Windows service
When this service has a scan interval of less than 5 minutes, the agent may take longer than the scan interval to gather the metrics. As a result, you may notice some scan intervals are not populated.
The Windows Service monitors the status of a specified Windows service.
| Service Type | WMI |
| Instances on a Device | 100 |
| Supported Platforms | Any WMI-enabled workstation or server running Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows Vista |
| Device Class | Server - Generic, Workstation - Generic, Laptop - Windows, Server - Windows, and Workstation - Windows |
| Monitored By | Windows agent |
| Scan Interval | 15 minutes |
| Minimum Scan Interval | 1 minute |
| Service Name | The name of the Windows service being monitored. |
Properties queried and calculations performed
| Namespace | root\cimv2 |
| WMI Class | Win32_Service |
| WMI Property 0 | Started |
| WMI Property 1 | StartMode |
| WMI Property 2 | Status |
Status details
| Status Detail | Description |
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| Is the Service Started? | State of the service:
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| Service Start Mode | Defines the monitored service's method for starting as one of:
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| Service Status | Identifies the current operational status of the monitored service as one of:
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