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The Service class represents an instance of the SQL Server service.

The Service type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Alter()	Updates any Service object property changes on an instance of SQL Server.
	AlterProtocolProperties(ProtocolPropertyCollection)	Updates any protocol object property changes on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) installation. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	ChangePassword(String, String)	Changes the password for the system account under which the SQL Server service is running.
	CheckObjectState()	Checks the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	CreateProtocolPropertyCollection()	Creates a set of protocol attributes for the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetPropertyManagementObject(ProtocolProperty)	Gets the management object for the specified protocol property. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	GetPropertyObject(PropertyCollection, DataRow, Object)	Gets the property from the specified collection with the specified position and value. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	GetProtocolPropertyCollection()	Returns the protocol property collection for the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	ImplInitialize(array<String[], array<OrderBy[])	(Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Initialize()	Initializes the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, String, array<Object[])	Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, method name, and parameters. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	InvokeMgmtMethod(ManagementObject, ManagementOperationObserver, String, array<Object[])	Invokes the management method for the referenced object with the specified management object, observer, method name, and parameters. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	IsObjectInitialized()	Specifies whether the referenced object is initialized. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	Pause()	Pauses the SQL Server service.
	Refresh()	Refreshes the SQL Server service. (Overrides WmiSmoObject.Refresh().)
	Resume()	Resumes the SQL Server service.
	SetName(String)	Sets the name of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	SetParentImpl(WmiSmoObject)	Sets the parent of the referenced object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	SetServiceAccount(String, String)	Sets the account under which the SQL Server service runs.
	Start()	Starts the SQL Server service.
	Stop()	Stops the SQL Server service.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)
	UpdateObjectState()	Updates the object state. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Validate(String, array<Object[])	(Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AcceptsPause	Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the SQL Server service can be paused.
	AcceptsStop	Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the SQL Server service can be stopped.
	AdvancedProperties	Represents a collection of Property objects. Each Property object represents an advanced property defined on the SQL Server service.
	Dependencies	Returns a list of services that are dependent on the referenced SQL Server service.
	Description	Gets a textual description of the SQL Server service.
	DisplayName	Gets the display name of the SQL Server service.
	ErrorControl	Gets the severity of the error if the SQL Server service fails to start during startup.
	ExitCode	Gets the Win32 error code that defines problems encountered when starting and stopping the SQL Server service.
	Name	Gets or sets the name of the referenced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	Parent	Gets the ManagedComputer object that is the parent of the Service object.
	PathName	Gets the path and file name of the binary file that implements the SQL Server service.
	ProcessId	Gets the process ID that uniquely identifies the SQL Server service.
	Properties	Represents a collection of Property objects. Each Property object represents a property defined on the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	ServiceAccount	Gets the system account under which the SQL Server service is running.
	ServiceState	Gets the state of the SQL Server service, such as running, stopped, or paused.
	StartMode	Gets or sets the method by which the SQL Server service is started.
	StartupParameters	Gets or sets any startup parameters for the SQL Server service.
	State	Gets the state of the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)
	Type	Gets the type of service, such as Microsoft Search service, SQL Server Agent service, or SQL Server service.
	Urn	Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address that represents the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) object. (Inherited from WmiSmoObject.)
	UserData	Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (Inherited from SmoObjectBase.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	ManagementStateChange	An event that occurs when the management state changes.

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See Also

Reference

Service Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi Namespace