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computing:windows:reboot [2013/04/02 09:53]
gcooper
computing:windows:reboot [2017/05/06 12:00] (current)
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 ====== Shut Down or Reboot a Windows Server ====== ====== Shut Down or Reboot a Windows Server ======
 +
 +===== From Linux =====
 +
 +:!: Use a username with admin privileges.
 +
 +:!: You will need the ''samba-common'' package installed for Ubuntu.
 +
 +  * ''sudo apt-get install samba-common''
 +
 +<file>
 +net rpc shutdown -r -f -I xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -U username
 +</file>
  
 ===== Do It Now ===== ===== Do It Now =====
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 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General**
  
-  - Name the task "Reboot" +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot'' 
-  - Use the following user account "SYSTEM" +  - Use the ''SYSTEM'' **user account** 
-  - Select "Run with highest privileges" +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges'' 
-  - Configure for "Windows 2008 R2"+  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2008 R2'' 
 + 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers** 
 + 
 +  - **On a schedule** 
 +  - **One time** 
 + 
 +:!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server.
  
 **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions** **Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
  
-  - Set the //Action// to ''Start a program'' +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program'' 
-  - Set the //Program// to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe'' +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe'' 
-  - Set the //Arguments// to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "This Server will restart in 5 minutes. Save and Exit NOW!" /d p:4:1'' +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"'' 
-  - Set //Start in// to ''c:\windows\system32''+ 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions** 
 + 
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program'' 
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe'' 
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1'' 
 +  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32'' 
 +  - Set the **Comments** to ''Reboot in 5 minutes with reason as 'Application: Maintenance (Planned)''' 
 + 
 +=== Windows 2012 R2 === 
 + 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> General** 
 + 
 +  - **Name** the task ''Scheduled Reboot'' 
 +  - **Use** the ''SYSTEM'' user account 
 +  - **Select** ''Run with highest privileges'' 
 +  - **Configure** for ''Windows 2012 R2'' 
 + 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Triggers** 
 + 
 +  - **New** 
 +  - **On a schedule** 
 +  - **One time** 
 +  - Set the **date and time** of the desired reboot 
 +  - **Stop task if it runs longer than** ''30 minutes'' 
 +  - **OK** 
 + 
 +:!: We add two actions, one to warn users and the other to reboot the server. 
 + 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions** 
 + 
 +  - **New** 
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program'' 
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\msg.exe'' 
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''* "Please log out now.  This server is rebooting in 5 minutes!"'' 
 +  - **OK** 
 + 
 +**Task Scheduler -> Action -> Create Task -> Actions**
  
 +  - **New**
 +  - Set the **Action** to ''Start a program''
 +  - Set the **Program** to ''C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe''
 +  - Set the **Arguments** to ''/r /f /t 300 /c "Scheduled Reboot" /d p:4:1''
 +  - Set **Start in** to ''c:\windows\system32''
 +  - **OK**
  
 +:!: You can easily export saved tasks to be imported to other machines.
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