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  • Page 1 AUTOMATED Energy Conservation...
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  • Page 3 Canada Last modified: January, 2010 © 1999 – 2010 Faronics Corporation. All rights reserved. Faronics, Faronics Anti- Executable, Deep Freeze, Faronics Device Filter, Faronics Insight, Faronics Power Save, 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.
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Shutdown Options Tab ..........................13 Reports Tab ..............................14 Deep Freeze Tab ............................16 Appendix I: Power Save Mac Assistant & Customizing the Installer ............17 Appendix II: Apple Remote Desktop v.3.0 Integration Tasks ..............21 Adding Targeted Computers to the Task List ..................27 ARD Sample Output ...........................28...
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  • Page 7: Power Save Mac Overview

    Power Save Mac Overview About Power Save Mac Power Save Mac uses intelligent energy management to ensure workstations are available when system resources are required, while conserving power during productivity downtimes. Power Save Mac provides organizations with real financial and energy savings on every computer deployed, as well as seamless integration with Apple Remote Desktop.

  • Page 8: Installing Power Save Mac

    Installing Power Save Mac Installation and configuration of Power Save Mac requires administrative access. Power Save Mac is distributed on a CD-ROM in a media package, or as a downloadable file via the Internet. Installing Using a Customized Power Save Mac Installer A customized Power Save Mac Installer can be created using the Power Save Mac Assistant. Refer to Appendix I for more information.

  • Page 9: Using The Power Save Mac Preference Pane

    To open the Power Save Mac preference pane, open System Preferences and click the Power Save icon listed under Other, as shown: The first time Power Save Mac is run, the Inactivity tab appears. To perform any action in Power Save Mac, click the lock icon to unlock the preference pane.

  • Page 10: Editing User Properties

    Editing User Properties To edit the properties of a user after they have been set, click the Action icon in the main screen and select Edit User from the action menu. Enter the new User Name and/or Password and click OK. Enabling or Disabling Power Save Check Enable Power Save in the header of any tab to enable Power Save’s functionality.

  • Page 11: Inactivity Definitions Tab

    Inactivity Definitions Tab The Inactivity Definitions tab is used to define when a workstation is inactive. The basic definition that Power Save uses to define inactivity is stated at the top of the tab: the mouse and/or keyboard are not being used. The other options are in addition to this definition. By default, the four configurable options are not selected (unless pre-set via the Power Save Assistant).

  • Page 12: Schedule Tab

    Schedule Tab The Schedule tab is used to customize scheduled energy management tasks. All scheduled actions appear in the scheduled action window as shown below: Clear the corresponding checkbox under the Active column to render any scheduled shutdown action inactive. Select Cancel scheduled shutdown actions if the computer is active to prevent scheduled actions from occurring if the computer is active (in accordance with the designated Inactivity Definitions).

  • Page 13: Deleting A Scheduled Action

    For Once actions, choose from the available options: Item Options Action Choose from the following action items: Start Up, Shut Down, Wake, or Sleep Date Enter a date and time at which the action will occur Once the action has been configured, click OK to save the action and return to the Schedule tab. Click Cancel at any time to cancel adding or modifying the action and return to the Schedule tab.

  • Page 14: Reports Tab

    Faronics Core Console • Power Save Report Generator For example, if you want Power Save to report to Faronics Core Console, select Faronics Core Console in the Report to drop-down. Configure Service Select the communication protocol. The following options are available: •...
  • Page 15 Configure Service field. Generating Power Save Reports via Faronics Core Console If Power Save Mac is configured to report to Faronics Core Console, Power Save Reports for Power Save Mac can be generated via Faronics Core Console in Windows. The Power Save Loadin must be installed prior to generating Power Save Reports in Windows. The Power Save Loadin now provides predefined Energy Consumption profiles that can be used to generate reports.

  • Page 16: Deep Freeze Tab

    Deep Freeze Tab The Deep Freeze tab is used to ensure compatibility with Deep Freeze Maintenance Periods. If Power Save Mac is installed on a computer which is also running Deep Freeze, Power Save will automatically inform the user if configurations changes are attempted while the computer is Frozen. The possibility also exists that Power Save may shutdown a machine prior to a Deep Freeze scheduled Maintenance Period.

  • Page 17: Appendix I: Power Save Mac Assistant & Customizing The Installer

    Power Save Mac Assistant can also directly install Power Save Mac specific Saved Tasks into the Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) console on the current system. ARD tasks are not part of the customized Power Save Mac installation package. Neither ARD nor the ARD agent can be running in order for the task installation to be successful.
  • Page 18 3. Select the box marked Yes, Install Tasks to install the Power Save Mac specific tasks into ARD on the current machine. A dialog may appear, stating that ARD or the ARD agent is currently running and giving the option to quit ARD immediately or at a later time.
  • Page 19 7. Once Configuration is complete, the Choose Power Save Mac Installer screen appears: Click Choose and browse to the location of the Power Save Mac installer package (Power Save.pkg) located in the Power Save Mac folder. Alternatively, drag and drop the package file into the Choose dialog screen.
  • Page 20 Click Continue. The final screen appears, stating that the custom client installer was successfully created and that the Power Save Mac tasks were installed into ARD. 10. Click Quit to close the Power Save Mac Assistant. The custom installation package can now be deployed to a single computer or group of...

