Disabling Smart Connect

Scenario

This section describes how to disable Smart Connect.

Disabling Smart Connect does not affect services.

This function is unavailable for single-node instances.

Impact

• Brokers related to Smart Connect are automatically deleted, and no longer generate fees.
• If you disable Smart Connect and then enable it again, deleted Smart Connect tasks cannot be retrieved and need to be created again.

Prerequisites

• A Kafka instance has been created and is in the Running state.
• All Smart Connect tasks must be deleted. This is to prevent running Smart Connect tasks from being lost after Smart Connect is disabled.

Disabling Smart Connect

1. Log in to the console.
2. Click in the upper left corner to select a region.
   

   Select the region where your Kafka instance is located.

3. Click in the upper left corner and choose Middleware > Distributed Message Service (for Kafka) to open the console of DMS for Kafka.
4. Disable Smart Connect using either of the following methods:
   • In the row containing the desired Kafka instance, choose More > Disable Smart Connect.
   • Click the desired Kafka instance to view its details. In the upper right corner, choose More > Disable Smart Connect.

5. Click to disable Smart Connect. Then click Next.
6. Ensure that Smart Connect is disabled and click Submit.