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Deleting DCS Instances
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Scenario
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On the DCS console, you can delete one or multiple DCS instances at a time. You can also delete all instance creation tasks that have failed to run.

.. important::

   After a DCS instance is deleted, data from the instance will also be deleted without backup.

Prerequisites
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-  The DCS instances you want to delete have been created.
-  The DCS instances you want to delete are in the **Running**, **Faulty**, or **Stopped** state.

Procedure
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**Deleting DCS Instances**

#. Log in to the management console.

#. Click |image1| in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region.

#. In the navigation pane, choose **Cache Manager**.

#. On the **Cache Manager** page, select one or more DCS instances you want to delete.

   DCS instances in the **Creating**, **Starting**, **Stopping**, or **Restarting** state cannot be deleted.

#. Choose **More** > **Delete** above the instance list.

#. Click **Yes** to confirm that you want to delete the instances.

   It takes 1 to 30 minutes to delete DCS instances.

   .. note::

      To delete a single instance, choose **Operation** > **More** > **Delete** in the same row as the instance.

**Deleting Instance Creation Tasks That Have Failed to Run**

#. Log in to the management console.

#. Click |image2| in the upper left corner of the management console and select a region.

#. Click **Service List**, and choose **Database** > **Distributed Cache Service** to launch the DCS console.

#. In the navigation pane, choose **Cache Manager**.

   If there are DCS instances that have failed to be created, **Instance Creation Failures** is displayed above the instance list.

#. Click the icon or the number of failed tasks next to **Instance Creation Failures**.

   The **Instance Creation Failures** dialog box is displayed.

#. Choose failed instance creation tasks to delete.

   -  To delete a single failed task, click **Delete** in the same row as the task.
   -  To delete all failed tasks, click **Delete All** above the task list.

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