Process Management page: Services page

Use the Services page on the Process Management page to view, start, stop, pause, and resume services on managed systems running Windows®. Each row of information represents a service.

Menu bar

File >
Close
Closes the window.
Actions >
Execute Command
Opens a page where you can specify a command and run the command on the selected system.
Pause Service
Pauses the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when pausing a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Continue Service
Resumes a paused service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when resuming a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Stop Service
Stops the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when stopping a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Start Service
Starts the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when starting a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Restart Service
Starts a stopped service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when starting a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Monitors >
Process Monitors
Displays the Process Monitors page, which you can use to define a monitor or an event threshold for a specified process.
Help >
Process Management
Displays help information for the Process Management page and its pages.
Index
Displays the IBM® Systems Director Help Index.

Fields

Name
Identifies the name of the service running on the selected system.
Service Status
Identifies the running state of the service.
Description
Provides a brief explanation of what the service does.

Actions

Add Service Threshold
Adds a service threshold for the selected service.
Pause Service
Pauses the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when pausing a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Continue Service
Resumes a paused service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when resuming a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Stop Service
Stops the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when stopping a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Start Service
Starts the selected service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when starting a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Restart Service
Starts a stopped service on the selected system.
Note: Exercise caution when starting a service. Ensure that you are familiar with the service and understand the impact of the action.
Copy
Copies the selected line to the clip board.
Copy Cell
Copies the selected cell to the clip board.
Sort >
Ascending
Sorts the selected column in ascending alphanumeric order.
Descending
Sorts the selected column in descending alphanumeric order.
Hide Column
Removes the selected column from the view.
Show Column
Restores a hidden column to view. The restored column is inserted to the left of the current column.

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