Start Service

This step starts the Windows Service on the processed machine.

You can override the following parameters for the Start Service step:

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Critical Step

Defines whether the step is critical for machine recovery.

If you mark the step as Critical, its failure for a machine from a critical inventory group will halt the plan.

Yes

Service Name

Name of the service to start.

Note: A short ServiceName must be used.

Windows Credentials

Credentials required to gain access to the in-guest OS.

Execute Location

Defines whether the script will run on the Veeam Backup & Replication server, on the Orchestrator server or on the in-guest OS.

In-Guest OS (not editable)

Timeout

Maximum amount of time (in seconds) for the step to execute.

300

Retries

Number of retries that will be attempted if the step fails on the first try.

10

During Failback and Undo

Defines whether the step will be executed during the Failback and Undo Failover operations.

Execute

During DataLab Tests

Defines whether the step will be executed during plan testing in a DataLab.

Execute

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