Delete node pools: Deleting a Dataproc on GKE virtual cluster deletes
Dataproc component software from the GKE cluster, but it
does not delete Dataproc on GKE node pools created on the GKE
cluster. After deleting the Dataproc on GKE cluster, you can
delete node pools
that are no longer in use by a Dataproc on GKE cluster.
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