Resource Changes That Require Reboots
Some requests for resource changes may require an automatic reboot during change request fulfillment. The following table lists whether a reboot will be performed for resource changes.
Not Supported indicates that this type of resource change is supported by the cloud platform, but it's not supported in the Service Portal.
Resource Change | Power down required? |
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vCenter | SCVMM | AWS | Azure | GCP |
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Modify CPU / memory resources OR change instance type | The CPU Hot Plug and Memory Hot Plug properties must be set for the VM in vCenter to enable this feature. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Add network adapters | No | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Delete network adapters | Yes | Yes | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Modify network adapters | No | No | Not supported | Change subnet: Yes Other changes: Not supported | Not supported |
Add storage | No | No | No | No | Not supported |
Delete storage | No | No | No (base disk can't be deleted) | No (base disk can't be deleted) | Not supported |
Modify existing storage | No | Yes | Not supported | Yes | Not supported |