Reboot server (Perl)

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# This code reboots a server.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in the book:
#      "Windows Server Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
# ISBN: 0-596-00633-0
# ---------------------------------------------------------------
use Win32::OLE qw(in);
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;

# ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
$strComputer = '<ServerName>'; # e.g. rallen-srv01
# ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
$objWMI = Win32::OLE->GetObject('winmgmts:\\\\' . $strComputer . '\\root\\cimv2');
$colOS = $objWMI->InstancesOf('Win32_OperatingSystem');
foreach my $objOS (in $colOS) {
    $intRC = $ObjOS->Reboot();
    if ($intRC != 0) {
        print 'Error attempting to reboot server: ' . $intRC, "\n";
    }
    else {
        print "Rebooting server...\n";
    }
}

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