Remove-SCService

Deletes a VMM service and all associated virtual machines.

Description

The Remove-SCService cmdlet deletes a System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) service and all associated virtual machines from the host on which it is deployed. The service must be in a stopped state prior to deleting it. To stop a service, use the Stop-SCService cmdlet.

For more information about Remove-SCService, type: "Get-Help Remove-SCService -online".

Parameters

Service

Required? true
Accept Pipeline Input? true (ByValue)
Position? 0 
Specifies a VMM service object.

Confirm

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Prompts for confirmation before running the command.

JobVariable

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

PROTipID

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

RunAsynchronously

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

VMMServer

Required? false
Accept Pipeline Input? false
Position? named 
Specifies a VMM server object.

Examples

1: Remove a specific service deployed on a host. 
PS C:\> $Service = Get-SCService -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" -Name "Service01"
PS C:\> Stop-SCService -Service $Service
PS C:\> Remove-SCService -Service $Service -Confirm

The first command gets the service object named Service01 on VMMServer01 and stores the object in the $Service variable.

The second command stops the service stored in $Service.

The last command removes the service stored in $Service and deletes the corresponding virtual machine files from the file system. A confirmation prompt is displayed before the service is removed.
1: Remove all services with names that include a specific string. 
PS C:\> $Services = Get-SCService -VMMServer "VMMServer01.Contoso.com" | where { $_.Name -Match "Service" }
PS C:\> $Services | Stop-SCService
PS C:\> $Services | Remove-SCService -Confirm

The first command gets all service objects that include the string "Service" in their name, and then stores the objects in the $Services variable.

The second command stops all services stored in $Service.

The third command removes all service objects contained in $Services and deletes the corresponding virtual machine files from the file system. A confirmation prompt is displayed before the the service is removed.

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