Remove-AzureDisk
Removes a disk from the Azure disk repository.
Note
The cmdlets referenced in this documentation are for managing legacy Azure resources that use Azure Service Manager (ASM) APIs. This legacy PowerShell module isn't recommended when creating new resources since ASM is scheduled for retirement. For more information, see Azure Service Manager retirement.
The Az PowerShell module is the recommended PowerShell module for managing Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources with PowerShell.
Syntax
Default (Default)
Remove-AzureDisk
[-DiskName] <String>
[-DeleteVHD]
[-Profile <AzureSMProfile>]
[-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
[-InformationVariable <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
The Remove-AzureDisk cmdlet removes a disk from the Azure disk repository in the current subscription. By default, this cmdlet does not delete the virtual hard disk (VHD) file from blob storage. To delete the VHD, specify the DeleteVHD parameter.
Examples
Example 1: Remove a disk
PS C:\> Remove-AzureDisk -DiskName "ContosoDataDisk"
This command removes the disk named ContosoDataDisk disk from the disk repository. The command does not delete the VHD.
Example 2: Remove and delete a disk
PS C:\> Remove-AzureDisk -DiskName "ContosoDataDisk" -DeleteVHD
This command removes the disk named ContosoDataDisk disk from the disk repository. This command specifies the DeleteVHD parameter. Therefore, the command deletes the VHD from Azure Storage.
Parameters
-DeleteVHD
Indicates that this cmdlet removes the VHD from blob storage.
Parameter properties
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-DiskName
Specifies the name of the data disk in the disk repository that this cmdlet removes.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | 0 |
| Mandatory: | True |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | True |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-InformationAction
Specifies how this cmdlet responds to an information event.
The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Continue
- Ignore
- Inquire
- SilentlyContinue
- Stop
- Suspend
Parameter properties
| Type: | ActionPreference |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | infa |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-InformationVariable
Specifies an information variable.
Parameter properties
| Type: | String |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
| Aliases: | iv |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
-Profile
Specifies the Azure profile from which this cmdlet reads. If you do not specify a profile, this cmdlet reads from the local default profile.
Parameter properties
| Type: | AzureSMProfile |
| Default value: | None |
| Supports wildcards: | False |
| DontShow: | False |
Parameter sets
(All)
| Position: | Named |
| Mandatory: | False |
| Value from pipeline: | False |
| Value from pipeline by property name: | False |
| Value from remaining arguments: | False |
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.