Summary: Learn how to continue a script after a remote system restart by using Windows PowerShell.
I am configuring MPIO to automatically claim the iSCSI Bus Type, which requires a restart. However, I want to continue
automating afterward, so how do I continue my script from that point?
Introduced in Windows PowerShell 4.0, you can use Restart-Computer with the Wait and For parameters.
By default the Restart-Computer cmdlet uses DCOM as the protocol to perform the restart, so if WSMan is your
only management protocol, you’ll have to use the Protocol parameter and specify WSMan (as the following
example illustrates). The Wait parameter is used to “Wait” “For” “PowerShell” to respond before continuing
further in the script.
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Enable-MSDSMAutomaticClaim -BusType iSCSI} -ComputerName SVR01
Restart-Computer -Protocol WSMan -Wait -For PowerShell -ComputerName SVR01
Invoke-Command -ScriptBlock {Set-Service -Name MSiSCSI -StartupType Automatic} -ComputerName SVR01
Note Today’s PowerTip is supplied by Microsoft PFE, Brian Wilhite.