Restart an RDS server member of a farm

This script allows you to reboot a server RDS member of a farm with a broker session by closing the still open sessions.

Use :

• Change the two variables $ServerBroker and $ServerHost.
• Create a scheduled task by running the script on the remote desktop session host server.

Using the script avoids ending up with xxxxx.BACKUP-Y folders in the server’s C: \ Users folder.

During a reboot if UPDs are still mounted a temporary folder is created for each session still open.

The script :

#
# RDR-IT
# Get close and active sessions of a desktop session host server remotely and reboot the server
# Compatible with RDS farms 2012R2 / 2016/2019
#

$ServerBroker = "Broker.dom.local"
$ServerHost = "RDH-01.dom.local"

# Get sessions from broker
$Sessions = Get-RDUserSession -ConnectionBroker $ServerBroker

# Browse all open sessions and close sessions on the session host server configured in parameter
foreach($Session in $Sessions){

    #Write Event
    Write-EventLog -LogName "System" -Source "EventLog" -EventId 6013 -EntryType Information -Message "$Session.UserName close session"

    # Write-Host $Session.UnifiedSessionID -ForegroundColor Red
    Invoke-RDUserLogoff -HostServer $ServerHost -UnifiedSessionID $Session.UnifiedSessionID -Force
}

Restart-Computer