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qm-destroy

Destroy a virtual machine in QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager.

TLDR

Destroy a specific virtual machine

$ qm destroy [vm_id]
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Destroy all disks that are not explicitly referenced in a specific virtual machine's configuration
$ qm destroy [vm_id] --destroy-unreferenced-disks
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Destroy a virtual machine and remove from all locations (inventory, backup jobs, high availability managers, etc.)
$ qm destroy [vm_id] --purge
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Destroy a specific virtual machine ignoring locks and forcing destroy
$ sudo qm destroy [vm_id] --skiplock
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