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<h2class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_tleR"id="before-you-begin">Before you begin<ahref="#before-you-begin"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Before you begin"title="Direct link to Before you begin"translate="no"></a></h2>
<liclass=""><aclass=""href="/docs/kubernetes/viewing-and-selecting-current-kubernetes-context">A valid Kubernetes context and connection</a> to manage Kubernetes resources.</li>
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<p>View the status of each container by hovering over it in the <em>CONTAINERS</em> column. The status can be <code>Running</code>, <code>Created</code>, <code>Exited</code>, or <code>Waiting</code>.</p>
<h2class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_tleR"id="managing-images">Managing images<ahref="#managing-images"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Managing images"title="Direct link to Managing images"translate="no"></a></h2>
<liclass="">You cannot delete an image if it is being used in any containers. In such cases, you must delete the container and then delete the image.</li>
<liclass="">By selecting multiple images, you can delete or save them in a single step.</li>
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<p>Use the <strong>Delete</strong> icon to delete a volume. You can also select multiple volumes and delete them in one step by using the delete button on the page.</p>
<liclass="">You cannot delete a volume if it is being used in any containers. In such cases, you must delete the container and then delete the volume.</li>
<liclass="">By selecting multiple volumes, you can delete them in a single step.</li>
<h2class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_tleR"id="managing-kubernetes-objects">Managing Kubernetes objects<ahref="#managing-kubernetes-objects"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Managing Kubernetes objects"title="Direct link to Managing Kubernetes objects"translate="no"></a></h2>
<h2class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_tleR"id="managing-other-resources">Managing other resources<ahref="#managing-other-resources"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Managing other resources"title="Direct link to Managing other resources"translate="no"></a></h2>
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<liclass="">On the <strong>Settings > Resources</strong> page, click <strong>Setup</strong> to download the CLI tool and install it system wide.</li>
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<liclass="">On the <strong>Settings > CLI tools</strong> page, click the <strong>Upgrade/Downgrade</strong> icon or link to update the version of the CLI tool.</li>
<h2class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_tleR"id="additional-resources">Additional resources<ahref="#additional-resources"class="hash-link"aria-label="Direct link to Additional resources"title="Direct link to Additional resources"translate="no"></a></h2>
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