Downsize failing despite disk usage less than smaller plan.
Been trying to downsize one of my Linodes for the past few weeks but each time I try I get the error telling me…
The current disk size of your Linode is too large for the new service plan. Please resize your disk to accommodate the new plan. You can read our Resize Your Linode guide for more detailed instructions.
When I run the df -h command I see the following:
[root@linode /]# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
devtmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev
tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 3.9G 393M 3.5G 11% /run
tmpfs 3.9G 0 3.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda 156G 21G 135G 13% /
tmpfs 783M 0 783M 0% /run/user/0
I am trying to downsize from the 8GB to the 4GB option, which has 80GB of storage. The above would seem to indicate I am OK and yet I continue to get the error? Do I need to power it down or something?
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This shows a nearly 160GB disk. You have to resize it down first.
/dev/sda 156G 21G 135G 13% /
TLDR: Shutdown the linode from the manager, goto the storage tab and resize the volumes down to fit in 80gb. Then resize the linode.
Have you followed step 4 of the guide where it states to go through the Resizing a disk process?
This shows a nearly 160GB disk. You have to resize it down first.
Maybe I am missing something but it shows 21G in use. I think you are misreading it, no?
the size of the disk is 160GB which is what the plan provides.21G is in use, or 13% of the disk.
I will check the downsizing guide but only using 21G I would have thought it would work immediately.
This probably seems obvious to most but for anyone that fell into the same logic trap as me…simply removing offending files to ensure you are USING the right amount of disk is insufficient. As both answers above show, you need to follow the resizing procedure after powering down.
Thanks for the input above guys, appreciated!