Is it possible to delete the backup nodes from SolusVM 2 even it contains backups?

Question

Is it possible to delete the backup nodes from SolusVM 2 even it contains backups?

Answer

Yes,

All the CRs assigned to the Backup nodes need to be deassigned first before delete the backup node.

An alternative method is to remove the backup nodes directly from the database.

1. Connect to the management server via SSH.

2. Create a backup of the management server.

# /usr/local/solus/bin/installer -backup

3. Find the Backup Node ID in the Backup Nodes section under Backups > Backup Nodes in the SolusVM admin panel

4. Access the database.

# docker exec -it $(docker ps -q -f name=solus_postgres | head -n1) psql -U$(docker exec $(docker ps -q -f name=solus_postgres | head -n1) env | grep POSTGRES_USER | awk -F "=" {'print $2'}) $(docker exec $(docker ps -q -f name=solus_postgres | head -n1) env | grep POSTGRES_DB | awk -F "=" {'print $2'})

5. Execute the query to delete the backup node.

# delete from backup_nodes WHERE id = 2;