Scheduled Shutdown

Scenarios

This section describes how to shut down a cloud desktop or a desktop pool periodically.

Impact on the System

Personal application data that is not saved in the desktop may be lost after the desktop is shut down.

Prerequisites

Scheduled shutdown can be performed only on desktops that have been created and are running.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Scheduled Task.

   The Scheduled Task page is displayed.

3. Click the button of creating a task in the upper right corner of the page.

   The dialog box of creating a task is displayed.

4. Configure a scheduled task.
   • Task Type: Select power off.
     

     Task of forcible shutdown: After configuring a scheduled shutdown task, the desktop will not be shut down when it is still connected, even if the scheduled time arrives. Instead, the shutdown is automatically postponed to the next scheduled time. If you choose to execute the task of forcible shutdown, the desktop will be forcibly shut down when the scheduled time arrives.

   • Scheduled Task Name: This parameter is user-defined.
   • Execution Cycle: The following cycles are supported. You can select a cycle as required.
     • Specified time: The time is accurate to seconds.
     • By day: You can set the specific time, interval (days), and expiration time.
     • By week: You can set the specific date, time, and expiration time.
     • By the month: You can set the specific month, date, time, and expiration time.

5. Click Next: Select Objects.

   The Select Target Object page is displayed.

6. In the Available Objects area, search for the target desktop name in the search box and select it.
7. Click Create Now.