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title: Delete ASE cluster node
description: An inactive cluster node has either become unreachable or has been stopped. When you delete a stopped cluster node, the operation does not remove cookie and other synchronized data. To find which cluster nodes are inactive, use the cluster_info command:
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revdate: April 3, 2024
---

# Delete ASE cluster node

An inactive cluster node has either become unreachable or has been stopped. When you delete a stopped cluster node, the operation does not remove cookie and other synchronized data. To find which cluster nodes are inactive, use the `cluster_info` command:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh cluster_info -u admin -p
cluster id : ase_cluster
cluster nodes
127.0.0.1:8020 active
Step 1.1.1.1:8020 active
Step 2.2.2.2:8020 inactive
172.17.0.4:8020(tasks.aseservice) active
172.17.0.5:8020(tasks.aseservice) inactive
tasks.aseservice2:8020 not resolved
```

Using the `cluster_info` command output, you can remove the inactive cluster nodes 2.2.2.2:8020 and 172.17.0.5:8020.

To delete the inactive node, use the `delete_cluster_node` command:

```
/opt/pingidentity/ase/bin/cli.sh delete_cluster_node <IP:Port>
```