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Remove a node pool from a GKE cluster and drain its nodes

command

gcloud container node-pools delete POOL_NAME --cluster CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE

also accepted

gcloud container node-pools delete

Command breakdown

Part of the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud) — GKE category.

gcloudcontainernode-poolsdeletePOOL_NAME--clusterCLUSTER_NAME--zoneZONE

Flag	Purpose
`--cluster`	Boolean flag
`--zone`	Boolean flag

More GKE commands

Create a new Google Kubernetes Engine cluster with specified node countgcloud container clusters create CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE --num-nodes NUM_NODES
List all GKE clusters in the current project across all zonesgcloud container clusters list
Delete a GKE cluster and all its associated resourcesgcloud container clusters delete CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE
Fetch kubeconfig credentials to enable kubectl access to a GKE clustergcloud container clusters get-credentials CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE
Resize the number of nodes in a GKE cluster node poolgcloud container clusters resize CLUSTER_NAME --num-nodes NUM_NODES --zone ZONE
Add a new node pool to an existing GKE clustergcloud container node-pools create POOL_NAME --cluster CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE
List all node pools belonging to a specific GKE clustergcloud container node-pools list --cluster CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE
Update a GKE cluster configuration such as enabling node autoscalinggcloud container clusters update CLUSTER_NAME --zone ZONE --enable-autoscaling --min-nodes MIN --max-nodes MAX

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