ACTIVATE MAINTENANCE MODE
NOTE:
Ensure that the UTC time on both CMS and Probe servers are in sync
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On the Host Monitoring page, click the below icon for a host profile
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The pop-up window displays the associated hosts. Select the required hosts
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Click Maintenance and select Start Selected (Number of Hosts). Maintenance can be started on any host irrespective of the Monitoring Mode (Protect, Detect OR Disabled)
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Click YES on the pop-up window to confirm the action
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Once the maintenance window is active, it is represented as below:
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For the host, the Maintenance State shows Active
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The Monitoring Mode is greyed out as the host(s) is no longer monitored
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The Maintenance button is highlighted
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On the Host Monitoring page, the below icon is visible at the profile level
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The configured Monitoring Mode is active on the hosts that are not under maintenance
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During the Maintenance mode, Protection mode (Protect, Detect, Disabled) change is allowed. But this will take effect only after the maintenance mode ends