How to Enable and Disable Maintenance Mode in Secure Connect Gateway

Summary: This article explains how to enable, disable, and troubleshoot maintenance mode in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG). Maintenance mode temporarily suspends alert processing and automatic service request creation, either automatically triggered by hardware alerts or manually enabled by the user. ...

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Instructions

Maintenance mode can be set in three different ways:

  • Global level: Maintenance mode applies to all monitored devices.
  • Device level: Maintenance mode applies to a single device for 30 minutes (extendable); notifications sent to primary/secondary contacts.
  • Group level: Maintenance mode applies to all devices in a custom group; can disable for specific devices individually.

 

1. Enabling Maintenance Mode

A. Global Level

  1. In the SCG header, click Connectivity.

  2. Select Toggle maintenance mode.
    Toggling maintenance mode in the SCG header
    Figure 1: Click Toggle maintenance mode

  3. Click Turn on.
    Click "Turn on" to enable maintenance mode. 
    Figure 2: Click Turn on to confirm.

  4. A yellow Maintenance Mode banner appears at the top of the interface:
     yellow Maintenance Mode banner  


B. Device Level

  1. Go to the device overview pane for the target device.

  2. In the Tasks list, click Enable maintenance mode.
     Enabling maintenance mode from a device's overview pane
    Figure 3: Enabling maintenance mode from a device's overview pane 

  3. Click Yes to confirm.

  4. The device remains in maintenance mode for 30 minutes (extendable).

  5. Notifications are sent to primary/secondary contacts.
     


C. Group Level

  1. Go to the Device Groups page.

  2. Click the menu icon beside the target group.

  3. Select Enable maintenance mode for devices in the group.

  4. Click Yes, continue.


2. Disabling Maintenance Mode

From the graphical interface (preferred)

  1. Click Connectivity in the SCG header.

  2. Select Toggle maintenance mode.
     Toggling maintenance mode in the SCG header
    Figure 4: Disabling maintenance mode from the SCG header 

  3. Click Turn off.
     Click "Turn off" to confirm
    Figure 5: Click Turn off to confirm. 

Affected Products

Secure Connect Gateway - Virtual Edition
Article Properties
Article Number: 000355829
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 Sept 2025
Version:  2
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