.. _Destroying the Compute Cluster:

Destroying the Compute Cluster
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To destroy the compute cluster, do the following:

#. Delete all virtual machines from all nodes.

#. Release the compute nodes. To do this, select all nodes on the **COMPUTE** > **Nodes** screen and click **Release nodes**. Regular (non-management) nodes will be released first. Management nodes will follow. Releasing the management nodes will destroy the compute cluster.