shutting down system services remotely

[david902]

I need to backup a remote server that services requests constantly, open files are the problem.

My backup server allows pre and post processing scripts to run. I would like to have a preprocessing script run on the backup server to shut down the remote service ( closing open files), the backup would run, and another post processing script would run to restart the remote service.

can I run a command from \\backup and shutdown the
BlastedDatabase Service running on \\database.

if so, how. Thanks

nothing obvious jumps out with the NET command
or Resource Kit.

 

[Steve Bowman]

you could try something like

http://www.activeplus.com/default.asp?Jump=page:/us/products/spcl/

A command line service utility

OR

You could set up a NET stop "Service" in the Scheduler on the DATASERVER just before the backup runs and
a NET Start "Service" about the time the backup would finish
not the cleanest method but it works
Steve Bowman
steve.bowman@ultraex.com

 

[dredogg]

I don't have the resource kit here,
but I think there is a tool called netsvc.exe

That is what you need.

 

[Steve Bowman]

You are correct netsvc from the resource kit will start and stop a service remotly, I just tried it and indeed works Steve Bowman
steve.bowman@ultraex.com

 

[djhawthorn]

You can also use Server Manager for Domains, which allows you to control services on remote machines (assuming you have permissions to do so on the box).

Just select the computer, and click on the Computer menu -> Services.

 

[Bealy]

It's a bit nasty that your backup software doesn't support the stopping of services, especially SQL. Anyway, go with what the other guys say.

 

[david902]

Thanks all, netsvc appears to be the best solution.

Scary tool that activeplus.com tool Steveb7 offered up,
the tools allows use of wildcards, their web site example
shuts down all exchanges services across the network in a single command, devistating in the wrong hands...

anyway...

Bealy, The backup software supports major database entities
Oracle/SQL/Exchange through addons, I'm dealing with a more proprietary solution Alchemy Database from IMR.

THanks again everyone for the help.