Batch Start Windows Services with common service name prefix (OctopusDeploy)

batch-start-windows-services.ps1

<#
This script will start any non-disabled SystemX service on the machine on which it is run.
This script, as written, executes as part of an OctopusDeploy project.
#>

# Receive OctopusDeploy parameter that indicates the SystemX Service name prefix value.
# Capture supplied OctopusDeploy variable in a local variable.
$prefixValue = $OctopusParameters['SystemXServiceNamePrefix']
Write-Output "SystemX Service prefix value is: $prefixValue"

$systemXServices = Get-Service "$prefixValue" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

if ($systemXServices -ne $null) 
{
    foreach($systemXService in $systemXServices)
    {
        $displayName = $systemXService.DisplayName
        $serviceName = $systemXService.Name
        
        #Write-Output "My name is $serviceName!"
        
        # determine the Windows Service StartMode.
        $wmiSvcObj = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Property StartMode -Filter "Name='$serviceName'"
        
        if ($wmiSvcObj.StartMode -eq "Disabled")
        {
            Write-Output "$serviceName is disabled. Skipping."
            continue;    
        }
        
        if ($systemXService.Status -eq "Running")
        {
            Write-Output "$displayName is already running."
        }
        else
        {
            Start-Service $displayName
            # start and wait - be patient.
            $systemXService.WaitForStatus('Running', '00:00:30')
            Write-Output "$displayName has started."
        }        
    }
}

Igal's Stop script provided a starting point for ideas. His script is in the comments.

https://library.octopusdeploy.com/#!/step-template/actiontemplate-windows-service-stop