Perform a life-cycle operation on a stack or resource

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cloudmgt-lifecycle-operation.md

Operations like Start/Stop, Deprovision, and ExecuteScript are called life-cycle operations or day-2 operations. When you request a life-cycle operation on a stack or resource, the system generates a change request. An approval policy specifies either that the change is auto-approved or that a user on the approver list must approve the change.

Before you begin

Role required:

Life-cycle operations require the user with sn_cmp.cloud_service_user role who owns the resource. A user with the root_admin, admin, or sn_cmp.cloud_admin role can also perform the operation.

About this task

As noted in the descriptions, not all operations are supported for all providers or for all service categories (resource types).
All other configuration management providers: If a stack or resource requires login, then you must download the associated SSH key before you can access the resource. See Download an SSH key.

Procedure

Select a stack or resource.
While viewing the Stack Details page, select the operation from the Select Stack Operation or Select Resource Operation list.

For for full descriptions of the operations, see Life-cycle operations in Cloud Provisioning and Governance.

Some operations require settings (for example, the name of a script or new schedule settings).
Enter the settings and then click OK.

The system submits a change request and the Activities > Change Requests page displays the progress and status of the request.

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title: Perform a life-cycle operation on a stack or resource
description: Operations like Start/Stop, Deprovision, and ExecuteScript are called life-cycle operations or day-2 operations. When you request a life-cycle operation on a stack or resource, the system generates a change request. An approval policy specifies either that the change is auto-approved or that a user on the approver list must approve the change.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/cloud-configuration-governance/cloudmgt-lifecycle-operation.html
release: australia
product: Cloud Configuration Governance
classification: cloud-configuration-governance
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Manage a stack, Cloud User Portal, Cloud Provisioning and Governance, ITOM Cloud Accelerate, IT Operations Management]
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# Perform a life-cycle operation on a stack or resource

## Before you begin

Role required:

Life-cycle operations require the user with `sn_cmp.cloud_service_user` role who owns the resource. A user with the root\_admin, admin, or `sn_cmp.cloud_admin` role can also perform the operation.

## About this task

- As noted in the descriptions, not all operations are supported for all providers or for all service categories \(resource types\).
- All other configuration management providers: If a stack or resource requires login, then you must download the associated SSH key before you can access the resource. See [Download an SSH key](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/cloud-configuration-governance/cloudmgt-download-ssh-key.md).

## Procedure

1. Select a stack or resource.

2. While viewing the **Stack Details** page, select the operation from the **Select Stack Operation** or **Select Resource Operation** list.

For for full descriptions of the operations, see [Life-cycle operations in Cloud Provisioning and Governance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/cloud-configuration-governance/life-cycle-operation-cloudmgt.md).

Some operations require settings \(for example, the name of a script or new schedule settings\).

3. Enter the settings and then click **OK**.

The system submits a change request and the **Activities** &gt; **Change Requests** page displays the progress and status of the request.