AutomationPlannedServiceRestarts.ps1

<# Automation of planned service restarts#>

$BASE_DIR = (Resolve-Path .\).Path

$ddmmyyyy = (Get-Date).ToString('dd-mm-yyyy');
$LOG_FILE = $BASE_DIR + "\Daily_Service_Restart_$ddmmyyyy`.log"

Start-Transcript -Path "$LOG_FILE"

$config_file = $BASE_DIR + "\service.ini"
$arr_servers = Get-Content $config_file

$services = "pla", "Spooler","WpnService"

Write-Output "${get-data} :INFO Starting the script execution"

Invoke-Command -ComputerName $arr_servers -ScriptBlock {
    $sleeptime = 30;

    Write-Output "$(Get-Date) :INFO Fetching the initial status of services"
    Get-Service -Name $Using:services | select name, status, PSComputerName

    Write-Output "$(Get-Date) :INFO Stopping Services"
    Stop-Service -Name $Using:services

    sleep($sleeptime)
    Write-Output "$(Get-Date) :INFO Checking the status to see if the services are stopped"
    Get-Service -Name $Using:services | select name, status, PSComputerName

    sleep($sleeptime)
    Write-Output "$(Get-Date) :INFO starting the services"
    Start-Service -Name $Using:services

    sleep($sleeptime)
    Write-Output "$(Get-Date) :INFO FINAL Status"
    Get-Service -Name $Using:services | select name, status, PSComputerName

}

Stop-Transcript