auto reboot TS?

[Guest lenny]

Hi,

Is it right that the TS should be rebooted regularly? If this is correct how

can I get it to do this automatically, say at 4am once a week?

Cheers

Lenny

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: auto reboot TS?

 

This used to be best practice, but it isn't any longer, unless you

have a good reason to reboot.

In the days that most applications were not compatible with TS, you

often had memory leaks (caused by applications which didn't return

used memory to the system on exit). That was the main cause for

regular reboots.

Nowadays, most appliactions are a bit better and this doesn't occur

as often. But it's still not uncommon. So if you have a memory leak

(inspect available memory during a week or so, when no users are on

the system), then by all means reboot the server once a week.

 

You can create a scheduled job to execute the shutdown /r command.

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"lenny" <lenny@thetakeout.com> wrote on 30 jul 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi,

> Is it right that the TS should be rebooted regularly? If this is

> correct how can I get it to do this automatically, say at 4am

> once a week? Cheers

> Lenny

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: auto reboot TS?

 

lenny wrote:

> Hi,

> Is it right that the TS should be rebooted regularly? If this is correct how

> can I get it to do this automatically, say at 4am once a week?

> Cheers

> Lenny

>

>

 

Absolutely not. The only reason to reboot a server is if there is a

problem or you are experiencing something like a memory leak. Earlier

versions, for example, of Citrix MetaFrame required regular reboots. I

know of admins who rebooted every night...

 

If you *are* in a situation where rebooting regularly is necessary, you

should be spending your efforts in identifying the reason and resolving

it that way.

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services