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Deleting a bare metal server

Use Lumen® Edge Service Manager to delete a provisioned bare metal server that is no longer needed. When you delete a bare metal server, the hourly billing stops. (You are billed the pro-rated amount of the uptime of the bare metal server during the billing period.) You must delete all bare metal servers connected to a network before you can delete a bare metal server network. Before you delete a bare metal server, view the details on the bare metal server to be sure you have selected the correct one.

Important: When you delete a bare metal server, Lumen does not back up the data. Before deleting a bare metal server, back up any data needed for your records.

To delete a bare metal server:

  1. Click Provisioning, then click Instances.

    The Edge Service Manager shows the instances created for your organization.
Edge Service Manager instances view
  1. Click the row for the bare metal server you want to work with.

    The Edge Service Manager shows details for the bare metal server you selected. Details vary based on the type of instance and your assigned role.
Bare metal details
  1. Review the details for the instance to be sure you selected the correct bare metal server, then click DELETE.
  1. Click DELETE again in the window that appears to confirm you want to delete the instance.

    The Edge Service Manager securely erases the instance, removes it from the list, disconnects the network, removes it from the inventory, and stops billing.

When you delete a bare metal server, it is powered off and a cryptographic erase is completed on all of the physical storage (SSD, NVMe). After a cryptographic erase, none of the data is recoverable. The server hardware controller is factory reset and the system hardware is reconfigured before being put back into service.