8.12. Deleting Instances
A running instance can be deleted using
nova delete. The following example shows how to delete all running instances:
$nova list+--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+------------------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | +--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+------------------+ | 0e4011a4-3128-4674-ab16-dd1b7ecc126e | rhel | ACTIVE | demonet=10.0.0.2 | | ac9e6a9f-58c3-47c3-9b4c-485aa421b8a8 | snapshot-instance | ACTIVE | demonet=10.0.0.4 | | b8d5c952-f2fc-4556-83f2-57c79378d867 | rhel2 | ACTIVE | demonet=10.0.0.3 | +--------------------------------------+-------------------+--------+------------------+$nova delete 0e4011a4-3128-4674-ab16-dd1b7ecc126e$nova delete ac9e6a9f-58c3-47c3-9b4c-485aa421b8a8$nova delete b8d5c952-f2fc-4556-83f2-57c79378d867$nova list+----+------+--------+----------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | +----+------+--------+----------+ +----+------+--------+----------+