Remove-AzVmss
Removes the VMSS or a virtual machine that is within the VMSS.
Syntax
Remove-AzVmss
[-ResourceGroupName] <String>
[-VMScaleSetName] <String>
[[-InstanceId] <String[]>]
[-ForceDeletion <Boolean>]
[-Force]
[-AsJob]
[-DefaultProfile <IAzureContextContainer>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Remove-AzVmss cmdlet removes the Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) from Azure. This cmdlet can also be used to remove a specific virtual machine inside the VMSS. You can use the InstanceId parameter to remove a specific virtual machine inside the VMSS.
Examples
Example 1: Remove a VMSS
Remove-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName "Group001" -VMScaleSetName "VMScaleSet001"This command removes the VMSS named VMScaleSet001 that belongs to the resource group named Group001.
Example 2: Remove a virtual machine from within a VMSS
Remove-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName "Group002" -VMScaleSetName "VMScaleSet002" -InstanceId "3";This command removes the virtual machine with instance ID 3 from the VMSS named VMScaleSet002 that belongs to the resource group named Group002.
Parameters
-AsJob
Run cmdlet in the background and return a Job to track progress.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| 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 |
-Force
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ForceDeletion
Optional parameter to force delete a VM.
| Type: | Nullable<T>[Boolean] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-InstanceId
Specifies, as a string array, the ID of the instances that need to be started.
For instance: -InstanceId "0", "3"
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 2 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ResourceGroupName
Specifies the name of the resource group that the VMSS belongs to.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMScaleSetName
Species the name of the VMSS that this cmdlet removes. If you specify the InstanceId parameter, the cmdlet will remove the specified virtual machine from the VMSS named by this parameter.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | Name |
| Position: | 1 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
String[]
