Remove-AzHDInsightCluster

Module:

Az.HDInsight

Removes the specified HDInsight cluster from the current subscription.

Syntax

Remove-AzHDInsightCluster
      [-ClusterName] <String>
      [-ResourceGroupName <String>]
      [-PassThru]
      [-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Remove-AzHDInsightCluster cmdlet removes the specified HDInsight service cluster from a subscription. This operation also deletes any data stored in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) on the cluster. Data stored in the associated Azure Storage account is not deleted. Data stored in external metastores is not deleted.

Examples

Example 1: Delete an Azure HDInsight cluster

Remove-AzHDInsightCluster -ClusterName "your-hadoop-001"

This command removes the cluster named your-hadoop-001.

Parameters

-ClusterName

Specifies the name of the cluster.

Type:	String
Position:	0
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-DefaultProfile

The credentials, account, tenant, and subscription used for communication with azure

Type:	IAzureContextContainer
Aliases:	AzContext, AzureRmContext, AzureCredential
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-PassThru

If PassThru is present, output the result

Type:	SwitchParameter
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

-ResourceGroupName

Specifies the name of the resource group.

Type:	String
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False

Inputs

None

Outputs

Boolean

Related Links

• Get-AzHDInsightCluster
• Use-AzHDInsightCluster