Decommission-node Command

The pf9ctl decommission-node command detaches the node from the cluster, deauthorize it, and then removes it from Platform9.

Syntax Example

pf9ctl decommission-node [flags]

pf9ctl decommission-node --help

Removes the host agent package and decommissions this node from the Platform9 control plane.

Usage:

pf9ctl decommission-node [flags]

Flags:

-h, --help help for decommission-node

--mfa string MFA token

Global Flags:

--no-prompt disable all user prompts

--verbose print verbose logs

# ./pf9ctl decommission-node

New version found. Please upgrade to the latest version

✓ Loaded Config Successfully

Removing packages

(Reading database ... 140475 files and directories currently installed.)

Removing pf9-comms (5.4.0-979.1d99945) ...

Removing pf9-kube (1.21.3-pmk.35) ...

Last updated by Anagha Pamidi on Jan 26, 2026

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