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Why Windows Server remotely shutdown/reboot failed?

This is attempt to reboot a MS Windows Server 2008 R2. I tried to use "Shutdown.exe' and also "PSShutdown.exe", but both methods failed.
This is how I tried:

       a. I logged as member of domain admin on my laptop (Windows 7)
       b. open command prompt, type "psexec \\w2k8r2Server cmd"; connection successfully      *w2k8r2server is the target server
       c. in c:\windows\system32, type "shutdown -r -f"
   
          A system shutdown is in progress. (1115)

      However, system is not rebooting. Later I tried the PSShutdown, same result.

According to some forums, I even "pskill winlogon" and then "pskill trustedinstaller". still same result.

Besides Remote registry service, any services, such as, remote administration and firewall ports need to open?

Please help.
Windows Server 2008

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Thanks for Expert - King2002 in reminding that iLO/iDRAC is the way to go. I nearly forgot to "forcibly" reset the server, and now the server is back in production with 100% working condition.
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Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

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