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metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete

Delete a VM pool permanently

Delete a virtual machine pool permanently from the environment.

This command removes the VM pool configuration and disconnects it from the hypervisor management system. This action cannot be undone.

WARNING: Deleting a VM pool does not affect the actual virtual machines or hosts in the hypervisor environment - only the MetalCloud management connection is removed.

ARGUMENTS: vm_pool_id The numeric ID of the VM pool to delete

EXAMPLES:

metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete 123

metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete vm_pool_id [flags]
-h, --help help for delete
-k, --api_key string MetalCloud API key
-c, --config string Config file path
-d, --debug Set to enable debug logging
-e, --endpoint string MetalCloud API endpoint
-f, --format string Output format. Supported values are 'text','csv','md','json','yaml'. (default "text")
-i, --insecure_skip_verify Set to allow insecure transport
-l, --log_file string Log file path
-v, --verbosity string Log level verbosity (default "INFO")

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