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Faronics Power Save User Guide

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Page 2: ...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 ...

Page 3: ...er Save on a Workstation via Core Console 22 Installing Power Save Manually on a Workstation 23 Suppress Reboot 25 Applying Power Save License via Core Console 26 Accessing Power Save 27 Overview 28 Accessing Power Save via Core Console 29 Core Console Actions Pane 29 Accessing Power Save on a Workstation 30 Configuring Power Save 31 Overview 32 Configuring Power Save via Core Console 32 Configuri...

Page 4: ...ating Power Save Reports 64 Full Operation Report 65 Audit Only Report 67 Configuration Settings Report 69 Exporting Printing and Emailing Power Save Reports 70 Exporting 70 Printing 70 Email 70 Command Line Control 71 Command Line Control 72 Example Command Line 73 Installing Using Command Line Parameters 73 Command Line Errors 74 Uninstalling Power Save 75 Uninstalling the Power Save Loadin via ...

Page 5: ...ace Power Save uses intelligent energy management to ensure workstations are available when system resources are required but conserving power during productivity downtimes Topics Important Information Technical Support Definition of Terms ...

Page 6: ...rmation technology professionals Fueled by a market centric focus Faronics technology innovations benefit educational institutions health care facilities libraries government organizations and corporations Product Documentation The following documents form the Faronics Power Save documentation set Faronics Power Save User Guide This document guides you how to use the product Faronics Power Save Re...

Page 7: ...ronics com Phone 800 943 6422 or 1 604 637 3333 Hours 7 00am to 5 00pm Pacific Time Contact Information Web www faronics com Email sales faronics com Phone 800 943 6422 or 1 604 637 3333 Fax 800 943 6488 or 1 604 637 8188 Hours 7 00am to 5 00pm Pacific Time Address Faronics Technologies USA Inc 2411 Old Crow Canyon Road Suite 170 San Ramon CA 94583 USA Faronics Corporation 609 Granville St Suite 6...

Page 8: ... of the following parameters Disk Utilization user defined measurement of disk hard drive utilization if the disk utilization is lower than this defined level the workstation is considered inactive and power saving actions will occur CPU utilization user defined measurement of CPU utilization if the CPU utilization is lower than this defined level the workstation is considered inactive and power s...

Page 9: ...ardware enabled feature that allows remote activation of the workstation Workstation List The list of all workstations that have reported to Core Server This list is displayed via Core Console This list also displays columns regarding workstation specific information Power Plan A Power Plan can consist of one or more Power Policies A Power Plan also includes a schedule to apply the policy on one o...

Page 10: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 10 Preface ...

Page 11: ... 11 Faronics Power Save User Guide Introduction This chapter introduces Faronics Power Save and specifies the system requirements Topics Power Save Overview System Requirements ...

Page 12: ...It is also available for both Windows and Mac computers With an average savings of 50 per computer per year for every computer deployed Power Save is the ultimate PC power management software solution for desktop and laptop computers About Faronics Core With a well established record of helping organizations manage simplify and secure their IT infrastructure Faronics makes it possible to do more w...

Page 13: ...erating systems Windows 2000 SP4 32 bit Windows XP SP2 32 bit or 64 bit Windows Vista 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7 32 bit or 64 bit It is highly recommended that all components be installed using a Windows Administrator account Faronics Core Requirements Information on Faronics Core system requirements can be found in the Faronics Core user s guide The latest user guide is available at http www faro...

Page 14: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 14 Introduction ...

Page 15: ...r describes the installation process of Power Save Topics Installation Overview Installing Power Save Loadin Installing or Upgrading Power Save on a Workstation via Core Console Installing Power Save Manually on a Workstation Applying Power Save License via Core Console ...

Page 16: ...Installing Faronics Core and generating deploying the workstation Agent installer Installing the Power Save Loadin Deploying Power Save Installing Faronics Core For information on installing Faronics Core and generating and deploying the Core Agent refer to the Faronics Core user guide The latest user guide is available at http www faronics com library ...

Page 17: ... the following steps 1 Double click the PowerSaveLoadin exe file to begin the installation process Click Next to continue 2 Read and accept the License Agreement Click Next to continue 3 Enter the User Name Organization and the License Key If you do not have a License Key select the Use Evaluation check box The evaluation version of Power Save will stop functioning on the workstation after 30 days...

