Disable or enable a server
You can use the Servers area to disable or enable a Dynamics 365 Server.
Warning
When you disable a server, users can’t access the Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises) application through the server. If the deployment contains only a single server that is running Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises), users can’t access the application.
Depending on the server roles that are installed, disabling a server stops the following services or server roles:
Web Application Server
Organization Web Service
Help Server
Discovery Web Service
Deployment Web Service
Asynchronous Processing Service
Asynchronous Processing Service (maintenance)
Sandbox Processing Service
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises) VSS Writer service
Enabling a server that was disabled starts the server role service.
Important
You can’t disable the SQL Server and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Reporting Extensions server roles by using the Deployment Manager disable feature.
Tip
You can implement the procedure described here by using a Windows PowerShell cmdlet. For more information, see the Disable-CrmServer and Enable-CrmServer commands.
Disable or enable a server
In the Deployment Manager console tree, select Servers to view the list of servers.
In the details pane, right-click the server, and then select Disable or Enable.