Project:Debug IT resources

If some services are not responding properly it is worth checking whether the problem might be cause by a lack of resources.

Under these circumstances, it is recommended to download a copy of the latest backup as documented in Project:Check_Backups.

You can check the available space in the server with: df -h

And the available memory with: free -h

If more resources are needed you will have to log in into OpenStack and allocate the new required resources to the VM.

1. Increasing the available RAM can only be achieved by resizing the instance.
   1. Go to OpenStack
   2. Select the Instances tab
   3. For the selected instance, under the Actions column, select Resize Instance.
   4. Select the new flavor corresponding to the required resources.
2. If only more storage is required, this can be achieved by resizing the volume attached to the VM.
   1. Under Volumes, click the Volumes tab.
   2. Select the corresponding volume.
   3. Under Actions, select Extend Volume and introduce the new required size (make sure there is enough Quota, which can be seen in the initial page in OpenStack).
   4. After resizing the volume it is necessary to apply a Soft Reboot to the instance (Select the instance again and click 'Soft Reboot Instance' under Actions).