pveceph: add section - Destroying Ceph Pools

Signed-off-by: Alwin Antreich <a.antreich@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>

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 http://docs.ceph.com/docs/luminous/rados/operations/pools/]
 manual.
 
+
+Destroying Ceph Pools
+---------------------
+
+To destroy a pool via the GUI select a node in the tree view and go to the
+**Ceph -> Pools** panel. Select the pool to destroy and click the **Destroy**
+button. To confirm the destruction of the pool you need to enter the pool name.
+
+Run the following command to destroy a pool. Specify the '-remove_storages' to
+also remove the associated storage.
+[source,bash]
+----
+pveceph pool destroy <name>
+----
+
+NOTE: Deleting the data of a pool is a background task and can take some time.
+You will notice that the data usage in the cluster is decreasing.
+
 [[pve_ceph_device_classes]]
 Ceph CRUSH & device classes
 ---------------------------