Page 18: ...ics Power Save User Guide 18 Installing Power Save 4 Specify the install location The default is C Program Files Faronics Faronics Core Loadins Power Save Click Next 5 Click Install to begin the installation ...

Page 19: ...ation Once the Loadin has been successfully installed Core Console displays a list of Power Save specific features in the Actions pane when one or more workstations have been selected Power Save features are also available by selecting one or more workstations and using the right click contextual menu ...

Page 20: ...es Under the Core Server node there are three main nodes These are Workstations Tasks and Reports Clicking on one of these nodes changes the information displayed in the Results pane Action Pane Actions in the Action pane are applied to selected workstations and are only shown when one or more workstation have been selected This Action pane is a duplication of the right click context menu Core Con...

Page 21: ...uture The Active node displays tasks currently being processed The History node displays tasks that have already been completed Tasks older than a certain date are automatically deleted This can be configured through the Server tab of the Core Server Properties dialog Reports under the root node Core Console displays reports created by Product Loadins If no Loadins are installed no reports can be ...

Page 22: ... available at http www faronics com library Once the Core Agent is installed the workstations are detected on the network and visible in Core Console You can now Install or Upgrade Power Save on the workstations To install or upgrade Power Save select a single workstation or multiple workstations click Configure Workstations in the right pane and select Advanced Install Upgrade Power Save Client T...

Page 23: ...nt_32 bit msi on a 32 bit operating system and PowerSave_Ent_64 bit msi on a 64 bit operating system Repeat the process for each workstation that will be managed with Power Save To install Power Save on a workstation manually do the following 1 Double click on the msi file to begin the installation process Click Next to continue 2 Read and accept the License Agreement Click Next to continue 3 Ente...

Page 24: ...get the License Key by logging into www faronicslabs com Click Next to continue 4 Specify the install location The default is C Program Files Faronics Power Save Workstation Click Next 5 Select the Enable workstation password protection check box to enable password protection Specify the password and confirm the password Click Next ...

Page 25: ...ot the workstation after installation To prevent the reboot of workstations after installing Power Save you can use the mst with the suppress reboot option Associate the mst files with the msi files while creating an install package through your Server Group Policy The mst files are unpacked in the C Program Files Faronics Faronics Core Loadins Power Save directory Use Suppress_Reboot_32 bit mst f...

Page 26: ...ly the license and convert it to a full version If you recently purchased an upgraded version of Power Save you can apply the license via Core Console after installing it on the workstation To apply the Power Save license select a single workstation or multiple workstations click Configure Workstations in the right pane and select Advanced Apply Workstation License ...

Page 27: ... 27 Faronics Power Save User Guide Accessing Power Save Topics Overview Accessing Power Save via Core Console Accessing Power Save on a Workstation ...

Page 28: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 28 Accessing Power Save Overview Power Save can be accessed via Core Console on the Core Server or directly from the workstation where it is deployed ...

Page 29: ...iguous range of workstations or Ctrl to select any number of non contiguous workstations Changes made will be applied to all selected workstations Workstation status can only be retrieved on an individual basis Core Console Actions Pane Along with right click functionality several Power Save commands can be accessed via the Core Console Actions pane located on the right side of the Core Console wi...

Page 30: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 30 Accessing Power Save Accessing Power Save on a Workstation Limited Power Save features can be accessed by right clicking the Power Save icon in the Windows System Tray ...

Page 31: ...ave Power Save can be used to manage various power settings on your network This chapter explains how to administer and configure Power Save Topics Overview Power Plan Application Monitoring User Notification Energy Consumption Profile Administrator About ...

Page 32: ...ht click on a workstation and select Configure Power Save The following screen is displayed The pre existing Power Save configuration is retrieved and displayed automatically Click Retrieve to retrieve the pre existing Power Save configuration manually The current Power Save settings that are applied to the workstation appear in the tab and can be edited Only one workstation setting can be retriev...

Page 33: ...wer management by Power Save View Auto Saved Files This options displays the files that were Auto Saved by Power Save 1 Right click and select View Auto Saved files 2 The Automatically Saved Files dialog is displayed 3 Select any of the following actions Click Open to open the file Click Save to save the file to another location Click Discard to delete the file from the dialog and from the compute...

Page 34: ...sumption Profile Critical Applications Non Critical Applications About This option displays information about Power Save Product name of the product Version displays the version number and specifies if the product is an Evaluation or a Full version Validation displays when Power Save expires The following sections explain various Power Save nodes that appear via Core Console ...

