Delete VM from Data Store

[venkatesh710]

Hi All

          I am working in ESXi 4.1. Can you provide commands to delete the VM from a ESXi ?I tried some commands , it is deleting the VM but it s not removing from inventory.

-venkat

[a_p_]

What exactly are you looking for? Commands on the Command line, vCLI, PowerCLI?

To delete a VM, you usually right click a VM in the inventory (vSphere Client) and select "Delete from disk" when asked.

André

[venkatesh710]

HI André

              I am looking for command Line

-venkat

[john23]

delete usign

rm -rf /vmfs/volumes/<datastore name>/<vmname>/*

[athlon_crazy]

$vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

$vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister vmid

[venkatesh710]

Thanks very much,one more clarification;

I am using one datastore namely linuxds, after removing the datatore i am trying to add the datastore from the same lun. now the datastore name will be linuxds(1). I tried to rename , but it is failed. any idea ?

-venkat