Scheduled Restart

Scenario

This section describes how to restart 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 restarted.

Prerequisites

Scheduled restart can be performed only on desktops that are running.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Workspace console.
2. In the navigation pane, choose Tasks > Scheduled Tasks.

   The Scheduled Tasks page is displayed.

3. Click Create Scheduled Task in the upper right corner of the page.

   The Create Scheduled Task window is displayed.

4. Configure a scheduled task.
   • Task Type: Select Restart.
     

     Forcibly execute the Restart task: After configuring a scheduled restart task, the desktop will not be restarted when it is still connected, even if the scheduled time arrives. Instead, the restart is automatically postponed to the next scheduled time. If you choose to forcibly execute the restart task, the desktop will be forcibly restarted when the scheduled time arrives.

   • Task Name: This parameter is user-defined.
   • Execution Interval: You can select one of the following intervals:
     • Specified time: The time is accurate to seconds.
     • By day: You can specify Time, Executed Once Per, and Expires At.
     • By week: You can specify Weekday, Time, and Expires At.
     • By month: You can specify Month, Day, Time, and Expires At.

5. Set Notification to determine whether to notify users.
   • Enable: Perform 6 to 10.
   • Disable: Perform 8 to 10.

6. Specify Earlier Than Scheduled Task. The value ranges from 1 to 10,080 minutes.
7. Enter content in Notification Message. The content must be text in 1 to 1,024 characters.
8. Click Next: Select Object.

   The Select Target Object page is displayed.

9. In the Available Objects area, select All desktops, Desktops, or Desktop pools from the drop-down list box, and select the desired objects.
10. Click Create Now.