Restart Machine
Description
This step restarts a remote Windows machine. You provide the machine name. Use this step in workflows that apply system updates, recover from performance issues, or perform scheduled restarts as part of routine server maintenance.
Configurations
Input Tab:
| No. | Field Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Name | Name of the step. This name has to be unique in a single workflow. |
| Connection: | ||
| 2 | Host | Provide the Hostname/Server Name/Fully Qualified Domain Name/IP address of a remote Windows machine to be restarted. The data type is String. This field is mandatory. |
| 3 | Username | Specify the username of the Windows account to authenticate. This field is mandatory. |
| Password: | ||
| 4 | Accept Value as variable/static | Leave the checkbox unchecked to accept the Password value from a field in the previous steps of the stream using a drop-down list. Enable the checkbox for the Password field to appear as a text box. |
| 5 | Password | Specify the password of the Windows account. The password is encrypted and is not stored in the .psw workflow file. Password is entered using a widget. The widget handles both Text (static value or environment variable) and Combo (drop-down containing values from previous steps). If the checkbox above is enabled, the Password field appears as a text box. Otherwise, it appears as a drop-down. This field is mandatory. |
| 6 | Force Restart | Force Restart. Allowed values are only 'YES' or 'NO'. This field is mandatory. The data type is String. |