Terminating (Deleting) a Shard

Terminating a shard in a Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database configuration permanently deletes it and removes all automatic backups. You cannot recover a terminated shard.

For more information about the concepts and consequences of removing shards see Shard Management in Oracle Globally Distributed AI Database Guide.

1. Go to the Details page of the Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database from which you want to remove a shard.

2. On the Details page, on the Shards and Catalog tab select a checkbox for the shard, and then select Terminate Shard.

3. For Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database configured for Automated data distribution, you can select Rebalance the data to evenly redistribute the data from this shard among the remaining shards.

4. On the Terminate Shards dialog enter the Globally Distributed Autonomous AI Database name to confirm that you want to remove the shard.

5. Select Remove.