Action is enabled

This option sets whether the action will be executed or not.

Name

The name of the action (max. 255 characters). Choose a meaningful name to clearly identify the action.

Description

An optionally description for the action (max. 512 characters).

Enable Logging

This option sets if the execution of the action should be logged to the action log.

Host

Here you can choose a host in your network on which you want to control a service. Also you can enter the host name or its IP address manually (max. 255 characters).

Credentials

Here you can either select an existing credential set or create a new one by inserting a display name, an username and a password.

Service Name

From this list you can choose the service you want to control or enter its name manually (max. 255 characters).

Operation

Here you can choose which operation you want to perform. You can choose between:

•Start

•Stop

•Pause

•Continue

•Restart

Handle Dependencies

This option determines whether to stop or restart also services which depend on the actual one. If deactivated, the action will fail when other services depend on the actual one because it cannot be stopped in this case.