qm-cleanup

Clean up VM resources

$ qm cleanup vmid clean-shutdown guest-requested

qm cleanup vmid clean-shutdown guest-requested

qm cleanup cleans up resources associated with a QEMU/KVM virtual machine in Proxmox VE. It handles cleanup of tap devices, VGPUs, and other resources after a VM shuts down, crashes, or is stopped.

vmid

The numeric ID of the virtual machine

Whether this was a clean shutdown (0 or 1)

Whether the guest initiated the shutdown (0 or 1)

This command is typically called automatically by Proxmox VE after VM shutdown events. Manual invocation is rarely needed. It is part of the VM lifecycle management system.

qm cleanup is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform, managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines and their associated resources.

qm(1), qm-start(1), qm-stop(1)