In this section:
Power Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance
Powering off the SBC SWe Lite is useful for migration purposes, cost savings, etc. Follow the instructions below for powering down all instance types.
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance on a VMWare ESXi Hypervisor
Select the intended VM instance in the left-hand navigation pane, and then click Power Off the virtual machine in the Getting Started tab.
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance on a Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisor
Right click on the Virtual Machine name and select Turn Off from the menu.
Do not select Shut Down from the menu, it is not supported.
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance on a KVM Hypervisor
Right click on Virtual Machine name and select Shut Down and then Force Off.
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance on Azure
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance via Azure Portal
- Connect to the Azure portal. Refer to portal.azure.com.
- From the menu on the left side, select Virtual machines.
- From the list of VMs, click the check box next to the desired VM.
From the main menu select Stop (alternatively, right-click on the desired VM and select Stop).
Powering Off an SBC SWe Lite Instance via PowerShell
- Access PowerShell. Refer to PowerShell documentation.
Run the following command (per Azure RM):
### Azure RM ### Stop-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07"
Powering off an SBC SWe Lite Instance in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
These instructions include powering off an SBC SWe Lite instance in AWS.
- Access AWS and navigate to Services > EC2.
- Under Resources, click on Running Instances.
- Select the SBC SWe Lite instance to be powered off.
From the menu bar, select Actions > Instance State > Stop. A confirmation box is displayed.
- Click Yes, Stop.
Delete an SBC SWe Lite Instance
Deleting an SBC SWe Lite Instance on a VMWare ESXi Hypervisor
Power off the SWe Lite instance.
- Right-click on the Virtual Machine and then select Delete from Disk (Note: Do not use the Remove From Inventory choice).
Deleting an SBC SWe LiteInstance on a Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisor
- Power off the Hyper-V server.
Select the intended VM instance name, right-click and then click Delete.
Deleting an SBC SWe Lite Instance on KVM Hypervisor
- Select the intended KVM instance.
- Right-click and choose Shut Down, and then Force Off.
After the instance shows Shutoff, right-click on the instance and then choose Delete.
Deleting an SBC SWe Lite Instance on Azure
Deleting an SBC SWe Lite Instance via Azure Portal
When you delete a SBC SWe Lite instance, deleting the Resource group associated with the VM is optional. Ribbon recommends re-using the Resource group for another VM, but first deleting the associated NIC and drives.
- Connect to the Azure portal. Refer to portal.azure.com.
- From the menu on the left side, select Virtual machines.
- From the list of VMs, click the check box next to the desired VM.
From the main menu select Delete (alternatively, right-click on the desired VM and select Delete).
Deleting anSBC SWe Lite Instance via PowerShell
- Access PowerShell. Refer to PowerShell documentation.
Run the following command (per Azure RM):
### Azure RM ### Remove-AzureRmVM -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup11" -Name "VirtualMachine07"
Deleting an SBC SWe Lite Instance on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
These instructions enable you to delete a specified SBC SWe Lite stack.
The SBC SWe Lite stack you wish to delete must be running.
Deleting SBC SWe Lite Stack on AWS
- Access AWS and navigate to Cloud Formation.
From the list of Stacks, select the SBC SWe Lite stack in which you want to delete.
From the main menu bar, select Delete.
Review the confirmation text box and click Delete Stack. All resources for the stack are deleted.