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Use the Edge Services portal to lock or unlock your provisioned Amazon Web Services (AWS) instance to prevent or allow deletion. You can also edit, view details, suspend an instance, and back up data stored on an instance.
Locking an AWS instance
- Click Provisioning, then click Instances.
The Edge Services portal shows the instances (e.g., bare metal servers, virtual machines) created for your organization.
- Click an AWS instance to view more information.
The Edge Services portal shows details for the AWS instance you selected. Details vary based on the type of instance and your role.
- Click ACTIONS, then select Lock.
The Edge Services portal locks the AWS instance. You cannot delete a locked AWS instance.
Unlocking an AWS instance
Important: Unlocking an AWS instance removes any extra protection against deleting the AWS instance.
- Click Provisioning, then click Instances.
The Edge Services portal shows the instances (e.g., bare metal servers, virtual machines) created for your organization.
- Click an AWS instance to view more information.
The Edge Services portal shows details for the AWS instance you selected. Details vary based on the type of instance and your role.
- Select Unlock from the ACTIONS drop-down.
You can delete the unlocked AWS instance.
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