Uninstall the solution - IoT Device Simulator

Uninstall the solution

You can uninstall the IoT Device Simulator solution from the AWS Management Console or by using the AWS Command Line Interface. You must manually delete the Amazon S3 buckets, and Amazon DynamoDB tables created by this solution. AWS Solutions Implementations do not automatically delete these resources in case you have stored data to retain.

Using the AWS Management Console

  1. Sign in to the AWS CloudFormation console.

  2. Select this solution’s installation stack.

  3. Choose Delete.

Using AWS Command Line Interface

Determine whether the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) is available in your environment. For installation instructions, refer to What Is the AWS Command Line Interface in the AWS CLI User Guide. After confirming that the AWS CLI is available, run the following command.

$ aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name <installation-stack-name>

Deleting Amazon S3 bucket

This solution is configured to retain the solution-created Amazon S3 buckets if you decide to delete the AWS CloudFormation stack to prevent accidental data loss. After uninstalling the solution, you can manually delete the S3 buckets if you do not need to retain the data. Follow these steps to delete the Amazon S3 bucket.

  1. Sign in to the Amazon S3 console.

  2. Choose Buckets from the left navigation pane.

  3. Locate the <stack-name> S3 buckets.

  4. Select the S3 bucket and choose Delete.

To delete the S3 bucket using AWS CLI, run the following command:

$ aws s3 rb s3://<bucket-name> --force

Deleting DynamoDB tables

This solution is configured to retain the solutions Amazon DynamoDB tables if you decide to delete the AWS CloudFormation stack to prevent accidental data loss. After uninstalling the solution, you can manually delete the Amazon DynamoDB tables if you do not need to retain the data. Follow these steps to delete the Amazon DynamoDB tables.

  1. Sign in to the Amazon DynamoDB console.

  2. Choose Tables from the left navigation pane.

  3. Select the <stack-name> Amazon DynamoDB table you want to delete and choose Delete table.