Deleting networks
Deleting a network in OpenStack is as easy as invoking the openstack network delete command. Neutron will delete any automatically-created ports associated with the network, like the ones created by/for the DHCP or router namespaces, and will return any automatically-assigned segmentation IDs to the respective pool for allocation to another network.
Getting ready
When deleting a network in OpenStack, ensure that all associated user-created ports have been deleted. This may require deleting instances, detaching and deleting ports from instances, or detaching and deleting ports from routers. When deleting a network, the following information will be necessary:
- Network name or ID
How to do it…
With the OpenStack client installed on our ...
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