Page 35: ...er Plan A Power Plan can consist of one or more Power Policies A Power Plan also includes a schedule to apply the policy on one or more computers Power Policy A Power Policy consists of Inactivity Timeout Actions defines whether Power Save must turn off monitors hard disks and shut down the computer after a predefined interval Inactivity Definitions defines whether Power Save must manage power on ...

Page 36: ... The Add Schedule Event dialog is displayed 5 Specify the values for the following fields Start Time select the time when the selected Power Policy has to be applied Days select the days to apply the Power Policy 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 This will ensure that Power Save wakes up the com...

Page 37: ...iption Turn off monitor after Select the check box to turn off the monitor 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 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 ...

Page 38: ...actions are not supported Manage power only after first keyboard mouse activity Select the check box to manage power only after the first keyboard or mouse activity Option Description When plugged in Description When running on Batteries Description Option Description When plugged in Description When running on Batteries Description Sample every Diskactivity is less than Select the check box to ma...

Page 39: ...etwork activity is less than the specified value x percent Select the value in percent x percentage Select the value in percent 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 sample 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 n...

Page 40: ...Click the Power Plan to be edited 4 Click Edit to edit the schedule 5 The Edit Schedule Event dialog is displayed 6 Edit the values for the following fields as required Start Time select the time when the selected Power Policy has to be applied Days select the days to apply the Power Policy Wake up client for this policy to take effect select the check box if you want Power Save to wake up the cli...

Page 41: ...k box to turn off the monitor 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 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 minu...

Page 42: ...ctions are not supported Manage power only after first keyboard mouse activity Select the check box to manage power only after the first keyboard or mouse activity Option Description When plugged in Description When running on Batteries Description Option Description When plugged in Description When running on Batteries Description Sample every Diskactivity is less than Select the check box to man...

Page 43: ...etwork activity is less than the specified value x percent Select the value in percent x percentage Select the value in percent 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 ...

Page 44: ...select Properties 2 The Core Server Properties dialog is displayed Click the Power Save tab Click Power Plans 3 The Power Plan Configuration dialog is displayed Click the Power Plan to be removed 4 Click Remove to remove the Power Plan Click OK The Power Plan is removed 5 Select the Power Policy to be removed and click Remove in the Policy List pane Click OK The Power Policy is removed ...

Page 45: ...created power plan can be applied via the context menu Complete the following steps to apply a power plan 1 Select one or more workstations and select Power Plan Apply Plan 2 The Apply Power Plan dialog is displayed 3 Select the Power Plan from the drop down 4 Click Apply Click OK ...

Page 46: ...k box if you want Power Save to continue to save power for monitors 2 Click the Browse button to select the application Browse to select the application and click Open 3 Click Add If the selected application is running Power Save will not manage power on the workstation Complete the following steps to set the behavior of Power Save when critical applications are running 1 In the Non Critical Appli...

Page 47: ...user when Power Save is managing power Complete the following steps to set the User Notification 1 Select the Notify user of Power Save actions check box Select the seconds in advance from the spin box 2 Enter a message in the Notification Message field 3 Click Apply The message is displayed to the workstation user x seconds in advance before Power Save manages power ...

Page 48: ...Power Save tab Click Energy Consumption Profile 3 Click New to create a new Energy Consumption Profile 4 Specify a unique name in the Name field 5 Specify the power consumption for Monitors in the Watts on and Watts standby 6 Specify the power consumption for Computers in the Watts on and Watts standby 7 Specify the cost in the Cost field in cents per kilo watt hour Alternatively to Create or Appl...

Page 49: ...y Consumption Profiles in Core Console select Core Console in the Console Tree pane and click Properties in the Actions pane on the right Or right click Core Console in the left pane and select Properties from the contextual menu Go to Power Save Energy Consumption Profiler For information on the remaining tabs refer to the Core Console user guide The Power Save tab is used to specify the Energy C...

Page 50: ...Mode Click Run in Audit Only mode to run Power Save in Audit Only mode In the Audit Only mode the Power Save actions are disabled However Power Save will record the events on the workstation The events recorded are startup time shutdown time monitor on time monitor standby time computer standby time computer hibernate time and computer sleep time Windows Vista and Windows 7 only The recorded event...

