# metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete

Delete a VM pool permanently

## Synopsis

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:
  ## Delete VM pool with ID 123
  metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete 123

```
metalcloud-cli vm-pool delete vm_pool_id [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -h, --help   help for delete
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -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")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [metalcloud-cli vm-pool](/content/configuration/cli/metalcloud-cli_vm-pool.md)	 - Manage virtual machine pools and their resources

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