Delete a Backup

Use the Oracle SOA Cloud Service Console to delete a backup that you no longer require to release storage or prevent an Oracle SOA Cloud Service instance from being restored from the backup.

Note:

You can delete a full backup only if no incremental backups are linked to it. If you attempt to delete a full backup to which one or more incremental backups is linked, the attempt fails.

To delete a backup:

1. In the Oracle SOA Cloud Service Console, click the name of the service instance for which you want to delete a backup.
2. On the Overview page, click the Administration tile.
   This exposes the Backup tab.
3. From the list of available backups, click the menu for the backup and select Delete.

   If you want to delete a full backup to which incremental backups are linked, you must delete or archive the linked backups first. If you attempt to delete a full backup to which one or more incremental backups is linked, the attempt fails.

   For information about how to archive a backup, see “Archive and Download a Backup” in REST API for Oracle SOA Cloud Service.

4. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the backup.