Removing rmq node from cluster using reset

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# validating the nodes in a cluster from a machine
babrams@ip-10-55-250-69:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl cluster_status | grep rmq | cut -d\@ -f2 | grep -Eo "ip\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+" | sort | uniq
ip-10-55-250-69
ip-10-55-251-128
ip-10-55-252-176

# validating the same from another machine
babrams@ip-10-55-251-128:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl cluster_status | grep rmq | cut -d\@ -f2 | grep -Eo "ip\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+" | sort | uniq
ip-10-55-250-69
ip-10-55-251-128
ip-10-55-252-176

# removing first node from cluster via stop && reset
babrams@ip-10-55-251-128:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl stop_app
Stopping rabbit application on node 'rmq-9161197e59a9ce560ac6353215c7958aeeefae2cd9370fbc3cd89054026c267a@ip-10-55-251-128' ...
babrams@ip-10-55-251-128:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl reset
Resetting node 'rmq-9161197e59a9ce560ac6353215c7958aeeefae2cd9370fbc3cd89054026c267a@ip-10-55-251-128' ...
babrams@ip-10-55-251-128:~$

# validating it no longer is in any cluster other than self
babrams@ip-10-55-251-128:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl cluster_status | grep rmq | cut -d\@ -f2 | grep -Eo "ip\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+" | sort | uniq
ip-10-55-251-128

# validating another node can no longer see it in the cluster
babrams@ip-10-55-250-69:~$ sudo rabbitmqctl cluster_status | grep rmq | cut -d\@ -f2 | grep -Eo "ip\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+\-[0-9]+" | sort | uniq
ip-10-55-250-69
ip-10-55-252-176