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// * machine_management/delete-machine.adoc

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= Deleting a specific machine

You can delete a specific machine.

.Prerequisites

* Install an {product-title} cluster.
* Install the OpenShift CLI (`oc`).
* Log into `oc` as a user with `cluster-admin` permission.

.Procedure

. View the Machines that are in the cluster and identify the one to delete:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get machine -n openshift-machine-api
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The command output contains a list of Machines in the `<clusterid>-worker-<cloud_region>` format.

. Delete the Machine:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc delete machine <machine> -n openshift-machine-api
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[IMPORTANT]
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By default, the machine controller tries to drain the node that is backed by the machine until it succeeds. In some situations, such as with a misconfigured Pod disruption budget, the drain operation might not be able to succeed in preventing the machine from being deleted. You can skip draining the node by annotating "machine.openshift.io/exclude-node-draining" in a specific machine.
If the machine being deleted belongs to a MachineSet, a new machine is immediately created to satisfy the specified number of replicas.
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