. Select the 

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    stack you want to update. 

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   The applicable VM must be shut down before updating the size.

3. From the Stack Details Pane, click Update.
4. Follow the detailed instructions for updating the EC2 Instance (VM size) field here: Update EC2 Instance Type.

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Verify Update on

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1. Connect to the applicable SWe.
2. In the WebUI, access System > Overview.
3. Verify the number of Virtual CPUs and Total System Memory.

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