Deleting a Boot Volume

• Console
• CLI
• API

• 1. In the Compute Cloud@Customer Console navigation menu, click Compute, then click Instances.

  2. At the top of the page, select the compartment that contains the instance with the boot volume you want to delete.

  3. For the instance that has the boot volume you want to delete, click the Actions menu (), then click Stop.
  4. When prompted, select Force stop the instance by immedidately powering off, then click Force Stop Instance.
  5. Wait for the instance to reach the Stopped state.
  6. Click the name of the instance that has the boot volume you want to delete.
  7. Under Resources, click Boot Volumes.

  8. For the boot volume that you want to delete, click the Actions menu (), then click Detach.

     Confirm when prompted.

  9. Click the name of the boot volume.
  10. Click the Controls button (upper right), then click Terminate.

  11. Confirm the termination.

      The block volume enters the TERMINATED state, and remains in that state for about 24 hours until it's removed.

• Use the command and required parameters to delete a boot volume.

  Command

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  oci bv boot-volume delete --boot-volume-id <boot_volume_OCID>  [OPTIONS]

  For a complete list of CLI commands, flags, and options, see the Command Line Reference.

• Use the DeleteVolume operation to delete a boot volume.

  For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST APIs and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see Software Development Kits and Command Line Interface.