For this usecase several hours of downtime is not much of a problem. In fact, the server will be off for more time then it's not. If you want to upgrade: wait u

For this usecase several hours of downtime is not much of a problem. In fact, the server will be off for more time then it's not. If you want to upgrade: wait until the backups are done and you should have 12hr till your next backup. I'd hope that's more than enough time to expand a snapshot. Also, how does pricing work for hourly servers? Is it still a quid a month?