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The Admin’s First Steps: Testing Service Health

October 10, 2013 Oct 10, 2013 10/10/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Richard Siddaway talks about using Windows PowerShell to automate health tests across your server estate. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I’ve just starting using Windows PowerShell to administer my systems, and I’ve been asked to test the service health on my servers. How can I do that? —GK (image)  Hello GK...

PowerTip: Find Services with the Same Dependencies with PowerShell

May 28, 2013 May 28, 2013 05/28/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to find services that have the same dependencies. (image)  How can I use Windows PowerShell to easily find services that have the same dependencies? (image)  Use the Get-Service cmdlet with the RequiredServices parameter, and supply the name of the dependent service. (The following ...

Send an Email Message with Service Status Via PowerShell

December 19, 2012 Dec 19, 2012 12/19/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to send an email message with service status info. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a number of services on a remote server that I would like to monitor. I would like to see the status of these services and receive these status updates via an email message...

Use PowerShell to Find Non-Starting Automatic Services

December 18, 2012 Dec 18, 2012 12/18/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to troubleshoot non-starting automatic services. (image)  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have this server in a remote office that is running SharePoint. I do not know what version, but I am not certain that is a problem because it used to work. The problem is the ...