{"id":25374,"date":"2022-11-23T04:19:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T04:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/?p=25374"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:41:12","slug":"how-to-take-a-windows-server-offline-for-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/pt\/blog\/how-to-take-a-windows-server-offline-for-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Take A Windows Server Offline For Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two primary ways to take a server offline for repair, as outlined in this Microsoft article<\/a>. You can use either Windows Admin Center or Windows PowerShell. Both involve nearly the same steps to pause the server\u2019s actions and temporarily move data to other machines so that service isn\u2019t interrupted while the server is down for repairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ll go through those steps here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows Admin Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

Windows Admin Center is the easiest way to power down for a data center server repair.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Select the server using the Windows Admin Center interface. Go to <\/span>Tools > Storage > Disks<\/b> and make sure the <\/span>Status<\/b> reads <\/span>Online<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Check <\/span>Storage > Volumes<\/b> and verify that each volume\u2019s <\/span>Status<\/b> \u00e9 <\/span>OK<\/b> e <\/span>Health<\/b> \u00e9 <\/span>Healthy<\/b>. If everything checks out, it\u2019s safe to proceed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Connect to the cluster and use the Cluster Manager to navigate to <\/span>Tools > Compute > Servers > Inventory<\/b>. Find the name of the server you need to pause and hit <\/span>Pause<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4. If a warning prompt appears asking if you want to pause the server, click <\/span>sim<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. The server\u2019s <\/span>Status<\/b> should now read <\/span>In maintenance, draining<\/b>. Wait a few minutes for the Admin Center to finish migrating the server\u2019s roles and virtual machines to other servers in the cluster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Pay attention to any alerts that pop up. Typically these will state that a volume is unhealthy and it isn\u2019t safe to proceed. Otherwise, if everything goes well, the <\/span>Status<\/b> will show <\/span>In maintenance, Drain completed<\/b> when the migration has finished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Put all disks into maintenance mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Now it is safe to power down the server and complete your repairs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9. To resume use of the server after you\u2019re done repairing it, you\u2019ll need to power it back on and wait a few minutes for it to boot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Take the disks out of maintenance mode.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11. In the Cluster Manager, go to <\/span>Tools > Compute >Servers > Inventory<\/b>. Find the name of the server and select <\/span>Resume<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Wait for roles and virtual machines to migrate back to the original server, and for any new data changes to be synchronized. This could take several minutes. Be sure to wait for this process to complete before following these steps to perform data center server maintenance on any other servers in the cluster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

13. Double-check that syncing has completed by going to <\/span>Tools > Storage > Volumes<\/b> and verifying that the <\/span>Health<\/b> column once again shows <\/span>Healthy<\/b> e a <\/span>Status<\/b> column shows <\/span>OK<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows PowerShell<\/span><\/h2>\n

The steps for taking a server offline using PowerShell are nearly equivalent to the steps for Windows Admin Center, but you\u2019ll need to enter commands to achieve the same goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Check that all volumes are healthy before you begin by typing Get-VirtualDisk into PowerShell. Your volumes should be listed in the results, and you can verify that the HealthStatus for each is Healthy and the OperationalStatus reads OK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Use an administrator account to run the <\/span>Suspend-ClusterNode -Drain<\/b> command.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Certain software versions (Azure Stack HCI, version 21H2 or Windows Server 2022) will automatically put the disks into maintenance mode after you issue the -Drain command above. However, other versions (Azure Stack HCI, version 20H2, Windows Server 2019, or Windows Server 2016) do not, in which case you\u2019ll need to do it manually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Windows Server 2019 or Azure Stack HCI, version 20H2, run:<\/span><\/p>\n

Get-StorageScaleUnit -FriendlyName “Server1” | Enable-StorageMaintenanceMode<\/b><\/p>\n

For Windows Server 2016, run:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get-StorageFaultDomain -Type StorageScaleUnit | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -eq “Server1”} | Enable-StorageMaintenanceMode<\/b><\/p>\n

4. Wait for the server to finish draining. When the process is finished, PowerShell will show that the server is <\/span>Paused<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Use <\/span>Stop-Computer<\/b> to shut the server down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Complete your repairs once the server is fully powered down.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Power the server on and allow it time to reboot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8. If you\u2019ve manually put the disks into maintenance mode, you\u2019ll need to manually take them out of maintenance mode now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Windows Server 2019 or Azure Stack HCI, version 20H2, run:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get-StorageScaleUnit -FriendlyName “Server1” | Disable-StorageMaintenanceMode<\/b><\/p>\n

For Windows Server 2016, run:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get-StorageFaultDomain -Type StorageScaleUnit | Where-Object {$_.FriendlyName -eq “Server1”} | Disable-StorageMaintenanceMode<\/b><\/p>\n

9. Resume the server by transferring the server\u2019s roles and virtual machines back to where they originated. Run <\/span>Resume-ClusterNode -Failback Immediate<\/b> and wait for PowerShell to report that the server is <\/span>Up<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Wait for any changes in stored data to resync back to the server. If you run <\/span>Get-StorageJob<\/b> and see processes listed as <\/span>Running<\/b>, you need to wait longer. If the command doesn\u2019t return anything, the resync is complete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

11. When syncing is complete, use <\/span>Get-VirtualDisk<\/b> to check that each volume\u2019s HealthStatus is <\/span>Healthy<\/b> once again.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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