Stop a Collector

About this task

When you stop a collector, the collector stops collecting data, and it is disconnected from the destination. If, however, you want the collector to remain connected to the destination, you can instead pause data collection.

Procedure

  1. Access the system linked to the collector that you want to stop.
  2. Select Collectors.
    A list of collectors linked to the system appears.
  3. Select the row containing the collector that you want to stop.
  4. Select Actions, and then Stop.
    The Stop: <collector name> window appears. The COLLECTOR MACHINE and CURRENT RUNNING MODE fields are populated and disabled.
  5. If the collector is running in a Windows service mode, select Stop. If the collector is running in a command-line mode, enter values in the Username and Password fields, and then select Stop.
    The collector is stopped, and the data collection is paused. The status of the collector in the Collectors section changes to Stopped.