The WinSvcStatusTest discovers all the automatic services on a host, reports their status, and automatically starts the the services that have stopped. The default parameters associated with this test are as follows:

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In the HOST text box, the host name of the server for which the test is to be configured has to be specified.

• In the RESTARTATTEMPTS text box, specify the maximum number of times the eG system should try to restart an automatic service that has stopped. If attempts made to start the automatic service continue to fail beyond this prescribed limit, then eG will not perform any further restart attempts.

• In the REDISCOVER text box, specify the number of times the test is to be executed before the eG Enterprise system runs a new discovery for services.

• If the automatic services stop, then eG can be configured to automatically restart the services by setting RESTART to true. To disable auto-restart, specify false.

• After a restart attempt, the eG agent will wait for a while and then verify whether the service has successfully restarted or not. In the RESTARTCHECKPERIOD text box, specify this waiting period.

• Some automatic services - for example, services that cannot be restarted automatically - can be excluded from monitoring by providing the service names in the EXCLUDESVCS text box, as a comma-separated list.

• If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.