Restart Machine
Description
Windows: Restart Machine plugin step restarts a remote windows machine. This step restarts the remote machine only. Do not use this step to restart local machine.
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. |