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# Removing a VM from a placement group

Remove the [VM](../../concepts/vm.md) from the [placement group](../../concepts/placement-groups.md).

You can [permanently delete](../vm-control/vm-delete.md) the removed VM or [add it back](add-vm.md) to the placement group.

You can manage placement groups with [partition placement](../../concepts/placement-groups.md#partition) using the [CLI](../../../cli/quickstart.md) and [API](../../api-ref/index.md).

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), select the [folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) the placement group belongs to.
  1. Navigate to **Compute Cloud**.
  1. In the left-hand panel, select ![image](../../../_assets/compute/group-placement-pic.svg) **Placement groups**.
  1. Navigate to the **Virtual machine placement groups** tab.
  1. Select the placement group you want to remove the VM from.
  1. Go to the **Virtual machines** panel.
  1. In the line with the VM, click ![image](../../../_assets/options.svg) and select **Delete from group**.
  1. In the window that opens, click **Delete from group**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. View a list of VMs in the placement group:

     ```bash
     yc compute placement-group list-instances --name my-group
     ```

     Result:

     ```text
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     |          ID          |        NAME         |      ZONE ID      | STATUS  | EXTERNAL IP | INTERNAL IP |
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     | epdep2kq6dt5******** | instance-in-group-1 |   ru-central1-a   | RUNNING |             | 10.129.0.5  |
     | epdlv1pp5401******** | instance-in-group-2 |   ru-central1-a   | RUNNING |             | 10.129.0.30 |
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     ```

  1. Stop the VM you want to remove:

     ```bash
     yc compute instance stop instance-in-group-2
     ```

     Result:

     ```text
     id: epdlv1pp5401********
     ...
     status: STOPPED
     ```

  1. Remove the VM from the placement group. To do this, update the VM leaving `placement-group-name` blank:

     ```bash
     yc compute instance update --name instance-in-group-2 --placement-group-name=""
     ```

  1. Check that the VM has been removed from the placement group:

     ```bash
     yc compute placement-group list-instances --name my-group
     ```

     Result:

     ```text
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     |          ID          |        NAME         |      ZONE ID      | STATUS  | EXTERNAL IP | INTERNAL IP |
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     | epdep2kq6dt5******** | instance-in-group-1 |   ru-central1-a   | RUNNING |             | 10.129.0.5  |
     +----------------------+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-------------+-------------+
     ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To remove a VM created with Terraform from a placement group:
  1. Open the VM configuration file and delete the `placement_group_id` parameter.

     Here is an example of the VM configuration file structure:

     ```hcl
     ...
     resource "yandex_compute_instance" "vm-1" {
       name        = "my-vm"
       platform_id = "standard-v3"
       placement_policy {
         placement_group_id = "${yandex_compute_placement_group.group1.id}"
       }
     }

     resource "yandex_compute_placement_group" "group1" {
       name = "test-pg"
     }
     ...
     ```

  1. In the command line, go to the directory with the Terraform configuration file.
  1. Check the configuration using this command:

     ```bash
     terraform validate
     ```

     If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:

     ```text
     Success! The configuration is valid.
     ```

  1. Run this command:

     ```bash
     terraform plan
     ```

     You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
  1. Apply the configuration changes:

     ```bash
     terraform apply
     ```

  1. Confirm the changes: type `yes` into the terminal and press **Enter**.

     You can check the update using the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud).

- API {#api}

  Use the [update](../../api-ref/Instance/update.md) REST API method for the [Instance](../../api-ref/Instance/index.md) resource or the [InstanceService/Update](../../api-ref/grpc/Instance/update.md) gRPC API call.

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