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Pause Data Collection

About this task

When you pause data collection, the collector stops collecting the data. However, the collector is still connected to the destination. If you want to disconnect the collector from the destination, stop the collector.

Note: You cannot pause the data collection of an offline collector.

Procedure

Access the system linked to the collector whose data collection you want to pause.
Select Collectors.
A list of collectors linked to the system appears.
Select the row containing collector whose data collection you want to pause.
Select Actions, and then Pause Data Collection.
A message appears, asking you to confirm whether you want to pause data collection.
Select Pause.
The data collection is paused, and the collector is stopped.