Comments on: Increasing your AWS EC2 root partition (Windows) http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/ blogging about...... Microsoft, Cloud Computing and all other things I find interesting Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:16:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wajih http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-723 Wajih Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:26:40 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-723 I think the problem was at EC2 end. Only after 8 hours did the old IP comeback. Looks like Sanjeev must have gotten into the same situation, but I noticed that (I was luck to notice this, by the way) that in both AWS console and elasticfox the public IP of the machine instance for which I had expanded the drive was blank for about 5~10 minutes. After that the old IP was there again. Such a relief!!!! I think the problem was at EC2 end. Only after 8 hours did the old IP comeback. Looks like Sanjeev must have gotten into the same situation, but I noticed that (I was luck to notice this, by the way) that in both AWS console and elasticfox the public IP of the machine instance for which I had expanded the drive was blank for about 5~10 minutes. After that the old IP was there again. Such a relief!!!!

]]> By: mvalk http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-722 mvalk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:37:23 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-722 Use an elastic IP. If it is attached to your server, you do not have to pay for it. If you do not attach it (or your system is down / off), you will pay $0,01 per hour Use an elastic IP.
If it is attached to your server, you do not have to pay for it.
If you do not attach it (or your system is down / off), you will pay $0,01 per hour

]]> By: Wajih http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Wajih Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:02:16 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-721 Belive it or not my instance IP has changed! Dont know why, but that was the reason I could not log in using RDP. Thanks to elasticfox i noticed the change. This runs me into another problem! Belive it or not my instance IP has changed! Dont know why, but that was the reason I could not log in using RDP. Thanks to elasticfox i noticed the change. This runs me into another problem!

]]> By: mvalk http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-720 mvalk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:36:57 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-720 just try it once. It could help (at least the last time it helped me). just try it once. It could help (at least the last time it helped me).

]]> By: mvalk http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-719 mvalk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-719 yep yep

]]> By: Wajih http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Wajih Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:33:23 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-718 You mean rebooting? You mean rebooting?

]]> By: mvalk http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-717 mvalk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:07:40 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-717 You could try resetting your instance once... It worked for me :-) You could try resetting your instance once… It worked for me :-)

]]> By: Wajih http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Wajih Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:01:39 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-716 Thanks mate, it was the AWS console that helped me out. Though now I have the same problem Sanjeev had, no RDP and site down. Hope it is up again somehow. Thanks mate, it was the AWS console that helped me out. Though now I have the same problem Sanjeev had, no RDP and site down. Hope it is up again somehow.

]]> By: mvalk http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-714 mvalk Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:11:07 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-714 Hi Wajih, As you can see through my screenshots I am using the Amazon AWS Console (also stated in step 1. (https://console.aws.amazon.com). You can't do it with the help of elaticfox (not that I know off). You could also try the EC2 Command Line Tools, and issue the command: ec2-attach-volume <your volume id> -i <your instance id> -d /dev/sda1 Hi Wajih,

As you can see through my screenshots I am using the Amazon AWS Console (also stated in step 1. (https://console.aws.amazon.com).
You can’t do it with the help of elaticfox (not that I know off).

You could also try the EC2 Command Line Tools, and issue the command: ec2-attach-volume -i -d /dev/sda1

]]> By: Wajih http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Wajih Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:45:06 +0000 http://www.marcvalk.net/2010/01/increasing-your-aws-ec2-root-partition-windows/#comment-711 Marc Thanks for the article. But I have hit a stop. In step 7. you are saying "In the textbox “Device” type: /dev/sda1. Now click [Attach]" But in elasticfox, I cannot change the device type, now the volume would not attach to the stopped instance. Any idea, or link or something that you have, please let me know it I am stuck at this point now! Marc
Thanks for the article. But I have hit a stop.
In step 7. you are saying “In the textbox “Device” type: /dev/sda1. Now click [Attach]”
But in elasticfox, I cannot change the device type, now the volume would not attach to the stopped instance.
Any idea, or link or something that you have, please let me know it
I am stuck at this point now!

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