Page 51: ...tions The Windows Options sub node provides options specific to the Windows Operating System Windows Power Options Select Override Windows Power Options to turn off power management options in Windows This allows Power Save to take action on the workstation without interference by the operating system s power saving options Alternatively select one or more workstations right click and select Windo...

Page 52: ...notification area icon hides Power Save icon in the task bar notification area Hide Eco Facts message hides the Eco Facts message displayed in the notification area Stay Awake The Stay Awake feature enables users to keep their computers awake by allowing them to temporarily disable workstation power management Select Allow users to keep their computers awake for up to x hours and select the number...

Page 53: ...open document s in the following location check box the default location is My Documents Files Saved by Power Save for the particular user profile logged on 2 Click Change to change the location Browse to select the folder and click OK 3 Select Notify user if a copy of the document was saved check box to notify the user Deep Freeze Compatibility Select the Enable Deep Freeze Maintenance Period Com...

Page 54: ...ve will detect this Maintenance Schedule and take no action if Deep Freeze is to enter Maintenance within a specified period of time Ignore this option if you are not running Deep Freeze Power Save Templates The Power Save Templates sub nodes allows you to export the Power Save configuration to an XML or MST file A pre defined configuration XML can be imported and applied to multiple workstations ...

Page 55: ...iguration setting You can click Deselect All to clear the selection 2 Select the check box for each of the nodes or sub nodes 3 Click Export 4 Specify the name and location for the XML file and click OK Import Complete the following steps to import Power Save configuration 1 Click Import 2 Browse to select a previously exported configuration XML file 3 Click Open ...

Page 56: ...ion about Power Save Product name of the product Version displays the version number and specifies if the product is an Evaluation or a Full version Validation displays when Power Save expires License Key To update the License Key for Power Save complete the following steps 1 Click Edit 2 Specify the License Key 3 Click Apply 4 Click OK to close the Administrator dialog ...

Page 57: ...e up Power Save Configuration Update Enable Full Mode and Enable Audit Only Mode To choose an action click Schedule Action in the right pane and choose the preferred action from the menu as shown Alternatively right click on the selected workstation select Schedule Action in the contextual menu and select the preferred action Options for Scheduling Actions Each schedule option has different config...

Page 58: ...te the scheduling of the task or Cancel to exit the dialog Daily Actions 1 To execute a task on a daily basis choose the Daily radio button 2 Enter the time when the task will be performed 3 Choose if it will happen Daily or use the spin box to set how frequently the task will occur 4 Using the drop down calendar enter the day to begin 5 Click OK to complete the scheduling of the task or Cancel to...

Page 59: ... basis the task will happen and on which day s of the week 4 Click OK to complete the scheduling of the task or Cancel to exit the dialog Monthly Actions 1 To execute a task on a monthly basis choose the Monthly radio button 2 Enter the time when the task will be performed 3 Choose the combination of days and months when the task will happen 4 Click OK to complete the scheduling of the task or Can...

Page 60: ...ole s main screen as shown You can view how many machines the task is scheduled for If a task is currently executing it appears under Active and the progress of the task can be viewed in the Console Tree If a task has been executed it appears under History Click on the preferred task name to view the details of the task in the Console Tree You can view if the task is active or if it has already oc...

Page 61: ...ibrary Wake on LAN Across Subnets In a scenario where Wake on LAN WOL broadcast packets cannot always cross routers and other networking equipment and therefore cannot always wake up workstations on remote subnets it is possible to designate one or more workstations as WOL relays When Core Console attempts to wake up a workstation on a remote subnet it contacts a WOL relay on that subnet using it ...

Page 62: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 62 Configuring Power Save ...

Page 63: ...Save Reports Power Save provides various reporting features This chapter explains the Power Save reports in detail Topics Full Operation Report Audit Only Report Configuration Settings Report Exporting Printing and Emailing Power Save Reports ...

Page 64: ...Faronics Power Save User Guide 64 Power Save Reports Generating Power Save Reports Power Save provides the following reports Full Operation Report Audit Only Report Configuration Settings ...

Page 65: ... Full Operation Report complete the following steps 1 Right click on a workstation and select Generate Report Full Operation Report 2 The Full Operation Report dialog is displayed 3 Specify values for the following fields Report Name specify a name for the report Report Type select the report type from the drop down Savings by Energy Consumption Profiles Savings by Custom Workstation Groups Saving...

