---
title: Deleting a cluster node
description: An inactive cluster node has either become unreachable or has been stopped.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:installing_pingintelligence_for_apis:pingintelligence_deleting_cluster_node
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_deleting_cluster_node.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Deleting a cluster node

An inactive cluster node has either become unreachable or has been stopped.

## About this task

When you delete a stopped cluster node, the operation does not remove cookie and other synchronized data.

## Steps

1. 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
   ```

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

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

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