How-To Resize a Crusoe Virtual Machine

Last Updated: Jan 15, 2025

Introduction

This article explains the procedure for resizing an existing Crusoe VM using the Crusoe Command Line Interface (CLI).

Note: This operation can only be done for partial SKUs such as A100 PCIe, c1a, s1a, L40s. There is an ongoing bug with L40s at the moment. 

Prerequisites

• Access to the Crusoe CLI.
• The name of the VM you wish to resize.

Step-By-Step Instructions

1. Resize the Virtual Machine

   Use the crusoe compute vms update command, specifying the VM name and the desired new instance type with the --type flag.

   Note: This operation requires the VM to be stopped. If the VM is currently running, the CLI will prompt you to confirm stopping it before proceeding. The VM will remain in a STATE_SHUTOFF after the resize is complete.

   Command: $ crusoe compute vms update <vm-name> --type <new-instance-type>

   Example:

   $ crusoe compute vms update jump-server --type c1a.4x
   The VM you are trying to resize is currently running. Resizing will result in this VM being stopped.
   Are you sure you want to stop this instance (y/[N]): y
   name:           jump-server
   id:             --REDACTED--
   type:           c1a.4x
   state:          STATE_SHUTOFF
   public IP:      not assigned
   private IP:     172.27.43.166
   internal DNS:   jump-server.us-southcentral1-a.compute.internal
   external DNS:
   created at:     2025-09-02T10:11:09Z
   reservation:    --
   

2. Start the Virtual Machine

   After the resize operation is successful, the VM will be in a stopped state. You must manually start the VM to begin using it with the new resources.

   Command: $ crusoe compute vms start <vm-name>

   Example:

   $ crusoe compute vms start jump-server
   name:           jump-server
   id:             --REDACTED--
   type:           c1a.4x
   state:          STATE_RUNNING
   public IP:      --REDACTED--
   private IP:     172.27.43.166
   internal DNS:   jump-server.us-southcentral1-a.compute.internal
   external DNS:   --REDACTED--
   created at:     2025-09-02T10:11:09Z
   reservation:    --

Additional Resources

• Crusoe CLI - Quickstart

• Crusoe Compute VMs - Overview