dsccommunity / dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc

SqlServiceAccount: Only support restarting Database Engine and SQL Server Agent

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Description

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring:
Currently the resource does not support restarting all services it supports, it only supports restarting Database Engine and SQL Server Agent.

it should support restarting the other service types as well; 'Search', 'IntegrationServices', 'AnalysisServices', 'ReportingServices', 'SQLServerBrowser', 'NotificationServices'

The DSC configuration that is using the resource (as detailed as possible):

SqlServiceAccount Integration_Test
{
    ServerName           = $Node.ServerName
    InstanceName         = 'DSCSQL2016'
    ServiceType          = 'AnalysisServices'
    ServiceAccount       = $SqlAgentServicePrimaryCredential
    RestartService       = $true

    PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlInstallCredential
}

Version of the Operating System, SQL Server and PowerShell the DSC Target Node is running:
n/a

What module (SqlServer or SQLPS) and which version of the module the DSC Target Node is running:
n/a

Version of the DSC module you're using, or 'dev' if you're using current dev branch:
Dev

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Research direction

Start with the SqlServiceAccount resource and trace how ServiceType and RestartService are handled. Check the existing behavior for DatabaseEngine and SQLServerAgent, then verify that Search, IntegrationServices, AnalysisServices, ReportingServices, SQLServerBrowser, and NotificationServices can also be restarted when requested.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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