The "Start/Stop Service" Task allows you to Start or Stop a service in order to treat a service that may have leaky memory or to perform other system maintenance that requires a specific service to be stopped. When the maintenance has been performed, the service may then be resumed.
When creating a Task that starts or stops a service, you must provide the following information:
| Task Name:
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Input a short description of the Task you are creating.
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Stop Service:
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Select this option if you wish the defined service to be stopped. |
| Start Service:
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Select this option if you wish the defined service to be started.
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Server:
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This can be either the primary IP address of the computer or the UNC name.
Example of a valid IP address: 10.20.30.11
Example of a valid of UNC name: \\exchsrv
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Service:
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This can be the name or the description of the Windows NT service that is to be monitored.
Examples of valid names: W3SVC, DHCP, NetDDE
Examples of valid descriptions: workstation, server, IIS Admin Service.
To obtain a list of internal service names for a server, use the "NT Services" in a new window (right click, select "Open in a new window").
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Note:
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ipMonitor must have permission to remotely restart services on the defined computer. Service name is the name on the left-hand side of ipMonitor’s List Network NT Service control and the description is on the right side.
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