---
title: "Upgrade the master plan"
description: "Move an E2E Kubernetes cluster's master node to a plan with more vCPU and RAM, of the same Kubernetes version, with a short downtime."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "kubernetes"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/kubernetes/how-to/upgrade-the-master-plan/"
topic: ["operate"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/kubernetes/how-to/create-a-cluster/"]}
---

# Upgrade the master plan

Upgrade the master plan when the Kubernetes control plane needs more room.
**Upgrade Kubernetes Master Plan** moves the master node to a bigger plan, with more vCPU and more
RAM. The cluster keeps its Kubernetes version.

## Before you begin

- Your cluster reads **Running**.
- You can accept about 5 to 7 minutes of downtime.
- On a prepaid account, you have infra credits for 24 hours of the new plan.
- If you are a team member, your role has the update permission for Kubernetes.

## Choose the new plan

1. In MyAccount, under **Compute**, click **Kubernetes**. In the cluster's row actions, click
   **Upgrade Kubernetes Master Plan**, or open the cluster and click it there.
2. Compare the plans with the master's **Current Configuration**. To narrow the list, filter it by
   vCPU and RAM.
3. Click **Select** on the plan you want. **Select** is available on plans in stock; the others read
   **Unavailable**.

If no plan is bigger than the current one, the page says
**There are no plans higher than your current Kubernetes plan.** To ask for a bigger plan, contact
cloud-platform@e2enetworks.com.

## Confirm the upgrade

The confirmation warns of about 5 to 7 minutes of downtime, that the new plan's price applies, and
that a discount or coupon may stop applying. For current prices, see
[E2E's pricing page](https://www.e2enetworks.com/pricing).

The upgrade is one way: the master node stays on the new plan. Check
**I understand and want to change.** and click **Upgrade**.

## Check the new plan

During the upgrade, the master node is stopped, resized, and started again. The cluster reads
**Upgrading Master**, and only its **Cluster Details** tab works; the other tabs ask you to wait
until the upgrade finishes. Once the cluster reads **Running** again, E2E sends you a notification
and an email, and **Plan** on the **Cluster Details** tab shows the new plan.

The master node now runs on the bigger plan. To add capacity for your applications instead, add or
resize worker node pools; see [Manage node pools](/myaccount/kubernetes/how-to/manage-node-pools/).
If the upgrade is not available, see
[Troubleshooting Kubernetes](/myaccount/kubernetes/troubleshooting/kubernetes/#there-are-no-plans-higher-than-your-current-kubernetes-plan).