service-instance delete

Delete a Cloud Pak for Data service instance.

Syntax

cpd-cli service-instance delete <cpd-service-instance-name> \
[--cpdconfig=<cpd-configuration-location>] \
[--force=true|false] \
--profile=<cpd-profile-name> \
[--service-type=<cpd-service-type>] \
[--verbose]

Arguments

Argument Description
<cpd-service-instance-name> The Cloud Pak for Data service instance name to delete.

Table 1: Command arguments

Options

Option Description
--cpdconfig The Cloud Pak for Data
 configuration location. For example, $HOME/.cpd-cli/config.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--cpdconfig=<cpd-configuration-location>
Default value
$HOME/.cpd-cli/config
Valid values
A valid Cloud Pak for Data configuration location.
--force Forcefully delete the service instance. Use this option only if previous attempts were unsuccessful.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--force=true|false

If you use --force, true is used.

Default value
false

If you omit the --force option, the default value is used.

Valid values
true|false

--help

-h

 Display command help.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--help
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.
--profile The name of the profile that you created to store information about an instance of Cloud Pak for Data and your credentials for the instance.
Status
Required.
Syntax
--profile=<cpd-profile-name>
Default value
No default.
Valid values

The name of the profile that you created.

--service-type

-t

 The Cloud Pak for Data service instance type.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--service-type=<cpd-service-type>
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Any valid Cloud Pak for Data service type. For example, 'dv'. Use the 'cpd-cli service-instance list' command to find the service type.
--verbose Logs include more detailed messages.
Status
Optional.
Syntax
--verbose
Default value
No default.
Valid values
Not applicable.

Table 1: Command options

Examples

Note: The following examples use the recommended installation environment variables.

It is strongly recommended that you use a script to create environment variables with the correct values for your environment. For more information, see Best practice: Setting up installation environment variables.

Delete a Cloud Pak for Data service instance.
cpd-cli service-instance delete <cpd-service-instance-name> \
--service-type=<cpd-service-type> \
--profile=${CPD_PROFILE_NAME}