Trouble Restarting via RDP

[Guest TonyCC]

When I restart my Windows Server 2003 SP2 server via remote desktop (terminal

services) my session will close but the server won't restart. But

reconnecting via RDP is not possible anymore. The only solution is by going

to the console locally or via the remote Dell DRAC board, and then do a

restart from there. The Shutdown -r from a command prompt also works. Any

ideas?

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Trouble Restarting via RDP

 

What state is the machine when you get there? Event log entries?

 

 

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"TonyCC" wrote:

> When I restart my Windows Server 2003 SP2 server via remote desktop

> (terminal

> services) my session will close but the server won't restart. But

> reconnecting via RDP is not possible anymore. The only solution is by

> going

> to the console locally or via the remote Dell DRAC board, and then do a

> restart from there. The Shutdown -r from a command prompt also works.

> Any

> ideas?

[Guest TonyCC]

Re: Trouble Restarting via RDP

 

Well I've been using other methods to restart while logged in via RDP for a

while now. I either use shutdown /r from a command prompt or reboot while

logging into the console via Dell DRAC. If I remember correctly there wasn't

anything obvious in event manager. When logged in via RDP, it made no

difference if I clicked OK to reboot after Windows Updates installed, or if I

cancled that & went to Start>Shutdown. Logging into the server with the Dell

DRAC console after a failed RDP restart attempt, the server appeared normal

with a few services shutdown. Using the DRAC console, I was able to restart

normally from Start>Shutdown. I will have to initiate a normal restart again

from RDP & check for any errors on my next reboot cycle.

 

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> What state is the machine when you get there? Event log entries?

>

>

> --

>

> Regards,

>

> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

> Microsoft Certified Professional

> Microsoft MVP [Windows]

> http://www.microsoft.com/protect

>

>

> "TonyCC" wrote:

> > When I restart my Windows Server 2003 SP2 server via remote desktop

> > (terminal

> > services) my session will close but the server won't restart. But

> > reconnecting via RDP is not possible anymore. The only solution is by

> > going

> > to the console locally or via the remote Dell DRAC board, and then do a

> > restart from there. The Shutdown -r from a command prompt also works.

> > Any

> > ideas?

>

>