System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Managing SMF Services (Task Map)

Task	Description	For Instructions
Disable a service instance.	Stops a running service and prevents the service from restarting.	How to Disable a Service Instance
Enable a service instance.	Starts a service. In addition, the service will be restarted during subsequent reboots.	How to Enable a Service Instance
Restarting a service.	Stops and starts a service with one command	How to Restart a Service
Restoring a service in maintenance state.	Shows how to clean up and restart a service that is in maintenance state.	How to Restore a Service That Is in the Maintenance State
Revert to a snapshot.	Uses a previous snapshot to correct problems with a service.	How to Revert to Another SMF Snapshot
Create an profile.	Create a profile to disable or enable services as needed.	How to Create an SMF Profile
Apply a profile.	Uses the information in a profile to disable or enable services as needed.	How to Apply an SMF Profile
Change the services and their configuration using the `netservices` command.	Uses the information in the `generic_limited.xml` or `generic_open.xml` profiles to disable or enable services and make configuration changes to those services, as well.	Changing Services Offered to the Network with `generic*.xml`