How do I upgrade from t2.micro to t2.small at the moment of expiration?

Question

My AWS reserved instance t2.micro is going to expire. I decided to upgrade to t2.small, and have just bought a new reserved instance t2.small, as shown below.

Now, how do I switch from t2.micro to t2.small?

Answer 1

As I didn't change the instance type (T2), here is what I do.

• Purchase a new reserved instance, t2.small
• Stop instance (t2.micro)：Instances --> Actions --> Instance State --> Stop
• Change Instance Type：Instances --> Instance Settings --> Change Instance Type --> t2.small
• Start instance (t2.small)：Actions --> Instance State --> Start