Completing the Offline Resizing Operation for Boot Volumes

After resizing the online block volume or boot volume, you need to perform the following administrative tasks.

  1. Attach the boot volume to a second instance as a data volume.

    See Attaching a Volume.

  2. Extend the partition and grow the file system.

    For details, consult the OS documentation for the OS type and version running in the instance.

  3. Detach the data volume.

    See Detaching a Block Volume.

  4. Reattach the boot volume.

    See Reattaching a Boot Volume.

  5. Restart the instance.

    See Stopping, Starting, and Resetting an Instance.