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Suspend and resume a connection
This page describes how to suspend and resume a connection. If you suspend a connection, the connection
will not accept any incoming or outgoing traffic, and you are not billed for a connection
that is in a suspended state.
Suspend a connection
To suspend a connection, perform the following steps:
In the Cloud console, go to the Integration Connectors > Connections page,
and then select your Google Cloud project.
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