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Microservices Engine:Change instance specifications

Last Updated:Mar 11, 2026

Upgrade or downgrade a Microservices Engine (MSE) instance to match your current workload. You can adjust the engine specification tier, cluster node count, and network configuration.

Before you begin

  • A specification change takes about 10 minutes. During this period, you cannot perform other operations on the instance in the MSE console.

  • Clients temporarily lose connections during the change. Schedule changes during off-peak hours to minimize disruption.

Availability during the change

Instance typeBehaviorService impact
3+ nodesRolling deployment. Nodes update one at a time with automatic data synchronization.None. Your business is not interrupted during the process.
1-2 nodesNo high availability.Services may be interrupted during the change.

Change engine specifications

  1. Log on to the MSE console and select a region in the top navigation bar.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Microservices Registry > Instances.

  3. On the Instances page, find the target instance and click More in the Actions column.

    • Subscription instances: Select Upgrade or Downgrade.

    • Pay-as-you-go instances: Select Upgrade/Downgrade.

  4. Adjust engine parameters such as Engine Specifications and Number of Cluster Nodes as needed.

  5. Click Buy Now.

    The change takes about 10 minutes. You can monitor the instance status on the Instances page.

Change network settings

  1. Log on to the MSE console and select a region in the top navigation bar.

  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Microservices Registry > Instances.

  3. On the Instances page, click the instance ID. On the Basic Information page, go to the Network Information section and click Configure VPC or Configure Internet.

  4. In the dialog box, update the network settings and click OK.

Verify the result

After the change completes:

  1. Go to the Instances page and click the instance ID or name.

  2. On the Basic Information page, confirm that the following fields reflect the new configuration:

    FieldExpected update
    Engine specificationsUpdated engine specification tier
    Number of nodesUpdated cluster node count
    Intranet addressCurrent private network endpoint
    Public network addressCurrent public network endpoint