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AWS drs documentation change

Service: drs · 2025-05-01 · Documentation low

File: drs/latest/userguide/command-menus.md

Summary

Removed image references, improved verb tense consistency, and expanded documentation for server deletion process including termination options and recovery instance management

Security assessment

Changes focus on documentation clarity and process details rather than security. While server deletion procedures have security implications, the updates describe operational processes without introducing new security features or addressing vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/drs/latest/userguide/command-menus.md b/drs/latest/userguide/command-menus.md
index f8fca0601..d522a4cde 100644
--- a//drs/latest/userguide/command-menus.md
+++ b//drs/latest/userguide/command-menus.md
@@ -11,2 +10,0 @@ You can perform a variety of actions, control data replication, and manage your
-![Command menu buttons for Actions, Replication, and Initiate recovery job options.](/images/drs/latest/userguide/images/drs-new-ss9-commandmenus.png)
-
@@ -28,3 +26 @@ The **Actions** menu allows you to perform the following actions:
-![Actions dropdown menu with options to manage source servers and replication settings.](/images/drs/latest/userguide/images/drs-new-ss9-commandmenus2.png)
-
-  * **Add servers** – Choosing this option will redirect you to the AWS Replication Agent installation instructions.
+  * **Add servers** – Choosing this option redirects you to the AWS Replication Agent installation instructions.
@@ -48 +44,5 @@ When the **Disconnect X server/s from service** dialog appears, click **Disconne
-This will uninstall the AWS Replication Agent from the source server and data replication will stop for the source server. This action will not affect any Drill or Recovery instances that have been launched for this source server, but you will no longer be able to identify which source servers your Amazon EC2 instances correspond to. 
+This uninstalls the AWS Replication Agent from the source server and data replication will stop for the source server. This action does not affect any Drill or Recovery instances that have been launched for this source server, but you are no longer able to identify which source servers your Amazon EC2 instances correspond to. 
+
+  * **Delete server** \- Choose the **Delete server** option to permanently delete a source server from AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. This removes all information related to the server from the AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery service. You can only delete servers that have been disconnected from AWS. You need to reinstall the AWS Replication Agent on a deleted source server to add it back to AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. 
+
+When the **Delete X servers** dialog appears, click **Permanently delete**. Then, if the servers have associated recovery instances, you can either:
@@ -50 +50 @@ This will uninstall the AWS Replication Agent from the source server and data re
-  * **Delete server** \- Choose the **Delete server** option to permanently delete a source server from AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. This will remove all information related to the server from the AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery service. You can only delete servers that have been disconnected from AWS. You will need to reinstall the AWS Replication Agent on a deleted source server to add it back to AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. 
+    * delete them, keeping the EC2 instances Seintact),
@@ -52 +52,3 @@ This will uninstall the AWS Replication Agent from the source server and data re
-When the **Delete X servers** dialog appears, click **Permanently delete**. 
+    * terminate them, which deletes the EC2 instances).
+
+See the instructions for either option in [Recovery instances actions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/drsl/latest/userguide/monitoring-recovery-instances.html#recovery-instances-actions).
@@ -61,2 +62,0 @@ The **Initiate recovery job** menu allows you to start drills and recoveries by
-![Dropdown menu with options to initiate drill or recovery.](/images/drs/latest/userguide/images/drs-sourceservers-initiatemenu.png)
-
@@ -74,3 +74 @@ The **Replication** menu allows you to perform the following actions:
-![Replication menu options including Edit replication settings, Start replication, and Stop replication.](/images/drs/latest/userguide/images/drs-new-ss9-replication-menus.png)
-
-  * **Stop replication** – You can stop replication of a source server at any time. After you stop the replication, you will no longer be charged for the ongoing replication and the staging area infrastructure. Changes will not be reported by the agent to the replication server, and all saved snapshots will be deleted, leaving this instance unprotected. The agent remains installed during this process. If you want to replicate this EC2 instance again, simply click the **Start replication** button. This will trigger an initial sync. 
+  * **Stop replication** – You can stop replication of a source server at any time. After you stop the replication, you will no longer be charged for the ongoing replication and the staging area infrastructure. Changes will not be reported by the agent to the replication server, and all saved snapshots will be deleted, leaving this instance unprotected. The agent remains installed during this process. If you want to replicate this EC2 instance again, simply click the **Start replication** button. This triggers an initial sync.