diff --git a/managing_providers/_topics/automation_management_providers.md b/managing_providers/_topics/automation_management_providers.md index 166590dee..28dca349c 100644 --- a/managing_providers/_topics/automation_management_providers.md +++ b/managing_providers/_topics/automation_management_providers.md @@ -538,3 +538,31 @@ Use the following steps to run the Terraform Template. {{ site.data.product.title_short }} takes you to the *Requests queue* page and displays the status of the job. The service item details can be viewed when you navigate to **Services** > **My Services in {{ site.data.product.title_short }}**. + +#### Retire the Terraform services + +When Terraform provisioned service resources are no longer required, the resources can be retired. The retirement action initiates the Terraform backend to run the `destroy` command. This action destroys all the remote resources that are managed by the Terraform configuration. + +Use the following steps to retire the service instance immediately: + +1. In the navigation bar, click **Services**. +2. Click **My Services**. +3. Select the service instance that you want to retire. +4. Click **Lifecycle** > **Retire the Service**. + +Use the following steps to set a retirement day and time for a service instance: + +1. In the navigation bar, click **Services**. +2. Click **My Services**. +3. Click **Lifecycle** > **Set Retirement Dates for this Service**. +4. In **Enter Retirement Date as** field, select **Specific Date and Time** or **Time Delay from Now** to schedule the retirement. + + - To choose a **Specific Date and Time** for Retirement, click the **Retirement Date** to open the calendar: + 1. Select a **Retirement Date** by using the calendar control. + 2. Select a **Retirement Time** (in UTC) by using the arrows. + + - To retire by using a relative time, select **Time Delay from Now**: + 1. From **Time Delay**, specify a retirement time in the form of the number of months, weeks, days, or hours in the using the arrows. + +5. Select a **Retirement Warning** if needed. +6. Click **Save**. \ No newline at end of file