Modify an Aerospike Cloud database cluster

You can make many, complex configuration changes to tune the performance of your cluster. These options are available in the advanced configuration object that is part of an Aerospike Cloud database cluster specification. In the Cloud Console, you can find the advanced configuration section on the pencil icon on the Clusters page.

This page describes the simple modification paths available through the Cloud Console and Public APIs.

Navigate to the clusters page.

Click the Resize icon: two arrows crossed. This will take you into the dialog to change the shape and size of your clusters.

Note
Vertical scaling is currently disabled in Aerospike Cloud Preview.
Follow the prompts.

Choose your new cluster size. The size can only be changed in increments that balance evenly across the number of zones in the cluster.=
Review and submit the change

Finalize your selections and submit the modification. Scaling operations take time to implement and are done sequentially. It may take some time before your cluster matches the state you have requested. The Console will show the desired state and a status of Updating to reflect that a change is being made to reach the state you have requested.

Caution
Submitting more than 1 resizing request at a time may cause thrashing on your cluster and is strongly discouraged!

Create a Cloud API Key and retrieve a bearer token

See Using Cloud APIs for how to create a key to use with the API

Make a POST request with the desired database spec.

This is a general command to modify your cluster; it will take effect if there are any changes to your clusters state included in the data field and be ignored if not.

Example:

curl -X PATCH "https://api.aerospike.cloud/v2/databases/<database-id>" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <bearer-token>" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/merge-patch+json" \
    --data '{"aerospikeCloud":{"clusterSize":4}}'

Delete a database

Console
API

Navigate to the clusters page.

Click Delete icon: a red trash can. The cluster will immediately disappear from active clusters. There is a toggle on the clusters page that will show decommissioned clusters; you will still be able to find it there

Create a Cloud API Key and retrieve a bearer token

See Using Cloud APIs for how to create a key to use with the API

Make a DELETE request with the desired database ID. Example:

curl -X DELETE "https://api.aerospike.cloud/v2/databases/<database-id>" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer <bearer-token>"

Next steps:

Set up API automation