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Resource Cleanup on AWS Cloud

Resource Cleanup on AWS Cloud

In this section, you will clean up resources on AWS Cloud to avoid incurring unnecessary costs.

1. Delete EC2 Instance

Access the EC2 console
In the navigation pane, select Instances
Select the EC2 Instance related to the lab
Select Instance State > Terminate (delete)
Confirm by clicking Terminate (delete) instance

EC2 Terminate

2. Delete 2 AMIs

In the EC2 console, select AMIs from the navigation pane
Select the AMI related to the lab
Select Actions > Deregister AMI
In the Deregister AMI window, check Delete associated snapshots and click Deregister AMI to confirm complete deletion of the backup and related data.

Deregister AMI

3. Delete Volume

In the EC2 console, select Volumes from the navigation pane
Select the Volume related to the lab
Select Actions > Delete Volume
Confirm by clicking Delete

Delete Volume

4. Delete S3 Bucket

Access the S3 console
Select the bucket related to the lab
Select Empty to delete all objects in the bucket

S3 Empty

Enter permanently delete to confirm and click Empty

S3 Confirm Empty

After the bucket is empty, select Delete

S3 Delete

Enter the bucket name to confirm the deletion and click Delete bucket

S3 Confirm Delete

Repeat for all buckets related to the lab
Enter permanently delete to confirm and click Empty

S3 Confirm Delete

Enter the bucket name to confirm the deletion and click Delete bucket

S3 Confirm Delete

5. Keep IAM Role for Future Use

For the IAM Role vmimport, you can retain it for future use.