I have a web server cluster (windows 2008) that collects usage data from clients. The servers all batch the data and send after a certain time or amount of data. The problem is we are using AWS auto-scaling, and the machine can be shut down at any time. I would like to detect a shutdown event and send the usage data to the database before the application is killed. Does anyone know if this is possible?
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I would say, you can perform these tasks (in code/ yourself) when your server goes back up.
Otherwise look here http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/bd8ea190-9bf4-4915-8ed9-96ee5d6f336a/when-are-windows-server-20032008-shutdown-scripts-run-in-the-shutdown-process
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JoshNaro
The server does not go back up, when they are shutdown they are terminated. I've trying to shut the site down in a batch file as you suggest, but I'm running into timing issues stackoverflow.com/questions/17733989/…
T.S.
Check also this thread. stackoverflow.com/questions/101647/…
You can subscribe to this event and perform your logic before the application is shutdown.
Application.Current.Exit +=DoSomething;
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JoshNaro
Tried that. It works if the website is stopped manually, but not on a Windows shutdown. May need to modify the Windows shutdown policy so that it stops the site during a shutdown, as suggested by T.S.'s link.
WebActivator is NuGet package designed to clean up application Start and Shutdown registrations.
This will register your MyStaticClass.Start() and MyStaticClass.Shutdown() methods:
[assembly: WebActivator.PostApplicationStartMethod(typeof(MyStaticClass), "Start")]
[assembly: WebActivator.ApplicationShutdownMethod(typeof(MyStaticClass), "Shutdown")]
