Deleting or destroying an environment

What is the difference between destroying an environment and deleting an environment?

Deleting an environment

• All VMs associated with the environment are destroyed AND
• The environment is also deleted.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Once an environment is deleted, the associated VMs can not be recovered.

Destroying an environment

• All VMs associated with the environment are destroyed AND
• The environment is returned to a pre-launch state. It is still displayed in the list of environments and can be launched again at any time.

Deleting an environment

1. From the Left Navigation menu choose Environments
2. For the environment you wish to delete, choose Delete from the Row Actions dropdown.

Destroying an environment

1. From the Left Navigation menu choose Environments, and then select the environment you wish to destroy. You will be redirected to the environment details page.
2. Choose Destroy from the Action dropdown in the Top Navigation menu.