Upgrade a secret

Move a secret to a larger plan, with more RAM and storage, and keep every value stored in it.

Before you begin

Check that:

• The secret shows Running. Upgrade is available only then.
• You have permission to update secrets in the project. An Admin or a Project Lead can always upgrade secrets, and any other user needs a policy set that allows it. MyAccount displays Upgrade and Upgrade Secret to users who have permission to update secrets. See Create a policy set.
• On a prepaid account, you have enough infra credits for 24 hours of the new plan’s hourly price.
• Your applications can manage without the store for about a minute. The upgrade restarts the store, which stops answering for up to about a minute.

Choose the new plan

1. In the MyAccount side menu, click E2E Secrets Management.
2. In the secret’s row, open Actions and choose Upgrade. The Upgrade Secret panel opens with the secret’s name, which stays as it is, and the plans that come after your current one.
3. Compare each plan’s RAM and Storage in GB, and its hourly and monthly Price. The new plan needs at least as much storage as the current one. Click Select on the plan you want.
4. Click Upgrade Secret.

MyAccount shows Secret has been upgraded. The secret shows Upgrading for a few seconds, then Running again, now on the new plan. To check the plan, click the secret’s name and look under Plan on its Info tab.

What the upgrade changes

Every value in the store stays as it is. The store stops answering while it restarts, and the pause can last a short time after the secret shows Running again. Once the upgrade finishes, the secret is billed at the new plan’s price; see E2E’s pricing page.

If an upgrade fails, the secret shows Error. It stays on its old plan and is billed at that plan’s price. For what to do, see The secret shows Error.

For help with any message during an upgrade, see Troubleshooting E2E Secrets Management.