I am able to schedule tasks in Virtual server of Microsoft Server 2012 image in Dimension Data cloud. However, the scheduled tasks do not start unless I remote login to the server after start of Server. To better explain, consider the following two scenarios:
Scenario 1:
a. Schedule a task to start at 1:00 PM
b. Start Virtual Machine at 12:30 PM
c. Do no start remote desktop connection until 1:05 PM
d. View remote desktop at 1:05 PM
Result: Task has not started.
Scenario 2:
a. Schedule a task to start at 1:00 PM
b. Start Virtual Machine at 12:30 PM
c. Make a remote desktop connection at 12:45 PM and then close it at 12:50PM
d. View remote desktop at 1:05 PM
Result: Task has started.
Please let me know if this behavior is expected. If yes, please let me know how can I change settings in scenario 1 so that scheduled tasks start to execute even if I have not established a Remote Desktop connection after starting the server.
Why I need this to work?
I need to use virtual server for about 7 hours daily and I need to schedule tasks during those 7 hours. Now, when I am on the go for a few days, I can start and stop server using my mobile device. But I am yet to figure out how to establish remote desktop connection from my mobile after establishing a VPN connection. Hence, I need the scheduled tasks to work, even if no remote desktop connection is established after server is started.