How to change EC2 Instance type

Follow these steps to change instance type:

From the Main Menu, select EC2.

Under EC2 Instance list, find the instance to change.

From the menu, select Change Instance Type.

From the drop down list, select the new instance type.

EBS-Optimized – turn on/off EBS optimization for the new instance. This option will be active based on the selected type of EC2 Instance – to read more about EBS-Optimized feature, please visit: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/EBSOptimized.html

Notification – select how you want to be notified about execution of the scheduler. To read more about notification settings, go to: Email Notification Settings

To make this change immediately, click Change Now.

To make this change based on a schedule, select date and time to activate the change, then click Save.

You can create multiple schedulers, e.g. schedule the instance to run smaller overnight and larger during the day. Customized scheduling will save costs for underutilized instances.