Hibernation problem

[Ray]

I usually put my machines into hibernation so that my Home Server can wake them up at 06:00 in the morning when it comes out of hibernation to run the backups on my client PCs.

The problem is one of my client PCs wakes itself up between 01:00 and 04:00 for no apparent reason and this in turn wakes up the server, it's not the server that's waking the machine up as if I shut down the problem PC the server doesn't wake up until the time it should.

I've checked everything I can think of on the PC and can find no reason why it should be waking up in the middle of the night any suggestions please. 

[Glenn]

Is the clock set correctly?

[Rik]

The only thing I can think of, Ray, is that a power surge is triggering it to wake up. Do you have Economy 7?

[Simon]

Time or time zone?

[Glenn]

Maybe one of the dogs are going on dating sites at night

[Ray]

The only thing I can think of, Ray, is that a power surge is triggering it to wake up. Do you have Economy 7?

Yes I do, Rik, although the machine is running off a UPS.

[Ray]

Yes clock and time zone are correct in the OS and the BIOS.

[Rik]

Yes I do, Rik, although the machine is running off a UPS.

Do you know what time your Economy 7 switches, Ray?

[Glenn]

Are auto updates turned on?

[Steve]

Does this command work in XP powercfg lastwake ?

[Ray]

Are auto updates turned on?

They are, Glenn, but they are set to be done at 13:00 every day.

[Glenn]

Delete and recreate the hibernate.sys file?

[Glenn]

They are, Glenn, but they are set to be done at 13:00 every day.

Is your clock set to 12 or 24hr, if 12hr is it running correct for the time of day, i.e. 11.30am?

[Ray]

Does this command work in XP powercfg lastwake ?

Doesn't look like it, Steve, it's not listed as an available command and throws up an error  about incorrect parameter when you enter it.

[David]

Maybe one of the dogs are going on dating sites at night

I apologise for giggling  


Hope you sort it Ray



Blame Glenn not me I only read it  

[Ray]

Clock is set to 24 hour, Glenn, and I tried recreating hiberfile.sys yesterday.

[Glenn]

powercfg -lastwake

http://blogs.technet.com/brad_rutkowski/archive/2007/04/18/what-variations-of-sleep-does-my-computer-support-and-why-did-it-wake-up.aspx

[Ray]

 

 

[Rik]

Does this command work in XP powercfg lastwake ?

Apparently not, Steve.

powercfg /?

POWERCFG [/list | /QUERY [name] | /CREATE name | /DELETE name |
      /SETACTIVE name | /CHANGE name settings |
      /HIBERNATE {ON|OFF} | /EXPORT name [/FILE filename] |
      /IMPORT name [/FILE filename] | /GLOBALPOWERFLAG {ON|OFF} /OPTION flag |
      /BATTERYALARM {LOW|CRITICAL} [settings] |
      /DEVICEQUERY queryflags | /DEVICEENABLEWAKE devicename |
      /DEVICEDISABLEWAKE devicename | /?]

Description:
   This command line tool enables an administrator to control
   the power settings on a system.

