Destroy VM - Manage QEMU VMs with qm destroy | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Manage QEMU virtual machines with qm destroy. Remove VMs, unreferenced disks, and purge VM data. Free online tool, no registration required.

qm destroy

Destroy a virtual machine in QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

  • Destroy a specific virtual machine:

qm {{[des|destroy]}} {{vm_id}}

  • Destroy all disks that are not explicitly referenced in a specific virtual machine’s configuration:

qm {{[des|destroy]}} {{vm_id}} --destroy-unreferenced-disks

  • Destroy a virtual machine and remove from all locations (inventory, backup jobs, high availability managers, etc.):

qm {{[des|destroy]}} {{vm_id}} --purge

  • Destroy a specific virtual machine ignoring locks and forcing destroy:

sudo qm {{[des|destroy]}} {{vm_id}} --skiplock