A logical element that contains the information necessary to represent and manage the functionality provided by a device and/or software feature. A service is a general-purpose object to configure and manage the implementation of functionality. It is not the functionality itself.
CIM_Service - child subclasses in ROOT\MicrosoftNLB
'The StartService method places the service in the started state. It returns an integer value of 0 if the service was successfully started, 1 if the request is not supported and any other number to indicate an error.'
'The StopService method places the service in the stopped state. It returns an integer value of 0 if the service was successfully stopped, 1 if the request is not supported and any other number to indicate an error.'
'CreationClassName indicates the name of the class or the subclass used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of this class, this property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.'
'The InstallDate property is a datetime value indicating when the object was installed. A lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.'
'The Name property uniquely identifies the service and provides an indication of the functionality that is managed. This functionality is described in more detail in the object's Description property.'
'The Status property is a string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses are "OK", "Degraded" and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future. An example is a SMART-enabled hard drive. Non-operational statuses can also be specified. These are "Error", "Starting", "Stopping" and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is on-line, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.'
'A logical element that contains the information necessary to represent and manage the functionality provided by a device and/or software feature. A service is a general-purpose object to configure and manage the implementation of functionality. It is not the functionality itself.'