Parameter List:
   /LIST, /L       Lists the names of existing power schemes.
   /QUERY, /Q      Displays the configuration of the specified power scheme.
                   If no name is specified, the configuration of the currently
                   active power scheme is displayed.
   /CREATE, /C     Creates a power scheme with the specified name.  The new
                   scheme is created with the properties of the currently
                   active scheme.
   /DELETE, /D     Deletes the power scheme with the specified name.
   /SETACTIVE, /S  Makes the power scheme with the specified name active.
   /CHANGE, /X     Changes settings of the specified power scheme. Additional
                   switches specify the changes as follows:
                       /monitor-timeout-ac <minutes>
                       /monitor-timeout-dc <minutes>
                       /disk-timeout-ac <minutes>
                       /disk-timeout-dc <minutes>
                       /standby-timeout-ac <minutes>
                       /standby-timeout-dc <minutes>
                       /hibernate-timeout-ac <minutes>
                       /hibernate-timeout-dc <minutes>
                       /processor-throttle-ac <throttle>
                       /processor-throttle-dc <throttle>
                   AC settings are used when the system is on AC power.
                   DC settings are used when the system is on battery power.
                   Setting a timeout to zero will disable the corresponding
                   timeout feature.  Supported throttle settings are NONE
                   CONSTANT, DEGRADE, and ADAPTIVE.
   /EXPORT, /E     Exports the power scheme with the specified name to a
                   file.  If no filename is specified, the default is
                   SCHEME.POW.  This additional parameter is supported:
                       /FILE <filename>
   /IMPORT, /I     Imports the power scheme from a file under the specified
                   name.  If no filename is specified, the default is
                   SCHEME.POW.  If a scheme with that name already exists, it
                   is replaced with the new one.  This additional parameter
                   is supported:
                       /FILE <filename>
   /HIBERNATE, /H {ON|OFF}  Enables/Disables the hibernate feature.  Hibernate
                   timeout is not supported on all systems.
   /NUMERICAL, /N  Allows the power scheme to be operated upon to be specified
                   using a numerical identifier.  When using this switch, in
                   place of the name of the power scheme on the command line,
                   specify its numerical identifier.  This switch may be used
                   in combination with the /QUERY, /DELETE, /SETACTIVE,
                   /CHANGE, /EXPORT, and /IMPORT commands.
   /GLOBALPOWERFLAG, /G {ON|OFF}  Turns one of the global power flags on/off.
                   Valid flags (to be used after "/OPTION ") are:
                        BATTERYICON:    Turns the battery meter icon in the
                                        system tray on/off.
                        MULTIBATTERY:   Turns on/off multiple battery display
                                        in system Power Meter.
                        RESUMEPASSWORD: Prompt for password on resuming the
                                        system.
                        WAKEONRING:     Turn on/off wake on ring support.
                        VIDEODIM:       Turn on/off support for dimming video
                                        display on battery power.
   /AVAILABLESLEEPSTATES, /A  Reports the sleep states available on the
                   system.  Attempts to report reasons why sleep states are
                   unavailable.
   /BATTERYALARM, /B {LOW|CRITICAL}  Configures the battery alarm.  The
                   following switches can be specified:
                       /activate <on|off>
                           Enables or disables the alarm.
                       /level <percentage (0 - 100)>
                           The alarm will be activated when the power level
                           reaches this percentage.
                       /text <on|off>
                           Turns the text notification on or off.
                       /sound <on|off>
                           Turns the audible notification on or off.
                       /action <none|shutdown|hibernate|standby>
                           Specifies the action to take when this alarm goes
                           off.  Not all actions are always available.
                       /forceaction <on|off>
                           Force stand by or shutdown even if a program stops
                           responding.
                       /program <on|off>
                           Specifies a program to run.  schtasks.exe /change
                          may be used to configure the program.
   /DEVICEQUERY <queryflags> will return a list of devices that meet the
                   criteria specified in <queryflags>.  Possible values
                   for <queryflags> are:
                   wake_from_S1_supported - return all devices that support
                            waking the system from a light sleep state.
                   wake_from_S2_supported - return all devices that support
                            waking the system from a deeper sleep state.
                   wake_from_S3_supported - return all devices that support
                            waking from the deepest sleep state.
                   wake_from_any - return all devices that support waking
                            from any sleep state.
                   S1_supported - list devices supporting light sleep states.
                   S2_supported - list devices supporting deeper sleep.
                   S3_supported - list devices supporting deepest sleep.
                   S4_supported - list devices supporting system hibernation.
                   wake_programmable - list devices that are user-configurable
                            to wake the system from a sleep state.
                   wake_armed - list devices that are currently configured to
                            wake the system from any sleep state.
                   all_devices - return all devices present in the system.
                   all_devices_verbose - return verbose list of devices.
   /DEVICEENABLEWAKE <devicename> enable the device to wake the system from a
                   sleep state. <devicename> is a device retrieved using
                   the '/DEVICEQUERY wake_programmable' parameter.
   /DEVICEDISABLEWAKE <devicename> disable the device from waking the system
                   from a sleep state. <devicename> is a device retrieved
                   using the '/DEVICEQUERY wake_armed' parameter.
   /HELP, /?       Displays information on command-line parameters.

Examples:
   POWERCFG /LIST
   POWERCFG /QUERY scheme
   POWERCFG /QUERY
   POWERCFG /CREATE scheme
   POWERCFG /DELETE scheme
   POWERCFG /SETACTIVE scheme
   POWERCFG /CHANGE scheme /monitor-timeout-dc 15
   POWERCFG /CHANGE scheme /monitor-timeout-dc 0
   POWERCFG /HIBERNATE on
   POWERCFG /EXPORT scheme /file file
   POWERCFG /QUERY number /NUMERICAL
   POWERCFG /GLOBALPOWERFLAG on /OPTION BATTERYICON
   POWERCFG /AVAILABLESLEEPSTATES
   POWERCFG /BATTERYALARM low
   POWERCFG /BATTERYALARM critical /ACTIVATE on /LEVEL 6 /ACTION hibernate
   POWERCFG /DEVICEQUERY wake_armed
   POWERCFG /DEVICEENABLEWAKE "Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer"

[Steve]

I presume WOL is off on the client as you don't need that for magic packets from the WHS

[Ray]

powercfg -lastwake

http://blogs.technet.com/brad_rutkowski/archive/2007/04/18/what-variations-of-sleep-does-my-computer-support-and-why-did-it-wake-up.aspx

Still gives me an invalid parameter error, Glenn.

[Steve]

Its a Vista parameter looks like its not available in xp

[Ray]

I presume WOL is off on the client as you don't need that for magic packets from the WHS

It is set to "wake on magic packet", Steve, I'll try it with that turned off and see what happens tonight.  

[Steve]

But that's how its supposed to be setup,if magic packets are off the WHS won't be able to wake it up for back up,not that's an issue as its awake already Anything else in the house that communicates with that PC? It could be something as simple as the USB mouse.

[Rik]

It is set to "wake on magic packet"

You shouldn't let the fairies send packets, Ray.