Delete cloud server

Last update: May 28 2025

Delete cloud server

carefully

Once deleted, the cloud server and its disks cannot be restored.

The local boot disk is deleted with the server, the network boot disk can be disconnected from the server before deletion.

Control panel

1. To save the data, disconnect the network boot disk from the server.

2. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

3. From the server's menu, select Delete Server.

4. Optional: Select the disk to delete. To delete all disks, select the Delete disks from this server checkbox.

   If you selected boot disks and additional disks when removing the server, they will be removed by the cloud platform's built-in tools.

5. Click Delete.

OpenStack CLI

If network ports are connected to the server, removing them via the OpenStack CLI will not delete them, but will only disconnect them from the server. To delete a port, use the Delete Port instruction.

1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

2. To save the data, disconnect the network boot disk from the server.

3. Delete the cloud server:

   openstack server delete <server>

   Specify <server> — server ID or name. The list of servers can be viewed using the openstack server list command