## PowerCLI Reference

# Remove-VM

## Synopsis

This cmdlet removes the specified virtual machines from the vCenter Server system.

Syntax

Remove-VM [-DeletePermanently] [-RunAsync] [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-VM
Move-VM
New-VM
Set-VM
Start-VM
Stop-VM
Suspend-VM
Restart-VM

Detailed Description

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.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
VM | VirtualMachine[] | Specifies the virtual machines you want to remove. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
DeletePermanently | SwitchParameter | Indicates that you want to delete the virtual machines not only from the inventory, but from the datastore. | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | 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. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

None

Notes

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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