Services (Advanced Options)

The Services page allows you to install new services, control the state of installed services, and uninstall services.

Installing Services

Installing a Service

To create a new service:

1. Click the New button.
2. Click the Install Service option.
3. Populate the dialog fields in the Install Service dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Updating a Service Installation

To update an existing service installation:

1. Select the service to update.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. Update the dialog fields in the Install Service dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Removing a Service Installation

To remove an existing service installation:

1. Select the service to no longer install.
2. Click the Delete button.

Configuring Services

Adding a Service Configuration Command

To add a service configuration command:

1. Click the New button.
2. Click the Configure Service option.
3. Populate the dialog fields in the Configure Service dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Updating an Existing Service Configuration Command

To update an existing service configuration command:

1. Select the service configuration command to update.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. Update the dialog fields in the Configure Service dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Removing an Existing Service Configuration Command

To remove a command that configures a service:

1. Select the command to remove.
2. Click the Delete button.

Configuring Service Failure Actions

Adding a Service Failure Actions Command

To add a service failure actions command:

1. Click the New button.
2. Click the Configure Service Failure Actions option.
3. Populate the dialog fields in the Configure Service Failure dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Updating an Existing Service Failure Actions Command

To update an existing service failure actions command:

1. Select the service failure actions command to update.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. Update the dialog fields in the Configure Service Failure dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Removing an Existing Service Failure Actions Command

To remove a command that configures service failure actions:

1. Select the command to remove.
2. Click the Delete button.

Controlling and Uninstalling Services

Adding a Control/Uninstall Command

To add a control/uninstall command:

1. Click the New button.
2. Click the Control Service option.
3. Populate the dialog fields in the Control Service dialog that appears. To uninstall the service, choose the Stop and delete the service on uninstall option in the Control drop-down.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Updating an Existing Control/Uninstall Command

To update an existing control/uninstall command:

1. Select the control/uninstall command to update.
2. Click the Edit button.
3. Update the dialog fields in the Control Service dialog that appears.
4. Click OK to accept your changes.

Removing an Existing Control/Uninstall Command

To remove a command that controls or uninstalls a service:

1. Select the command to remove.
2. Click the Delete button.

Scripting Details

The two-way integrated IDE emits or updates the underlying setup script every time the visual view is used. If you are using InstallAware scripting in your setups, the following information identifies the changes made by this visual page to your setup script.

Commands Used

This page emits the following types of scripting commands: Install Service, Control Service, Configure Service, Configure Service Failure. Additional general scripting commands may be emitted.

Commands Required

This page requires the following scripting commands to be already present in your setup script: Apply Install.