# Unable to delete service-group

**URL:** <https://community.a10networks.com/t/unable-to-delete-service-group/691>\
**Category:** ADC - Application Delivery\
**Tags:** slb-adc\
**Created:** [November 5, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/unable-to-delete-service-group/691 "2021-11-05T17:49:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![geet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@geet](https://community.a10networks.com/u/geet)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/unable-to-delete-service-group/691/1 "2021-11-05T17:49:36Z")

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## Please refer to the details below can delete unused service-group on standby device normally. l&nbsp;&nbsp;After a few days, I can delete several service groups, but there are still a few that can not be deleted. The same error message is displayed when deleting through gui. I think it may be related to current session. Oct 28 2021 17:25:08&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14650] RESP HTTP status 400&nbsp;Bad Request : Service group is currently used. Please remove binding and try again. Oct 28 2021 17:25:08&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14650] DELETE: /axapi/v3/slb/service-group/SG\_CTC03\_Only\_TCP Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14598] RESP HTTP status 400&nbsp;Bad Request : Service group is currently used. Please remove binding and try again. Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14598] DELETE: /axapi/v3/slb/service-group/SG\_CTC04\_First\_TCP Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14596] RESP HTTP status 400&nbsp;Bad Request : Service group is currently used. Please remove binding and try again. Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14596] DELETE: /axapi/v3/slb/service-group/SG\_CTC03\_Only\_TCP Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14594] RESP HTTP status 400&nbsp;Bad Request : Service group is currently used. Please remove binding and try again. Oct 28 2021 17:24:51&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14594] DELETE: /axapi/v3/slb/service-group/SG\_CTC03\_First\_TCP Oct 28 2021 17:24:22&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14476] RESP HTTP status 200 OK Oct 28 2021 17:24:22&nbsp;[admin] web: [54:172.18.197.63:14476] DELETE: /axapi/v3/slb/service-group/SG\_CTC04\_First\_UDP Oct 28 2021 17:23:23&nbsp;[admin] cli: [172.18.197.63:54941] show audit l&nbsp;&nbsp;The “show slb virtual-server bind”output is as follows, vs is associated with aflex, I think this part of the information does not accurately reflect all the association relationships. A10\_CDJX\_TH1040\_01-Active#sh slb virtual-server bind&nbsp; Total Number of Virtual Services configured: 4

\*Virtual Server :VS\_Outbound 0.0.0.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All Up&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
&nbsp;  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+port 0&nbsp;others ====\>SG\_Gateway\_UDP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :All Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CMCC\_01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.113&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.81&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.65&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC04:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.129&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up

+port 0&nbsp;tcp ====\>SG\_Gateway\_TCP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :All Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CMCC\_01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.113&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.81&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.65&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC04:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.129&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up

+port 0&nbsp;udp ====\>SG\_Gateway\_UDP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :All Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CMCC\_01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.113&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.81&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.65&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CNC04:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.129&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC01:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.49&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_CTC02:0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;172.30.31.97&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up

+port 53&nbsp;dns-udp ====\>SG\_DNS\_UDP&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :All Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_DNS\_114:53&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;114.114.114.114&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_DNS\_119:53&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119.29.29.29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_DNS\_CNC:53&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;119.6.6.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;+Server\_DNS\_CTC:53&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;61.139.2.69&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State :Up  
please suggest why I am not able to delete the service-group. I have remove the pool from the aflex also but still it is showing error service-group is still in use

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**Author:** ![mdunn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@mdunn](https://community.a10networks.com/u/mdunn)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.a10networks.com/t/unable-to-delete-service-group/691/2 "2021-12-07T19:25:01Z")

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In addition to virtual servers and aflex, it is possible the service-group is in use by a template. Although it is manual, one option would be to grab the running configuration and do a find for the service-group name. If the service-group truly does not exist in any other location in the configuration, the group may be stuck in some runtime process which would require a reboot to clear.