This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Note If p or u are not specified, the restart or shutdown is unplanned. In this article. Forces running applications to close without warning users. Lists the reason for the system restart or shutdown. The following are the parameter values: p Indicates that the restart or shutdown is planned.
XX Specifies the major reason number positive integer less than I hope you can clarify how to use the sysprep tool for cloning an OS. I want to take an image of a Windows Server and copy it onto other servers. I have already created the image of the server. Do I load the image onto another server and then once loaded and installed, I run sysprep to change SIDs, computer name, activation code, etc.?
Or do I run through sysprep steps first on the host I want to clone, then create an image, then copy the image to a server and the sysprep will guide me through the first time booting up? You set up the initial server, run sysprep to re-seal the OS, and then transfer it to another server.
I trying to sysprep a server and use Imagex to get the image file but it keeps failing as it does not find the image file. Could you please help with that process. What exactly happened? Would you advise me?
And oh, by the way, if your source computer is already joined to a domain, remove it from the domain make it a workgroup computer before SYSPREP.
This is another source of pain. Everything seems to work fine except that my VHD changes what I had in my domain. For instance, I used company. Try this in a. CMD file on an effected machine or in logon scripts:. REM — d. James, thanks for the article, BUT you make a statement that is not entirely correct — stating it is the same for bit and bit — not necessarily true. So, there are some subtle syswow64 differences and along those lines; wow also maybe?
Hi Folks. I have a question for you … Hope that someone will be able to help me … My customer has cloned a Windows Server R2 three times in order to have some lab machines. Now he has attempted to join them to the Active Directory where two Domain Controllers exist.
Now he gets some problems that seems due to the fact that Systems have the same SID. Is not a license problem, customer has the right license for each server. Hope someone can give me some suggestion Thanks. Please note that I am a developer, not a sysadmin. I would recommend asking your questions on ServerFault. James Kovacs' Weblog. Miscellaneous none. Written by Amber about 13 years ago.
Thank you so much! Such a simple solution to hours of aggravation!! Written by Nick Marson about 13 years ago. Thank you once again James!
Written by Gary Grudzinskas about 13 years ago. Way to keep it simple James. Written by Benjamin Chau about 13 years ago. Anyone has similar experience? Written by James Kovacs about 13 years ago. Written by Roland about 12 years ago. And x64 version? Note 2: Here is another example of Shutdown in action. VM Monitor is a clever desktop tool that not only tests that your server is online, but also displays the CPU and memory utilization for each node. Consider making a shortcut to shutdown.
The benefit is that you have a GUI to control your remote server restarts. This must be the first option. After the system is rebooted, restart any registered applications. This can only be used during the time-out period. The valid range is 10 years , with a default of Maximum of characters allowed. If neither p nor u is specified the restart or shutdown is unplanned.
As an alternative to the built-in Windows Server shutdown command try PowerShell. It has a family of cmdlets such as Stop-Computer and Restart-Computer. After sign in, it restarts any registered applications. On the next restart, if Automatic Restart Sign-On is enabled, the device automatically signs in and locks based on the last interactive user.
Aborts a system shutdown. Effective only during the time-out period. Turns off the local computer only not a remote computer —with no time-out period or warning. Puts the local computer into hibernation, if hibernation is enabled.
Shuts down the device and prepares it for fast startup. Combining this option with a shutdown option causes the next restart to go to the firmware user interface. Goes to the Advanced boot options menu and restarts the device.
Forces running applications to close without warning users. Sets the time-out period before shutdown to xxx seconds. The valid range is 10 years , with a default of
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