Change Google Compute/Cloud Server to SSD Persistent Disk

Question

I have a live production website running on a standard persistent disk.

How do I safely upgrade this to an SSD disk?

Is there a simple way to do it using the das

Answer 1

The process for changing boot disk type of a Google Cloud VM is as follows:

1. (Optional) Flush disk buffers sudo sync.
2. Stop your instance
3. Take a snapshot of existing disk
4. Create a new persistent disk based on the snapshot. From the Type dropdown list, select "SSD persistent disk".
5. Detach old boot disk & attach new SSD boot disk

For more details, visit docs

Note: there is NO NEED to delete your VM