Taking service groups offline

Last published : Jun 19, 2026
Use the Management Server console to take one or more service groups offline on a specific system, any system of a selected site, or any available system in the cluster.
To perform this task, your user group must be assigned the Admin role or Operator role on the service group or the Availability perspective. The permission on the service group may be explicitly assigned or inherited from a parent Organization or cluster.
To take service groups offline
  1. In the Management Server console, go to the Availability perspective and selectManage in the left pane.
  2. Expand the Organization or Uncategorized Clusters to locate the cluster.
  3. Expand the cluster and then the Service Groups node to locate the service group.
  4. Under the Service Groups tab, select the required service group. Press Ctrl or Shift for the selection of multiple service groups.
  5. Right-click and select Offline.
See Offline service groups panel options.
  1. In the Result panel, click OK.
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