Why can't I upgrade my AWS EC2 m5.xlarge Instance to m5.4xlarge instance?

Question

I have an EC2 instance of type m5.xlarge and I want to upgrade it to m5.4xlarge . But when I chose to change type the only option I am presented with is the m5.xlarge type, which is the type my instance is already in. See the screenshot:

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

is your instance still running? Solution 1, You can stop your instance first and upgrade your instance. Solution 2, create a new AMI from your current instance, then create a new instance from that AMI and select m5.4xlarge