en-US/about_SPServiceInstance.help.txt

.NAME
    SPServiceInstance
 
# Description
     
    **Type:** Specific
     
    This resource is used to specify if a specific service should be running
    (Ensure = "Present") or not running (Ensure = "Absent") on the current server.
    The name is the display name of the service as shown in the Central Admin
     
    The default value for the Ensure parameter is Present. When not specifying this
    parameter, the service instance is started.
     
.PARAMETER Name
    Key - string
    The name of the service instance to manage
 
.PARAMETER Ensure
    Write - string
    Allowed values: Present, Absent
    Present to ensure it runs on this server, or absent to ensure it is stopped
 
.PARAMETER InstallAccount
    Write - String
    POWERSHELL 4 ONLY: The account to run this resource as, use PsDscRunAsCredential if using PowerShell 5
 
 
.EXAMPLE
    This example shows how to ensure that the managed metadata service is running
    on the local server.
 
 
    Configuration Example
    {
        param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [PSCredential]
            $SetupAccount
        )
        Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc
 
        node localhost {
            SPServiceInstance ManagedMetadataServiceInstance
            {
                Name = "Managed Metadata Web Service"
                Ensure = "Present"
                InstallAccount = $SetupAccount
            }
        }
    }
 
 
.EXAMPLE
    This example shows how to ensure that the Business Data Connectivity Service
    is not running on the local server.
 
 
    Configuration Example
    {
        param(
            [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
            [PSCredential]
            $SetupAccount
        )
        Import-DscResource -ModuleName SharePointDsc
 
        node localhost {
            SPServiceInstance StopBCSServiceInstance
            {
                Name = "Business Data Connectivity Service"
                Ensure = "Absent"
                InstallAccount = $SetupAccount
            }
        }
    }