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Kops delete instance

kops delete instance

Delete an instance

Synopsis

Delete an instance. By default, it will detach the instance from the instance group, drain it, then terminate it.

kops delete instance [flags]

Examples

  # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster.
  kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes

  # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster using node name.
  kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal --yes

  # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster without
  validation or draining.
  kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes

Options

      --cloudonly                     Perform deletion update without confirming progress with k8s
      --fail-on-drain-error           The deletion will fail if draining a node fails. (default true)
      --fail-on-validate-error        The deletion will fail if the cluster fails to validate. (default true)
  -h, --help                          help for instance
      --post-drain-delay duration     Time to wait after draining each node (default 5s)
      --surge                         Surge by detaching the node from the ASG before deletion (default true)
      --validate-count int32          Amount of times that a cluster needs to be validated after single node update (default 2)
      --validation-timeout duration   Maximum time to wait for a cluster to validate (default 15m0s)
  -y, --yes                           Specify --yes to immediately delete the instance

Options inherited from parent commands

      --add_dir_header                   If true, adds the file directory to the header of the log messages
      --alsologtostderr                  log to standard error as well as files
      --config string                    yaml config file (default is $HOME/.kops.yaml)
      --log_backtrace_at traceLocation   when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace (default :0)
      --log_dir string                   If non-empty, write log files in this directory
      --log_file string                  If non-empty, use this log file
      --log_file_max_size uint           Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to. Unit is megabytes. If the value is 0, the maximum file size is unlimited. (default 1800)
      --logtostderr                      log to standard error instead of files (default true)
      --name string                      Name of cluster. Overrides KOPS_CLUSTER_NAME environment variable
      --skip_headers                     If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages
      --skip_log_headers                 If true, avoid headers when opening log files
      --state string                     Location of state storage (kops 'config' file). Overrides KOPS_STATE_STORE environment variable
      --stderrthreshold severity         logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 2)
  -v, --v Level                          number for the log level verbosity
      --vmodule moduleSpec               comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging

SEE ALSO

  • kops delete - Delete clusters,instancegroups, instances, or secrets.