[atlas] decommission of virtual probes

My bad.

non-hardware probes are called "software probes"
non-hardware anchors are called "virtual anchors"

I mixed that up. I meant software probes.

BR,
Simon


On 06.11.23 21:16, Ernst J. Oud wrote:
> Define “virtual probe” please? Do you mean a SW probe? To me a SW probe is as real as a HW probe.
>
> Or do you mean an abandoned probe?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ernst J. Oud
>
>> On 6 Nov 2023, at 20:53, Simon Brandt via ripe-atlas<ripe-atlas at ripe.net>  wrote:
>>
>>  Hello folks, dear Atlas team,
>>
>> I would like to discuss the case, where a virtual probe is decommissioned because the place where you ran it will no longer be available. For example, a VPS which you have rented somewhere, but you've decided to cancel that service.
>>
>> Does it make sense to create and keep a backup of the virtual probe, so that you can re-deploy it later (with another AS)? Or is it better to delete the virtual probe and create a new one?
>>
>> Also: is there an official way to decommission a virtual probe permanently?
>>
>> I felt like this could be interesting for other people too, so i decided to discuss this question publicly.
>>
>> BR,
>> Simon
>>
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