Services Console

The Services console is a graphical administration tool that you can open by clicking Start, selecting Administrative Tools, and then clicking Services. To access controls for the DCHP Server service, double-click the DHCP server node in the list of services in the details pane. This procedure opens the DHCP Server Properties dialog box.

The Services console offers an important addition to the Start, Stop, Pause, and Resume controls available in both the DHCP console and the command-line interface. In the Startup Type drop-down list, you can select the Disabled option. When this option is selected, the service cannot be started until the setting is changed. This setting is useful, for example, when you need to move a DHCP database to another computer and you want to ensure that the old server remains stopped even after you perform the migration.

Note If the service is running when you select the Disabled option, the setting applies after the next shutdown.