Delete an instance
When you no longer need an instance, you can delete it.
List all instances:
$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| ID | Name | Status | Task State | Power State | Networks |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| 84c6e57d-a6b1-44b6-81eb-fcb36afd31b5 | myCirrosServer | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.3 |
| 8a99547e-7385-4ad1-ae50-4ecfaaad5f42 | myInstanceFromVolume | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.4 |
| d7efd3e4-d375-46d1-9d57-372b6e4bdb7f | newServer | ERROR | None | NOSTATE | |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
Use the following command to delete the
newServer instance, which is in
ERROR state:
$ nova delete newServer
The command does not notify that your server was deleted.
Instead, run the nova list
command:
$ nova list
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| ID | Name | Status | Task State | Power State | Networks |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
| 84c6e57d-a6b1-44b6-81eb-fcb36afd31b5 | myCirrosServer | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.3 |
| 8a99547e-7385-4ad1-ae50-4ecfaaad5f42 | myInstanceFromVolume | ACTIVE | None | Running | private=10.0.0.4 |
+--------------------------------------+----------------------+--------+------------+-------------+------------------+
The deleted instance does not appear in the list.