# How To Resize a DU VM?

## Problem:

* How to resize a DU VM?

## Environment:

* Platform9 Edge Cloud - LTS1- All Versions

## Procedure:

* Add or Update the field `duDiskSize: 70G` in the airctl configuration file `/opt/pf9/airctl/conf/airctl-config.yaml`
* Resize qemu image to the new size.

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```bash
# qemu-img resize /opt/pf9/airctl/du.qcow2 70G
```

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* Stop the Management plane

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```bash
# /opt/pf9/airctl/airctl stop --config /opt/pf9/airctl/conf/airctl-config.yaml
```

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* Start the Management plane

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```bash
# /opt/pf9/airctl/airctl start --config /opt/pf9/airctl/conf/airctl-config.yaml
```

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