Sharing a script that we have used recently for stopping/starting exchange services & setting those to disabled/enabled for some hardware maintenance work. This script has been enhanced to be used with any of the windows services.
Extract the script zip from below link & update the servers.txt & services.txt that is placed inside the script folder.
Example of services file :
Example of servers file:
Ones both the files have been updated, you just have to run the batch file & it will prompt you for status/ startup that you want to set.
As you can see in the above screenshot , values for status can be : stopped or running
Values for startuptype can be : manual, stopped, disabled
If you enter values other than these, than script will exit by throwing error as below:
Let us now enter the correct values for the parameters: for example – stopped & disabled
Press return to execute..
All services have been stopped & set to disabled.
similarly after maintenance of hardware is completed, you can use Running & automatic as values.
Note:- Use PS version 3.0 or above
################################################################################### # Author: Vikas Sukhija http://techwizard.cloud # Date: 11/12/2015 # Update:11/28/2015 # Reviewer: # Description: Start, stop, disable ,manual, automatic ################################################################################### param( $status, $startup ) write-host "After updating the servers & Services file" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 startuptype status" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "-----------------------------------------------" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "--------Examples--------" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 stopped manual" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 stopped automatic" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 stopped disabled" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 running manual" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "Use Script as setsvssts.ps1 running manual" -foregroundcolor Magenta write-host "=========================================== " -foregroundcolor Blue write-host "You can also enter parameters when Prompted " -foregroundcolor Blue $servers = gc .\servers.txt $services = gc .\services.txt if(($status -like "stopped") -or ($status -like "running")){ }else{ $status = Read-host "Refer above and Enter Value for status:" if(($status -like "stopped") -or ($status -like "running")){ }else{ Write-Host "You have entered invalid input, script will end now" -foregroundcolor Red timeout 10 exit} } if(($startup -like "manual") -or ($startup -like "automatic") -or ($startup -like "disabled")){ }else{ $startup = Read-host "Refer above and Enter Value for startuptype:" if(($startup -like "manual") -or ($startup -like "automatic") -or ($startup -like "disabled")){ }else{ Write-Host "You have entered invalid input, script will end now" -foregroundcolor Red timeout 10 exit} } $servers | foreach-object { Write-host "Processing ....................... $_" $comp = $_ $services | foreach-object { $svc = $_ $comp $svc Set-Service -ComputerName $comp -Name $svc -StartupType $startup if( $status -like "stopped"){ get-service -ComputerName $comp -Name $svc | Stop-Service -force} if( $status -like "running"){ get-service -ComputerName $comp -Name $svc | Start-Service} } } ####################################################################################
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Hello Vikas,
Could you please help me to writing a script, which is monitor the multiple Services from one server and sent the report to me through mail if the service is down.
I have placed the required services in services.txt
I tried so many options but failing 😦
Regards,
Chandra
Please refer my different script
https://syscloudpro.com/2013/07/07/services-monitor-report/
Thanks Vikas. I tried it it is working for me, but can we notify only which is not running. For example IIS ADMIN is running and WWW service is not running. I need to get the alert only for WWW service.