my windows 2003 server is shutting down itself?

Jai · 02-26-2008, 01:26 PM

I am using windows 2003 small business server and it was working fine. Now from last two days it is shutting down automatically after every 1 and half hour. what should I do to get rid of this problem.

Chris D · 03-03-2008, 10:49 AM

Begin by checking the 'Task Scheduler' for a shutdown or restart task that has been setup or anything else that runs every 90 minutes. If there is nothing showing there then check the System and Application Event Logs and see what is happening just before you see the entries relating to the server restarting. You will see an entry stating something similar to: Server shutdown initiated by... look at that for details of what program/preocess started the shutdown and at entries just before that time. Of course you may not have an orderly shutdown and then there will be a crashdump caused by a program crashing and forcing the server to restart.

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Jai Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	my windows 2003 server is shutting down itself? I am using windows 2003 small business server and it was working fine. Now from last two days it is shutting down automatically after every 1 and half hour. what should I do to get rid of this problem.

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03-03-2008, 10:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chris D Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	Begin by checking the 'Task Scheduler' for a shutdown or restart task that has been setup or anything else that runs every 90 minutes. If there is nothing showing there then check the System and Application Event Logs and see what is happening just before you see the entries relating to the server restarting. You will see an entry stating something similar to: Server shutdown initiated by... look at that for details of what program/preocess started the shutdown and at entries just before that time. Of course you may not have an orderly shutdown and then there will be a crashdump caused by a program crashing and forcing the server to restart.