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Overview

This document describes how to delete clusters that are no longer needed from the TKE console to avoid unnecessary costs. On the Delete cluster page, you can view all resources of a cluster, terminated resources, and choose whether to retain some resources as needed. Ensure that you are well aware of the operation risks before deleting clusters.

Directions

Disabling cluster deletion protection

Method 1

1. Log in to the TKE console, and click Cluster in the left sidebar.
2. On the “Cluster management” page, locate the desired cluster, and select More > Disable deletion protection in the "Operation" column.
   
3. Click OK in the pop-up window.

Method 2

1. Log in to the TKE console, and click Cluster in the left sidebar.
2. On the “Cluster management” page, click the name of the desired cluster to open the cluster details page.
3. On the cluster’s “Basic information” page, disable the deletion protection.
   
4. Click OK in the pop-up window.

Deleting a cluster

1. Log in to the TKE console, and click Cluster in the left sidebar.
2. On the Cluster management page, choose More > Delete on the right of the target cluster.
   
3. In the Delete cluster window that appears, choose to retain or delete existing resources of the cluster as needed.
   
4. Read the risks of the cluster deletion operation, and tick "I have read the notice above and confirmed to delete the cluster".
5. Click OK to delete the cluster.