Deleting an Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file system - FSx for OpenZFS
Deleting a file system

Deleting an Amazon FSx for OpenZFS file system

This section contains instructions on how to delete a file system using the AWS CLI and the Amazon FSx API. For information on how to delete a file system using the Amazon FSx console, see Step 3: Clean up your resources.

Deleting a file system

To delete a file system (AWS CLI and Amazon FSx API)

  • Use the delete-file-system CLI command or the DeleteFileSystem API operation. The following is an example using the CLI to delete

    Note

    To delete a file system which still has child volumes present, you must include DELETE_CHILD_VOLUMES_AND_SNAPSHOTS in the Options property, otherwise the delete request will fail.

    aws fsx delete-file-system \
    --file-system-id fs-1234567890abcdef0
    --open-zfs-configuration '{ 
      "FinalBackupTags": [ 
         { 
            "Key": "string",
            "Value": "string"
         }
      ],
      "Options": [ "DELETE_CHILD_VOLUMES_AND_SNAPSHOTS" ],
      "SkipFinalBackup": boolean
   }'