Corresponding nova-api log for delete : 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 ERROR nova.network.neutronv2.api [req-8441dee4-9f0c-40a1-84fa-8ade648cafd8 ba0a7bd4bede42eaaf3c4f4f47936da3 6412d041dd49437488453a7df596dff3 - - -] Unable to clear device ID for port 'None' 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api Traceback (most recent call last): 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/nova/network/neutronv2/api.py", line 366, in _unbind_ports 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api port_client.update_port(port_id, port_req_body) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 99, in with_params 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api ret = self.function(instance, *args, **kwargs) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 520, in update_port 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api return self.put(self.port_path % (port), body=body) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 299, in put 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api headers=headers, params=params) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 267, in retry_request 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api headers=headers, params=params) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 208, in do_request 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api self._handle_fault_response(status_code, replybody) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 182, in _handle_fault_response 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api exception_handler_v20(status_code, des_error_body) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/neutronclient/v2_0/client.py", line 80, in exception_handler_v20 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api message=message) 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api NeutronClientException: 404 Not Found 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api The resource could not be found. 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api 2016-02-23 10:50:14.473 2792 TRACE nova.network.neutronv2.api 2016-02-23 10:50:14.806 2792 INFO nova.compute.manager [req-b4f3e9a6-479a-42b7-b5e8-242fabc959d3 ba0a7bd4bede42eaaf3c4f4f47936da3 6412d041dd49437488453a7df596dff3 - - -] [instance: 3966ce8e-b294-42ba-8b49-e2b0928b9f73] Terminating instance 2016-02-23 10:50:14.811 2792 INFO nova.compute.manager [req-0577d2fb-6c97-4c79-80d8-9e1a1bca0bd4 ba0a7bd4bede42eaaf3c4f4f47936da3 6412d041dd49437488453a7df596dff3 - - -] [instance: 3b840c0c-4c3b-40cc-b48e-b69c16ab9369] Terminating instance 2016-02-23 10:50:15.779 2792 INFO nova.virt.libvirt.driver [-] [instance: 3966ce8e-b294-42ba-8b49-e2b0928b9f73] Instance destroyed successfully.