Delete Elastic Node Pool

Delete a Node Pool

1. Navigate to your Cluster → Elastic Node Pools → select the Node Pool
2. Click Delete

The deletion drains and removes all virtual nodes, then releases the resources back to the Elastic Quota.

Force Delete a Node

If an individual node is stuck (e.g. the underlying VM is unresponsive), you can force-delete it without waiting for a graceful drain.

1. Navigate to the Node Pool → Nodes tab
2. Select the stuck node
3. Click Force Delete

WARNING

Force-deleting a node skips the drain process. Workloads running on the node are terminated immediately. The node's resources are returned to the Fleet.

TIP

After force-deleting a node, the Node Pool will be below its desired node count. Roll out the current revision again (via Revisions → Roll out again) to reconcile and create a replacement node.