AWS Delete EC2 Instance
EC2 instances
may serve your purposes for long periods of time. However, eventually, you may
have a need to retire and delete your EC2 instance. This article, “How To: AWS
Delete an EC2 Instance” shows you the simple steps needed to permanently delete
an EC2 instance.
In case you ever need to restore this instance to activity you
should take a snapshot. In the AWS
Console select the EC2 service.
Click the Instances option.
Enter a name and an
optional description for the image and click the “Create Image” button.
Wait for the image
creation to complete before proceeding to the next step.
Step Two: Delete the EC2
Instance by Terminating it
The actual step in AWS to
delete an EC2 instance is not instantaneous. It requires the instance to shut
down first.
On your instances screen select
the instance you want to delete and click the Actions drop down menu.
Select “Instance State
> Terminate”
Confirm that you do want
to delete the EBS files related to this instance by clicking the “Yes, Terminate”
button.
On your instances screen
you will see that the instance is shutting down.
After the shut down
process is complete you will see that the instance is terminated.
The instance will remain on
your Instances list for up to a few hours before it disappears entirely.
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