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# Upgrade Amazon EBS volumes from gp2 to gp3

> Step-by-step guide to upgrade Amazon EBS volumes from gp2 to gp3 using the AWS Console or CLI.

This guide walks you through upgrading Amazon EBS volumes from **gp2** to **gp3**. The upgrade is done in-place with no downtime required.

<Note>
  gp3 volumes are up to 20% cheaper than gp2 and offer better baseline performance (3,000 IOPS and 125 MB/s throughput included).
</Note>

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## Before you start

Make sure:

* You can log in to the AWS Console and have IAM permissions for **EC2**.

* You have the **AWS CLI** installed and configured (for CLI method).

* The volume is in the **available** or **in-use** state.

* You haven't modified the volume in the last 6 hours (AWS allows one modification per volume every 6 hours).

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## Option 1 · AWS Console

1. Open the **EC2 console**.

2. Go to **Elastic Block Store** → **Volumes**.

3. Select the **gp2 volume** you want to upgrade.

4. Click **Actions** → **Modify volume**.

5. Change **Volume type** from `gp2` to `gp3`.

6. (Optional) Adjust **IOPS** and **Throughput** if needed:

   * Default: **3,000 IOPS** and **125 MB/s** (included in the base price).

   * Increase only if your workload requires more.

7. Click **Modify** and confirm.

The modification runs in the background. Monitor the **State** column until it shows `completed`.

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## Option 2 · AWS CLI

### Upgrade a single volume

```bash theme={null}
aws ec2 modify-volume --volume-type gp3 --volume-id vol-0123456789abcdef0
```

### Upgrade all gp2 volumes at once

```bash theme={null}
aws ec2 describe-volumes \
  --filters Name=volume-type,Values=gp2 \
  --query 'Volumes[*].VolumeId' \
  --output text | xargs -n 1 aws ec2 modify-volume --volume-type gp3 --volume-id
```

### Check modification status

```bash theme={null}
aws ec2 describe-volumes-modifications --volume-id vol-0123456789abcdef0
```

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## Extra resources

* **EBS volume types** — [Amazon EBS volume types](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-volume-types.html)

* **Modify an EBS volume** — [Request modifications to your EBS volumes](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/requesting-ebs-volume-modifications.html)

* **gp3 pricing** — [Amazon EBS pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/)