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  3. Section IV. End user
  4. Manage and monitor data collection
  5. Enable/Disable data collectors

Enable/Disable data collectors

You can enable and disable a Data Collector through the Portal. When you disable a collector, it stops the service/process running on the data collector server and stops all collection. When collectors are disabled, you can still edit schedules and parameters. To start collection after a Data Collector has been disabled, you must enable the Collector in the Portal, and start the Data Collection service/process on the Data Collector server.

Note:

When you disable the Data Collector, all policies associated with it are suspended. When you enable the Data Collector, the policies resume their initial status.

See Enable and disable data collection policy schedules.

To enable/disable a data collector

  1. Search for a data collector by name.

    See Navigating with search.

    Alternatively, you can browse for a collector. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collector Administration. A list of Data Collectors is displayed.

  2. Select the Data Collector.
  3. Click Disable or Enable. When you disable a Data Collector all policies within the folder are also deactivated. You can also keep a collector enabled and disable individual policies.

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