{
  "id": "remove",
  "title": "rladmin node remove",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/cli-utilities/rladmin/node/remove/",
  "summary": "Removes a node from the cluster.",
  "content": "\nRemoves the specified node from the cluster.\n\n```sh\nrladmin node \u003cID\u003e remove [ wait_for_persistence { enabled | disabled } ]\n```\n\n### Parameters\n\n| Parameter             | Type/Value                     | Description                                                 |\n|-----------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|\n| node                  | integer                        | The node to remove from the cluster                    |\n| wait_for_persistence  | `enabled`\u003cbr /\u003e`disabled`      | Ensures persistence files are available for recovery. The cluster policy `persistent_node_removal` determines the default value. |\n\n### Returns\n\nReturns `OK` if the node was removed successfully. Otherwise, it returns an error.\n\nUse [`rladmin status nodes`]() to verify that the node was removed.\n\n### Example\n\n```sh\n$ rladmin status nodes\nCLUSTER NODES:\nNODE:ID ROLE   ADDRESS    EXTERNAL_ADDRESS  HOSTNAME     SHARDS CORES       FREE_RAM         PROVISIONAL_RAM  VERSION   STATUS\n*node:1 master 192.0.2.12 198.51.100.1      3d99db1fdf4b 5/100  6           14.26GB/19.54GB  10.67GB/16.02GB  6.2.12-37 OK    \nnode:2  slave  192.0.2.13 198.51.100.2      fc7a3d332458 4/100  6           14.26GB/19.54GB  10.71GB/16.02GB  6.2.12-37 OK    \nnode:3  slave  192.0.2.14                   b87cc06c830f 1/120  6           14.26GB/19.54GB  10.7GB/16.02GB   6.2.12-37 OK    \n$ rladmin node 3 remove\nPerforming remove action on node:3: 100%\nOK\nCLUSTER NODES:\nNODE:ID ROLE   ADDRESS    EXTERNAL_ADDRESS  HOSTNAME     SHARDS CORES       FREE_RAM         PROVISIONAL_RAM  VERSION   STATUS\n*node:1 master 192.0.2.12 198.51.100.1      3d99db1fdf4b 5/100  6           14.34GB/19.54GB  10.74GB/16.02GB  6.2.12-37 OK    \nnode:2  slave  192.0.2.13 198.51.100.2      fc7a3d332458 5/100  6           14.34GB/19.54GB  10.74GB/16.02GB  6.2.12-37 OK\n```\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00"
}