[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-29 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Disable a wire group\n\nThis page describes how to disable a wire group in a cross-site network.\n\nDisabling a wire group stops all traffic through the wire group.\nYou can re-enable the wire group at any time.\n|\n| **Preview**\n|\n|\n| This product is subject to the \"Pre-GA Offerings Terms\" in the General Service Terms section\n| of the [Service Specific Terms](/terms/service-terms#1).\n|\n| Pre-GA products are available \"as is\" and might have limited support.\n|\n| For more information, see the\n[launch stage descriptions](/products#product-launch-stages). \n\n### Console\n\nTo disable a wire group in a cross-site network, do the following:\n\n1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **Interconnect** page.\n\n\n [Go to Interconnect](https://console.cloud.google.com/hybrid/interconnects/list)\n\n \u003cbr /\u003e\n\n2. On the **Cross-site networks** tab, click the name of the wire\n group that you want to disable.\n\n3. On the **Wire group details** page, click **Edit**.\n\n4. In the **Admin enabled state** field, deselect the **Active** checkbox.\n\n5. Click **Save**.\n\nYou can re-enable the wire group by updating the wire group with the\n**Active** checkbox selected.\n\n### gcloud\n\nTo disable a wire group in a cross-site network, update the wire group\nand set the `--no-admin-enabled` flag.\n\nUse the\n[`gcloud beta compute interconnects wire-groups update` command](/sdk/gcloud/reference/beta/compute/interconnects/wire-groups/update). \n\n```\ngcloud beta compute interconnects wire-groups update WIRE_GROUP_NAME \\\n --cross-site-network=NETWORK_NAME \\\n --no-admin-enabled\n```\n\nReplace the following:\n\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eWIRE_GROUP_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the wire group\n- \u003cvar translate=\"no\"\u003eNETWORK_NAME\u003c/var\u003e: the name of the cross-site network that contains the wire group\n\nYou can re-enable the wire group by updating the wire group with the\n`--admin-enabled` flag.\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- To learn more about Cross-Site Interconnect, see the\n [Cross-Site Interconnect overview](/network-connectivity/docs/interconnect/concepts/cross-site-overview).\n\n- To help you solve common issues that you might encounter when using\n Cloud Interconnect, see\n [Troubleshooting](/network-connectivity/docs/interconnect/support/troubleshooting)."]]