Updated on 2025-09-26 GMT+08:00

Deleting Instance Nodes

Scenarios

You can delete nodes of pay-per-use or yearly/monthly instances to release resources.

Usage Notes

  • Deleted nodes cannot be recovered. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • If you enable operation protection, two-factor authentication is required for sensitive operations to secure your account and cloud products. For details about how to enable operation protection, see Identity and Access Management User Guide.
  • Deleting nodes of yearly/monthly instances is now in OBT. To use it, choose Service Tickets > Create Service Ticket in the upper right corner of the console and contact the customer service.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the GeminiDB console.
  2. On the Instances page, click the target instance. The Basic Information page is displayed.
  3. In the navigation pane, choose Node Management. On the displayed page, check the node you want to delete.

    • Pay-per-use
      • In the Node Information area, locate the target node and click Delete in the Operation column.
        Figure 1 Node information

  4. If you have enabled operation protection, click Start Verification in the Delete Node dialog box. On the displayed page, click Send Code, enter the verification code, and click Verify. The page is closed automatically.
  5. In the displayed dialog box, click Yes.

    • When the node is being deleted, the instance status is Deleting node.
    • After the node is deleted, the instance status becomes Available.