Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Deleting a DB System

You can delete a DB system permanently.

All manual backups of the DB system are retained for the defined retention period.

If Automatic backup retention is set to Retain, all automatic backups of the DB system are retained for the defined retention period. If Automatic backup retention is set to Delete, all automatic backups of the DB system are deleted.

If you have selected Require final backup in the Deletion plan, a final backup is created before deleting the DB system.

Using the Console

Use the Console to delete a DB system permanently.

  1. On the DB systems list page, find the DB system that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the DB system, see Listing DB Systems - Using the Console.
  2. From the Actions menu for the DB system, select Delete.
  3. In the Delete DB systems dialog box:
    1. Check the DB system deletion plan. If you want to change the deletion plan, select Edit
      • Choose whether to Delete or Retain automatic backups.
      • Choose whether to Skip or Require a final backup before deleting the DB system.
    2. Select the Delete DB systems permanently check box.
    3. Select Delete DB systems.
When you delete a DB system, you can see the deleted DB system in the list of DB systems for 90 days. However, you cannot start the deleted DB system again.