GitHub user baltazorbest created a discussion: Automatic Instance Renaming Before Expunge
Hello. Description: Introduce an automatic renaming mechanism for instances marked as deleted (before the expunge process). When a user deletes an instance, CloudStack could automatically append a timestamp to its name — for example, renaming Backend to Backend-20251006. Problem: After a user deletes an instance, it remains in the system (until expunge) but is no longer visible to the user. During this period, if the user tries to create a new instance with the same name, an error occurs because the old record still exists. Proposed Solution: At the “delete” operation step, automatically rename the instance by adding a timestamp suffix. Example workflow: 1. User creates an instance named Backend. 2. User stops the Backend instance. 3. User deletes the instance — the system renames it to Backend-20251006. 4. The user can now immediately create a new instance named Backend without error. Benefits: 1. Prevents naming conflicts after deletion. 2. Improves user experience and clarity. 3. Requires minimal implementation effort (simple rename before expunge). GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/discussions/11794 ---- This is an automatically sent email for [email protected]. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: [email protected]
