To shut down a Windows 2008 Server Core System, at the command prompt type:
Shutdown -s -t xx
where
-s = shut down
-t xx = time to wait before shutting down in seconds, where xx =0 to 600
To shut down a Windows 2008 Server Core System immediately, at the command prompt type:
Shutdown -s -t 0
where 0 = wait zero seconds (shut down immediately)
To restart a Windows 2008 Server Core System, at the command prompt type:
Shutdown -r -t xx
where
-r = reboot
-t xx = time to wait before shutting down in seconds, where xx = 0 to 600
To restart a Windows 2008 Server Core System immediately, at the command prompt type:
Shutdown -r -t 0
where 0 = wait zero seconds (reboot immediately)
June 23, 2009 at 12:08 am
Hello – have you ever come across Server Core rebooting when the logoff command has been issued? I’ve seen this twice now and it seems to be when a update is pending. Quite inconvenient behaviour!