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How to Manage Plan for Vultr Managed Apache Kafka®

Updated on November 27, 2024

Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® allows customers to easily adjust their subscription to meet growing needs. Users can upgrade their plan with a few simple steps, ensuring they have access to additional resources and capabilities as their data streaming requirements evolve. This user-friendly interface facilitates seamless transitions between plans, enabling customers to scale their Kafka database efficiently while maintaining optimal performance.

Follow this guide to manage plan for Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® using the Vultr Customer Portal, API, and CLI.

  • Vultr Customer Portal
  • Vultr API
  • Vultr CLI

  1. Navigate to Products and select Databases.

    Database selection products menu

  2. Select the target database.

    Selecting a target database

  3. Navigate to Settings, and select Change Plan.

    Open the change plans window

  4. Select a Server Type, a Plan, and number of Brokers.

    Selection of a plan

  5. Click Save to apply the changes.

    Save the changes for a plan change

  1. List all the databases by sending a GET request to the List Managed Databases endpoint and note the target database's ID.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/databases" \
    -X GET \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"

  2. Send a PUT request to the Update Managed Database endpoint to change the plan.

    console 
    $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/databases/<database-id>" \
    -X PUT \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data '{
        "plan" : "vultr-dbaas-business-3x-occ-so-2-200-4"     
    }'

    Visit the Update Managed Database endpoint to view additional attributes to add to your request.

  1. List all databases and note the target database's ID.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database list --summarize

  2. Update the plan.

    console 
    $ vultr-cli database update <database-id> \
--plan vultr-dbaas-business-cc-1-55-2

    Run vultr-cli database update --help to view all options.