SharePointServiceInstances.adoc

DSC Resource 'SharePointServiceInstances'

SharePointServiceInstances starts or stops SharePoint service instances on individual servers.

When to use 'SharePointServiceInstances'

Use this resource when you need to control which SharePoint services run on which servers in your farm. In multi-server farms, you distribute services across servers by starting specific service instances on designated machines (e.g., search on one server, Excel Services on another).

Source	https://github.com/dsccommunity/CommonTasks/tree/main/source/DSCResources/SharePointServiceInstances
DSC Resource	SharePointDsc
Documentation	SPServiceInstance

Table 1. Attributes of category 'SharePointServiceInstances'

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values
ServiceInstances		Hashtable[]	set of service instances

Table 2. Attributes of category 'SharePointServiceInstances/ServiceInstances'

Parameter	Attribute	DataType	Description	Allowed Values

Example

SharePointServiceInstances:
  ServiceInstances:
    - Name: Managed Metadata Web Service
    - Name: User Profile Service
    - Name: SharePoint Server Search

See also

• SharePointProvisioning

• SharePointServiceAppPools