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Deleting Kafka Instances

Delete one or more Kafka instances at a time on the DMS for Kafka console.

Notes and Constraints

Deleting a Kafka instance will clear the instance data without any backup. Exercise caution.

Prerequisites

The status of the Kafka instance you want to delete is Running or Faulty.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner to select the region where your instance is located.
  3. Click and choose Application > Distributed Message Service (for Kafka) to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
  4. Delete pay-per-use Kafka instances in either of the following ways:

    • Select one or more Kafka instances and click Delete in the upper left corner.
    • In the row containing the Kafka instance to be deleted, choose More > Delete.
    • Click the desired Kafka instance to go to the instance details page. In the upper right corner, choose More > Delete.

  5. In the Delete Instance dialog box, enter DELETE and click OK to delete the Kafka instance.

    It takes 1 to 60 seconds to delete a Kafka instance.

Parent topic: Managing Instances