Page 66: ...n the report in the default web browser 4 Click Generate The report name appears in the left pane under the Reports node and it is launched in the default web browser if Open in default Web Browser was selected Click on the name of the report and the details are displayed in the main screen of the console The value of the report is an estimate however the more accurate the values entered in the En...

Page 67: ... workstation and select Generate Report Audit Only Report 2 The Audit Only Report dialog is displayed 3 Specify values for the following fields Report Name specify a name for the report Report Type select the report type from the drop down Savings by Energy Consumption Profiles Savings by Custom Workstation Groups Savings by Custom Power Plans From select the date To select the date Report on even...

Page 68: ...n the report in the default web browser 4 Click Generate The report name appears in the left pane under the Reports node and it is launched in the default web browser if Open in default Web Browser was selected Click on the name of the report and the details are displayed in the main screen of the console The value of the report is an estimate however the more accurate the values entered in the En...

Page 69: ...wer 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 2 The report name appears in the left pane under the Reports node Click on the report specified as Configuration Settings and the details are displayed in the main screen of the console ...

Page 70: ...the report and select Export Report In the Save As dialog that appears specify the File name select the Save As type as required and click Save Printing To print a Power Save report click the Print icon at the top right corner of the Power Save Report Select the printer in the Print dialog and click Print Email To Email a Power Save report click the Email icon at the top right corner of the Power ...

Page 71: ... 71 Faronics Power Save User Guide Command Line Control This chapter explains the command line options available to manage Power Save Topics Command Line Control Command Line Errors ...

Page 72: ...Config NoGui Mode full auditOnly Allow or Override Windows Power Options path PowerSaveConfig NoGui WindowsPowerOptions allow override Display usage and syntax information path PowerSaveConfig path PowerSaveConfig Help Display Power Save version path PowerSaveConfig NoGui v path PowerSaveConfig NoGui Version Access password protected configuration path PowerSaveConfig NoGui Password Password Enabl...

Page 73: ...ersion is displayed Installing Using Command Line Parameters Use the following command line parameters to install upgrade Power Save on a workstation To install Power Save on a 32 bit operating system msiexec q i path PowerSave_Ent_32 bit msi To install Power Save on a 64 bit operating system msiexec q i path PowerSave_Ent_64 bit msi path location of the Power Save executable Enable and Disable Sa...

Page 74: ...lowing unique error codes Error Description 0 Success 1 License Expired 2 Unrecognized Command 3 Invalid Parameter when parameter is not understood by Power Save 4 Operation not permitted in Current State 5 File not found 6 File permission error 7 Unrecognized file format 8 Inconsistent configuration settings ...

Page 75: ...ave User Guide Uninstalling Power Save Topics Uninstalling the Power Save Loadin via Add or Remove Programs Uninstalling Power Save on a Workstation via Core Console Uninstalling on a Workstation using the Uninstall Wizard ...

Page 76: ...Loadin on the Core Server will remove it from the Core Server and Core Console on that computer All Power Save management capabilities with be removed from the Core Server Power Save will not be uninstalled automatically from multiple Core Consoles connecting to the same Core Server Uninstall manually from each computer where Core Console is installed with the Power Save Loadin Power Save will not...

Page 77: ...ole Power Save can be removed from a workstation using Core Console To uninstall Power Save perform the following steps 1 Open Core Console 2 Click on the workstation icon in the left pane of the Console 3 Right click on the workstation s from which Power Save will be removed 4 Click on Configure workstations Advanced Uninstall Power Save Client ...

Page 78: ...cs Core Loadins Power Save Workstation Installer directory To uninstall Power Save double click PowerSave_Ent_32 bit msi on a 32 bit operating system and PowerSave_Ent_64 bit msi on a 64 bit operating system The Setup Wizard appears 1 Click Next to begin the uninstall 2 Click Remove followed by Next If the Enable workstation password protection option was selected in the during installation specif...

Page 79: ...alling on a Workstation using the Uninstall Wizard 79 Faronics Power Save User Guide 3 Click Remove 4 Click Finish to complete the uninstall An immediate workstation restart is recommended following uninstall ...

Page 80: ...orkstation To uninstall Power Save on a 32 bit operating system msiexec q x path PowerSave_Ent_32 bit msi To uninstall Power Save on a 64 bit operating system msiexec q x path PowerSave_Ent_64 bit msi path location of the Power Save executable If the Enable workstation password protection option was selected in the during installation specify the same password while uninstalling Power Save ...

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