Reference | Reprovisioning, deleting or stopping an instance#
Reprovisioning an instance
When you spin up a new instance for the first time, the data disk is created according to the settings defined in the instance template, and DSS is installed as part of the Amazon Machine Image (AMI).
If you deprovision the DSS instance, the EC2 instance is deleted from AWS, and the data disk is kept so that it can be reused when you provision the instance again. However, you will still see the instance in Fleet Manager with all its settings and snapshots.
Deleting an instance
If you want to delete an instance from Fleet Manager and AWS permanently, you will need to delete it from Fleet Manager.
Stopping an instance
If you stop an instance, Fleet Manager keeps the instance and stops it at the AWS level.
Reprovisioning an instance
When you spin up a new instance for the first time, the data disk is created according to the settings defined in the instance template, and DSS is installed as part of the Azure template.
If you deprovision the DSS instance, the VM instance is deleted from Azure, and the data disk is kept so that it can be reused when you provision the instance again. However, you will still see the instance in Fleet Manager with all its settings and snapshots.
Deleting an instance
If you want to delete an instance from Fleet Manager and Azure permanently, you will need to delete it from Fleet Manager.
Stopping an instance
If you stop an instance, Fleet Manager keeps the instance and stops it at the Azure level.