Manually reset the state of an instance

If an instance gets stuck in an intermediate state (e.g., “deleting”), you can manually reset the state of an instance using the nova reset-state command. This will reset it to an error state, which you can then delete. For example:

$ nova reset-state c6bbbf26-b40a-47e7-8d5c-eb17bf65c485

$ nova delete c6bbbf26-b40a-47e7-8d5c-eb17bf65c485

You can also use the --active to force the instance back into an active state instead of an error state, for example:

$ nova reset-state –active c6bbbf26-b40a-47e7-8d5c-eb17bf65c485