User manual FARONICS POWER SAVE

[. . . ] | 1 Faronics Power Save User Guide 2 | Last modified: February, 2010 © 1999 - 2010 Faronics Corporation. Faronics, Deep Freeze, Faronics Core Console, Faronics Anti-Executable, Faronics Data Igloo, Faronics Device Filter, Faronics Power Save, Faronics Insight, Faronics System Profiler, and WINSelect are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Faronics Corporation. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Faronics Power Save User Guide | Contents 3 Preface . 20 Installing or Upgrading Power Save on a Workstation via Core Console . [. . . ] Right-click the Core Server in the Console Tree Pane and select Properties. Edit the values for the following fields as required: · · · Start Time -- select the time when the selected Power Policy has to be applied. Wake up client for this policy to take effect -- select the check box if you want Power Save to wake up the client to apply the power policy. 7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to add more scheduled events to the Power Plan. Faronics Power Save User Guide Power Plan | 41 8. Select a Power Policy to be edited and click Edit in the Policy List pane. Edit the required options for the following fields in the Inactivity Timeout Actions pane: When plugged in x minutes/ seconds When running on Batteries x minutes/ seconds Option Turn off monitor after Description Select the check box to turn off the monitor after the specified time interval. Description Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when plugged in. Description Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when the computer is running on batteries. Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when the computer is running on batteries. Turn off hard disk after Select the check box to turn off the hard disk after the specified time interval. x minutes/ seconds Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when plugged in. x minutes/ seconds Faronics Power Save User Guide 42 | Configuring Power Save Option Shutdown/ Standby/ Hibernate PC after Description Select the check box to Shutdown/Standby /Hibernate the computer after the specified time interval. When plugged in x minutes/ seconds Description Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when plugged in. When running on Batteries x minutes/ seconds Description Select the numeric value and specify if it is minutes or seconds when the computer is running on batteries. Shutdown if action is not supported Select the check box to shutdown the computer if Standby or Hibernate actions are not supported. Select the check box to manage power only after the first keyboard or mouse activity. Manage power only after first keyboard/ mouse activity 11. Edit the required options for the following fields in the Inactivity Definitions pane: Option Disk activity is less than Description Select the check box to manage power when the disk activity is less than the specified value. When plugged in x percent Description Select the value in percent. When running on Batteries x percentage Description Select the value in percent. Sample every Select the duration for sampling the activity to check if it is less than the selected value. For example, if the % is set to 50 and sample every is set to 10 seconds, the program will check for disk utilization every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 50%. Faronics Power Save User Guide Power Plan | 43 Option CPU activity is less than Description Select the check box to manage power when the CPU activity is less than the specified value. When plugged in x percent Description Select the value in percent. When running on Batteries x percentage Description Select the value in percent. Sample every Select the duration for sampling the activity to check if it is less than the selected value. For example, if the % is set to 25 and sampling once every is set to 10 seconds, the program will check for CPU activity every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 25%. Network activity is less than Select the check box to manage power when the network activity is less than the specified value. Select the duration for sampling the activity to check if it is less than the selected value. For example, if the % is set to 25 and sampling once every is set to 10 seconds, the program will check for Network activity every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 25%. Do not manage power if the following applications are running Continue to manage power only for monitors. Select the check box to stop managing power when the selected applications are running. Select the check box to continue to manage power for monitors even if selected applications above are running. 12. Click OK. Faronics Power Save User Guide 44 | Configuring Power Save Removing a Power Plan Complete the following steps to remove a Power Plan: 1. Right-click Core Server in the Console Tree Pane and select Properties. Select the Power Policy to be removed and click Remove in the Policy List pane. The Power Policy is removed. Faronics Power Save User Guide Power Plan | 45 Applying a Power Plan A previously created power plan can be applied via the context menu. Select one or more workstations and select Power Plan > Apply Plan. Click OK. Faronics Power Save User Guide 46 | Configuring Power Save Application Monitoring The Application Monitoring node specifies the behavior of Power Save for Critical and Non-Critical Applications running on the workstations. Complete the following steps to set the behavior of Power Save when critical applications are running: 1. In the Critical Applications pane, select the Do not manage power if the following applications are running check box. Select Continue to manage power for monitors check box if you want Power Save to continue to save power for monitors. [. . . ] The value of the report is an estimate; however, the more accurate the values entered in the Energy Consumption Profile, the more accurate the report will be. Faronics Power Save User Guide Configuration Settings Report | 69 Configuration Settings Report The Configuration Settings Report displays the entire configuration settings for Power Save on the selected workstation. To generate the Configuration Settings Report, complete the following steps: 1. Right-click on a workstation and select Generate Report > Configuration Settings. Click on the report specified as Configuration Settings and the details are displayed in the main screen of the console. Faronics Power Save User Guide 70 | Power Save Reports Exporting, Printing and Emailing Power Save Reports Power Save Reports can be exported to various formats, printed or sent via e-mail. Exporting The reports can be exported to a . txt, . xml or . html file. [. . . ]