Restart-DNS.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script restarts the DNS Service on a Remote System 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script uses WMI to reach out and restart the DNS 
6.     DNS service on a remote machine. in my home environment, 
7.     I find the DNS service on the home DC fails and needs  
8.     to be restarted - this script works! 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Restart-DNS.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell V2 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/10/restart-dnsps1.html
16. .EXAMPLE 
17.     PSH [C:\foo]: .\Restart-DNS.ps1 
18.     Restarting DNS Service on: Cookham1 
19.     DNS Service stopped 
20.     DNS Service started 
21. #> 
22. ## 
23. # Start Script 
24. ## 
25.  
26. # Set server to reset and display our intention 
27. $Server = "Cookham1" 
28. "Restarting DNS Service on: $Server" 
29.   
30. # Get DNS service 
31. $dns = gwmi win32_service -computer $Server  | where {$_.name -eq "DNS"} 
32.   
33. # Now stop it 
34. $ret = $dns.stopservice() 
35. if ($ret.returnvalue -eq 0) {"DNS Service stopped"} 
36. else {"DNS Service not stopped"} 
37.   
38. # And now restart it 
39. $ret = $dns.startservice() 
40. if ($ret.returnvalue -eq 0) {"DNS Service started"} 
41. else {"DNS Service not started"} 
42.   
43. # End of Script 

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