Delete a Resource Pool

You cannot delete a resource pool if it contains workload groups.

Limitations and Restrictions

Permissions

To delete a resource pool by using SQL Server Management Studio

1. In SQL Server Management Studio, open Object Explorer and recursively expand the Management node down to and including Resource Governor.

2. Right-click the resource pool to be deleted, and then click Delete.

3. In the Delete Object window, the resource pool is listed in the Object to be deleted list. To delete the resource pool, click OK.

   Note
   If the resource pool that you are trying to delete contains a workload group, this action will fail.

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To delete a resource pool by using Transact-SQL

1. Run the DROP RESOURCE POOL statement specifying the name of the resource pool to delete.

2. Run the ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR RECONFIGURE statement.

Example (Transact-SQL)

DROP RESOURCE POOL poolAdhoc;
GO
ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR RECONFIGURE;
GO

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