Use the Power Management settings of a role to reduce energy costs. The SysTrack agent monitors when each system is active or idle, and puts the system into hibernate or sleep mode during idle periods. To see the power schedule of a system, use the Power Schedule Tool in Resolve.
There are two factors that determine if a system should be on or off.
A calculated schedule
A set of conditions is met for the given power saving mode
Configure Power Management Settings
Go to Configure > System Configuration > Roles.
Click the lock icon in the upper-right corner to unlock Configure for editing.
Select the role.
From the Additional Settings list, select Power Management.
Select Automated Power Management Enabled. It is cleared by default.
Click on the arrow toggle to the left of any of the power setting categories to view the items listed in each category in the Settings pane.
Optionally, click the Display only non-default values.
You can change the Power Management Settings as follows:
Category
Setting
Value/Description
AC Power Settings
ACPowerScheme
Select the following values from the drop-down list: Never (default); Always; If less than current.
ACMonitorOffTime
Select a time from the drop-down menu at which the monitor should go into power-saving mode. Default is 15 minutes.
ACDiskOffTime
Select a time from the drop-down menu at which the disk should go into power saving mode. Ranges are from 1 minutes to 5 hours.
ACInactivityStandby
Select a time of inactivity from the drop-down menu after which the system should go into standby mode. Ranges are from 1 minutes to 5 hour.
Calculate Schedule
Use Daily
Calculate a power saving schedule on a daily basis when power saving history is insufficient. Default is for this to be selected. Deselect the check box if desired.
Power Data
Calculate a schedule for power data to be collected. Select Weekly, Daily, or Best Available. Default is Weekly.
Minimum History required
The minimum number of power schedule data points to be collected by the SysTrack Agent. Default is 2.
End User Actions
Allow end users to set overrides
Default is to allow. Deselect the check box if desired.
Maximum override time (hours)
Maximum time in hours that a user can override power saving. Default is 24. You can enter 1 to 168.
Shutdown message
Shutdown message when the system goes into power saving mode. Enter an alternate message if desired. Default is "Warning: System will be entering power save mode soon."
Options
RDP
Include Remote Desktop systems in power management. Default is off.
Warmup (mins)
Time in minutes for a system to warm up after going into power saving mode. Default is 5.
Record Power Events
Record power events. Select or de-select the check box. Default is selected.
Power Saving Modes
First action
Select from the following options: No Action; Sleep; Hibernate; Shutdown. Default is Hibernate.
Second action
Select from the following options: No Action; Sleep; Hibernate; Shutdown. Default is Sleep.
Last action
Select from the following options: No Action; Sleep; Hibernate; Shutdown. Default is No Action.
Time Window
Default is Never Run. You can also select a built-in time window: 12x5, 18x6, or 24x7."
DisableHibernate
Select the check box to disable hibernation. Cleared by default.
Adjust various options for the Sleep, Hibernate, and Shutdown power saving modes in the Power Saving Options pane by selecting or deselecting the options listed for each mode as desired.
When you are done with adjusting Power Management settings, click the Save Changes button on the top right of the page.