en-US/about_xSPServiceInstance.help.txt

NAME
    xSPServiceInstance
 
PARAMETERS
    Name (Key, string)
    InstallAccount (Write, String)
    Ensure (Required, string, Allowed values: Present, Absent)
 
DESCRIPTION
 
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 website.
 
**Examples**
 
    xSPServiceInstance ManagedMetadataServiceInstance
    {
        Name = "Managed Metadata Web Service"
        Ensure = "Present"
        InstallAccount = $InstallAccount
    }
 
    xSPServiceInstance StopBCSServiceInstance
    {
        Name = "Business Data Connectivity Service"
        Ensure = "Absent"
        InstallAccount = $InstallAccount
    }