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--- title: Delete an Azure Site Recovery vault description: Learn how to delete a Recovery Services vault configured for Azure Site Recovery author: Jeronika-MS ms.service: azure-site-recovery ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 02/11/2026 ms.author: v-gajeronika ms.reviewer: v-gajeronika # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to understand the steps for deleting a Recovery Services vault in Azure, so that I can successfully remove associated resources and manage my cloud environment effectively. --- # Delete a Site Recovery Services vault This article describes how to delete a Recovery Services vault for Site Recovery. To delete a vault used in Azure Backup, see [Delete a Backup vault in Azure](../backup/backup-azure-delete-vault.md). [!INCLUDE [updated-for-az](~/reusable-content/ce-skilling/azure/includes/updated-for-az.md)] ## Before you start Before you can delete a vault, you must remove registered servers and items in the vault. What you need to remove depends on the replication scenarios you deployed. > [!NOTE] > Before you delete a Backup protection policy from a vault, ensure that > - the policy doesn't have any associated Backup items. > - each associated item is associated with some other policy. ## Delete a vault-Azure VM to Azure 1. Follow [these instructions](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#disable-protection-for-a-azure-vm-azure-to-azure) to delete all protected VMs. 1. Delete the vault. ## Delete a vault-VMware VM to Azure 1. Follow [these instructions](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#disable-protection-for-a-vmware-vm-or-physical-server-vmware-to-azure) to delete all protected VMs. 1. Follow [these steps](vmware-azure-set-up-replication.md#disassociate-or-delete-a-replication-policy) to delete all replication policies. 1. Delete references to vCenter by using [these steps](vmware-azure-manage-vcenter.md#delete-a-vcenter-server). 1. Follow [these instructions](vmware-azure-manage-configuration-server.md#delete-or-unregister-a-configuration-server) to decommission a configuration server. 1. Delete the vault. ## Delete a vault-Hyper-V VM (with VMM) to Azure 1. Follow [these steps](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#disable-protection-for-a-hyper-v-virtual-machine-replicating-to-azure-using-the-system-center-vmm-to-azure-scenario) to delete Hyper-V VMs managed by System Center VMM. 1. Disassociate and delete all replication policies. Do this in your vault > **Site Recovery Infrastructure** > **For System Center VMM** > **Replication Policies**. 1. Follow [these steps](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#unregister-a-vmm-server) to unregister a connected VMM server. 1. Then, delete the vault. ## Delete a vault-Hyper-V VM to Azure 1. Follow [these steps](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#disable-protection-for-a-hyper-v-virtual-machine-hyper-v-to-azure) to delete all protected VMs. 1. Disassociate and delete all replication policies. Do this in your vault > **Site Recovery Infrastructure** > **For Hyper-V Sites** > **Replication Policies**. 1. Follow [these instructions](site-recovery-manage-registration-and-protection.md#unregister-a-hyper-v-host-in-a-hyper-v-site) to unregister a Hyper-V host. 1. Delete the Hyper-V site. 1. Delete the vault. ## Use PowerShell to force delete the vault > [!Important] > If you're testing the product and aren't concerned about data loss, use the force delete method to rapidly remove the vault and all its dependencies. > The PowerShell command deletes all the contents of the vault and is **not reversible**. To delete the Site Recovery vault even if there are protected items, use these commands: ```azurepowershell Connect-AzAccount Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionName "XXXXX" $vault = Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault -Name "vaultname" Remove-AzRecoveryServicesVault -Vault $vault ``` ## Next steps Learn more about: - [Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault](/powershell/module/az.recoveryservices/get-azrecoveryservicesvault) - [Remove-AzRecoveryServicesVault](/powershell/module/az.recoveryservices/remove-azrecoveryservicesvault)