Remove-VM Command | Vmware PowerCLI Reference

Remove-VM

This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machines from the vCenter Server system. If the value of the DeletePermanently parameter is $true, the cmdlet not only removes the virtual machines from the inventory, but also deletes them from the disk.

Syntax

Remove-VM
[-DeletePermanently ]
[-ProgressAction < ActionPreference > ]
[-RunAsync ]
[-Server < VIServer[] > ]
[CommonParameters]

Parameters

Required Parameter Name Type Position Features Description
required
VM VirtualMachine[] named
  • pipeline
  • wildcards
Specifies the virtual machines you want to remove.
optional DeletePermanently SwitchParameter named
Indicates that you want to delete the virtual machines not only from the inventory, but from the datastore.
optional ProgressAction ActionPreference named
optional RunAsync SwitchParameter named
Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console.
optional Server VIServer[] named
  • wildcards
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer.

Output

Examples

Example 1

Remove-VM -VM 'myVM' -DeletePermanently

Removes the 'myVM' virtual machine and deletes its files from the ESXi host.

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