diff --git a/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst b/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
index 60e5e2e..c8cd848 100644
--- a/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devstackGSG.rst
@@ -168,3 +168,19 @@ this are provided in :doc:`<heat_scaling_guide.rst>`
 
 This enables you to scale a resource that you define based on the triggering of
 an alarm.
+
+Aodh Tools
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+ * delete_alarms
+   When collectd is restarted duplicate alarms can be created if the same
+   configuration is used. A delete alarms tool has been provided to allow
+   deletion of all alarms before collectd restart.
+   See :doc:`</tools/delete_alarms.sh>`
+   To delete all of the alarms, just run the following command prior to
+   restarting collectd:
+
+     ::
+
+       $ . tools/delete_alarms.sh
+       $ sudo service collectd restart
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1672296-08c84c38204b5c21.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1672296-08c84c38204b5c21.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03e95cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1672296-08c84c38204b5c21.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+ fixes:
+   - |
+     Partially fixes;
+     'bug 1672296 https://bugs.launchpad.net/collectd-ceilometer-plugin/+bug/1672296'.
+     Included a delete_alarms tool so that all alarms can be delete manually
+     before collectd is restarted.Updated devstackGSG.rst to include
+     instructions on using this tool.
diff --git a/tools/delete_alarms.sh b/tools/delete_alarms.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcf0eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/delete_alarms.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "collectd-aodh-plugin alarms are being deleted. This may take a few minutes.."
+for alarm in `aodh alarm list | awk 'NR > 2 {print $2}'`;
+do
+    aodh alarm delete $alarm
+done
+echo "All alarms created by the collectd-aodh plugin have been deleted"