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influxd-ctl remove-data	The `influxd-ctl remove-data` command removes a data node from an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.	enterprise_influxdb_v1 parent influxd-ctl	201	/enterprise_influxdb/v1/tools/influxd-ctl/leave/

The influxd-ctl remove-data command removes a data node from an InfluxDB Enterprise cluster.

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This command is destructive

influxd-ctl remove-data erases all data in the specified data node. Only use this command if you want to permanently remove a data node from your InfluxDB Enterprise cluster. {{% /warn %}}

This command doesn't delete metadata related to the removed data node from other nodes in the cluster. To remove all metadata about the removed data node, use influxd-ctl leave.

Usage

influxd-ctl remove-data [flags] <data-bind-address>

Arguments

• data-bind-address: TCP bind address of the data node to remove (host:port)

Flags

Flag	Description
-force	Force the removal of a data node (useful if the node is unresponsive)

{{% caption %}} Also see influxd-ctl global flags. {{% /caption %}}

Examples

influxd-ctl remove-data data-node-03:8088