Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications

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Cisco Crosswork Data Gateway 7.2 Installation and Configuration Guide for Cloud Applications

Delete the Crosswork Data Gateway VM from OpenStack

Updated: January 29, 2026

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Guides you through the permanent deletion of Crosswork Data Gateway virtual machines from OpenStack using either the UI or CLI, emphasizing the importance of first removing the gateway from Crosswork Cloud to ensure clean resource removal.

Permanently remove the Crosswork Data Gateway Virtual Machine from OpenStack.

Deleting the Crosswork Data Gateway VM permanently removes the VM and its data. After deletion, you cannot recover the VM or its data.

Note

Deleting the Crosswork Data Gateway VM will permanently remove the VM and its data. Once deleted, recovery is not possible.

Before you begin

Ensure you have deleted the Crosswork Data Gateway from Crosswork Cloud, using procedures outlined in the Delete Crosswork Data Gateways section of the Cisco Crosswork Cloud User Guide.

Procedure

1.

To delete using the OpenStack UI

  1. Log in to the OpenStack UI.

  2. Navigate to Compute > Instances.

  3. Select the VM you want to delete.

  4. Click Delete Instances.

  5. In the confirmation window, confirm the deletion.
2.

To delete using OpenStack CLI:

  1. Access the OpenStack VM using command line interface.

  2. Run:

    openstack server delete 
                                CDG_VM_name

    For example,

    openstack server delete cdg-ospd1

  3. (Optional) To confirm the VM is deleted, run:

    openstack server list

The Crosswork Data Gateway VM is deleted from OpenStack and no longer appears among active instances.