Pearl of wisdom from Mark Stanfill:
On Exchange Servers, always run IISReset with the /noforce switch (“IISreset /noforce”) to ensure it doesn’t force any services off. Check out this TechNet article for additional info.
Thanks Mark!
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Windows Server MVP since 2004
iisreset /noforce = Jimmy Carter and Iran
It’s nice when it works, but it doesn’t always work.
iisreset = George Bush and Iraq
Yes, you have a point there Dave. 🙂
I’ve had similar experience with it working sometimes and failing other times. When it fails I’m quick to jump over to the iisreset without the noforce switch. Not sure if that defeats the purpose but it gets the job done.
Steve
When ‘iisreset /noforce’ fails, I just hit the up arrow and repeat several times. It usually works on the 2nd or 3rd time (for me, anyway).
If that fails, *then* do a ‘iisreset’ on its own.