Service startup dependency

[hpd71]

Hi,

I have a windows service that is set to auto start. However the service is mainly doing work on the SQL server. The service is starting fine, but because it start so quickly (on say a reboot) then the service fails as the SQL server take a lot longer to start up..

Is there a way to have my service dependant on the sql service being started first ?

I can see there is a dependency value in the service properties/context but I can't figure out what to put in that for this to do as I need.


Any advice/tips or solutions would be great.

H

[Catalin]

Hello,

In order to achieve what you want, you can use the "Dependencies" field.

Dependencies - The list of the required active applications or services needed before this service starts.

Basically here you can input the name of the SQL Service. The name can be retrieved by right clicking the service --> "Properties" --> "Service Name"

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Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Catalin