> Source: [sk172490](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk172490)

# sk172490 - "Could not connect to Monitoring Blade" error on the Management object

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk172490 |
| Date Created | 2021-03-15 |
| Last Modified | 2021-03-24 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | SmartConsole |
| Versions | R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- "Could not connect to Monitoring Blade" error shows on the Security Management Server object below "System counters" \> "More".

## Solution

This is not an issue as the "Monitoring blade" can not be enabled on the Security Management Server object.  

This is not an issue as it is not possible **to enable**the "Monitoring blade" on the Security Management Server object.

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