Changing the default shared services provider has the following effects: Existing Web applications retain their associations; ...

Changing the default shared services provider has the following effects:
  • Existing Web applications retain their associations; they do not automatically re-associate to the new default SSP.
  • Web applications created henceforth are automatically associated to the new default SSP.
Click OK to make the selected shared services provider the default for the farm. Click Cancel to return without re-assigning the default shared services provider.