You can use the following procedures to disable or enable a System Center Configuration Manager connector.
To disable a Configuration Manager connector
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In the Service Manager console, click Administration.
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In the Administration pane, expand Administration, and then click Connectors.
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In the Connectors pane, select the Configuration Manager connector that you want to disable. For example, click Configuration Manager connector to SEA.
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In the Tasks pane, under the connector name, click Disable.
Note If you disable a connector while it is synchronizing data, the synchronization process may not stop. However, a disabled connector will not import any new data from a Configuration Manager database from that point forward.
To enable a Configuration Manager connector
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In the Service Manager console, click Administration.
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In the Administration pane, expand Administration, and then click Connectors.
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In the Connectors pane, select the Configuration Manager connector that you want to enable. For example, click Configuration Manager connector to SEA.
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In the Tasks pane, under the connector name, click Enable.
You can use a Windows PowerShell command to complete these tasks. For information about how to use Windows PowerShell to enable and disable a Configuration Manager connector, see Set-SCSMConnector (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=203119).
To validate the status change of a Configuration Manager connector
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Wait 30 seconds. Then, in the Service Manager console, click Administration, and then click Connectors.
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In the Connectors pane, locate the connector for which you have changed status, and verify the value in the Enabled column.
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If you enabled the connector, verify that the connector resumes synchronization according to the schedule. If you disabled the connector, verify that the connector no longer synchronizes according to the schedule.