Reboot - Schedule on Specific Days
Summary
This script schedules a reboot for the next applicable day at the specified time on a target machine. For Hyper-V hosts, the script will also create a ticket indicating that the reboot has been scheduled.
Time Saved by Automation: 10 Minutes
Sample Run
Dependencies
None
Variables
@psout@ - Contains the results from the PowerShell script run in line 5.
Global Parameters
| Name | Example | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAYS_TO_REBOOT | "Tuesday","Wednesday" | True | Must be a comma-separated list of strings in double quotes with the names of the days of the week to reboot. |
| HOUR_TO_REBOOT | 13 | True | The hour of the day to reboot in a 24-hour format. (13 = 1:00 PM, etc.) |
| MINUTE_TO_REBOOT | 15 | True | The minute of the hour to reboot. Supports values from 0 - 59 |
| MAINTENANCE_TIME | 15 | True | The time in minutes for the maintenance window to last. |
| MAINTENANCE_COMMENT | Scheduled Reboot | True | The comment to add into the maintenance window. |
| TicketCreationCategory | 100 | True | The ticket category to route this ticket to the appropriate board and priority. (For Hyper-V Hosts only) |
Process
This script schedules a reboot for the next applicable day at the specified time on a target machine. Once the reboot is scheduled, the maintenance window is set for the reboot time, and the length is determined by a global variable. If the target machine is a Hyper-V server, a maintenance window will also be set for all discovered child machines. A ticket is then generated to make the support team aware of the reboot.
To cancel the reboot after it is scheduled, type "shutdown /a" in a command prompt window. This will abort the scheduled restart.
Output
- Script log messages
- Ticket (For Hyper-V hosts only)