What does a "Block Agent" Job Actually Do?

In the Job Activity tab of a 10.2.0.5 OEM, we now have the ability to create a "Block Agent" job. However, I can find no documentation on this job type (including within OEM online help). Can anyone explain what this does or why I'd want to create such a job. Thanks.

You would use it on agents that fail to upload properly. You would then block the agent until you can resolve the upload issue.
The good thing is when an agent is blocked, OMS will "ignore" requests from the blocked agent so you reduce workload on the OMS.

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