Delete VM with all associated resources
Deleting a VM is a lot of click work. I have to manually delete the associated Network interface, Network security group, Public IP address. And then, from the associated storage account, I have to drill down into the VHD container in the right Blob to delete the associated .vhd and .status files.
Also, I have to do it in the right order, because there are dependencies between the various objects. If not, it fails, and I get a big fat pink error.
Also, the overview list does not refresh after the 'success' notification is posted, so I sit there guessing which of the resources I already deleted and which I didn't.
It all feels boring, not fun and tedious!
Joost Molenaar
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AdminAzure IaaS Engineering Team
(Azure IaaS Engineering Team, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure)
responded
This is still coming. The work is being completed now and we will be able to expose it in a few months.
47 comments
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sen
commented
Few months = ?
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DarkFalcz
commented
"a few months" ....... it has been nearly 6 months, wtf is happening?! 😒
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Hullegård, Jimi
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Just a side note about static public IP. In our case, we would definitely not want an automatic deletion of the public IP just because the VM using it is deleted. We want to keep the exact same IP number for when creating a new VM. So please make this configurable (preferably with the default being not to delete a static public IP, to reduce problems for people who have no idea about this feature).
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Steve
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The answer is understandable, Microsoft's business is to bill more money with support service. That is your main business.
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Robert
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Any news here? It should be normal that associated devices will be removed with the VM. Normally it is not needed anymore. Why keep it?
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Sanjay Sharma
commented
Any update on the work status please.
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Mark
commented
This is a necessary feature. Please make it up asap.
Thanks
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Anonymous
commented
We need this feature. The cost of maintaining orphaned resources is significant. We understand that some resources may be shared with other VM's. A list showing these dependencies and the option to choose (or not) would be a valuable feature.
Also, provide a list of orphaned resources left behind from previous clean-ups.
Thanks!
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Qureshi
commented
A must have feature. please expedite.
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Anonymous
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how tf does this take 4 years to implement
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Manoj
commented
A critical capability to have indeed.
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Amit Bhardwaj
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How long will it take to implement this? This option should be available ASAP. Give your users the flexibility to choose what they want to do with their resources.
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Asdadd
commented
Hi! What is the status on this please?
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Anonymous
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Tons of extra work, suggest additional confirmations for deletions of each associated components in the specific order, if you want it deleted you have to check the box for each component
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Anonymous
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Can we at least hide the resources that we deleted? I just tried to delete all my environment, besides the network configs and they are all still there.
I was trying to clean this up. But now it's all screwed up with items that don't even exist? -
Tim Smith
commented
Still waiting on this! How ridiculous! Add an "Are You Sure?" prompt and move on. This issue has gone on long enough.
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Amine
commented
i prefer to script something and delete my resources after the fact: safety net i guess for me: but if the option is available: check boxes: i wouldn't mind at all :)
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Anonymous
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Hi there, is there an update on this feature? This is a highly requested item and it's making us re-think of virtual deployments in Azure and just sticking with PaaS.
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Dave Friedel
commented
How many votes must occur for this to be done? good grief.
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Lars Panzerbjrn commented
How is this still not an option?
Even if you have to check a ticky box and tye in "Yes, I Am Bloody Sure" into a text box to prevent accidental deletion, this is ridiculous...