  • Page 21: Appendix Ii: Apple Remote Desktop V.3.0 Integration Tasks

    Power Save Mac Assistant can install Saved Tasks for use with Apple Remote Desktop. These tasks can be used as supplied or as a starting point for controlling Power Save Mac with ARD. The functions of each task are described below. Each task can be configured in the Power Save Mac preference pane, except for .
  • Page 22 Adds an event that repeats (Argument 1) on a specified basis shutdown|startup| sleep|wake (Argument 2) repeating addEvent (Argument 3) (repeating) Everyday|Weekdays|We ekends|Monday|Tuesda y|Wednesday|Thursday |Friday|Saturday|Su nday (Argument 4) HH:MM Creates Power Save (Argument 1) administrator on the target <new_user> computer(s) addUser (Argument 2) <new_password>...
  • Page 23 Disables Power Save on disable target computer(s) Automatically puts computer display on the target computer(s) to sleep displaySleep <minutes> after the designated amount of minutes Users cannot cancel an impending shutdown on dontAllowUsersToCancelActions the target computer(s) Allows shutdowns to occur if multiple users are logged dontAutoCancelActionsIfMultipleUsers into the target computer(s)
  • Page 24 Makes changes to a Power (Argument 1) Save administrator’s <old_user> username and password on the target computer(s) (Argument 2) editUser <new_user> (Argument 3) <new_password> Enables Power Save on enable target computer(s) Lists the display type for a workstation. Legal values getDisplayType are: Built-in, CRT, LCD, and None...
  • Page 25 LCD, CRT, and None Sets the License Key. setLicenseKey <license_key> Sets the reporting service (Argument 1) to Faronics Core Console or Report Generator. The FCC|RG Hostname, IP address and (Argument 2) Port numbers can be set with additional arguments.
  • Page 26 Requests Power Save version number on the version target computer(s) Warns users a designated amount of time before impending actions warnUsersBeforeAction <minutes> to occur on the target computer(s)

  • Page 27: Adding Targeted Computers To The Task List

    Adding Targeted Computers to the Task List In order to run a task, there must be computers targeted to run the task. To add one or more computers to be targeted to run the task, complete the following steps: In the left column, double-click the task to be targeted to the specified computers. The Task Edit window appears.

  • Page 28: Ard Sample Output

    Sample Command Line Script The Power Save Mac tasks give network administrators increased flexibility when managing energy usage on Power Save Mac workstations. These tasks can be run with several different third-party enterprise management tools and/or central management solutions; this includes executing commands in Terminal while connected to a remote workstation via SSH.

  • Page 29: Appendix Iii: Power Save Report Generator

    Appendix III: Power Save Report Generator The Power Save Mac Report Generator can be used to generate energy savings reports based on workstation events reported to the console. These events include: • Sleep • Wake • Power On • Power Off • Display Sleep •...
  • Page 30 Use the Preferences window to specify the default power cost. This value appears as the default in the Power Save Report Generator main window and can be changed for each individual report.
  • Page 31 The Energy Consumption Profile tab lists the power consumption of all Mac computers. Specify the computer name in the Database tab. The number of events retained for inclusion in a report can also be customized through the Power Save Report Generator Preferences pane. Specify the number of days to retain data. Events older than the listed number of days are removed after a restart and every 24 hours afterwards.

  • Page 32: Configuring Report Generator On Workstations

    If the service name or the port number is changed in the Report Generator Preferences tab, the new name must be specified locally on each workstation through the Power Save Reports tab. It is not automatically updated. Configuring Report Generator on Workstations To set the Power Save configuration on a workstation that sends events, complete the following steps: Open the workstation’s System Preferences pane followed by Power Save.

  • Page 33: Generating A Report

    Generating a Report Once both the Power Save Report Generator system and workstation(s) have been configured, reports can be generated. To generate a report, complete the following steps: Double-click the Power Save Report Generator. A list of all reporting workstations appears. These workstations can be organized according to groups. Open the Report Generator’s File menu and select Groups to organize workstations into groups.

  • Page 34: Creating Groups

    Click Generate. The report is generated and displayed. Creating Groups Workstations can be organized into groups using the Groups Editor. Access the Groups Editor by opening the Power Save Report Generator File menu and selecting Groups. To create a group, click the Add button in the bottom left of the Group Editor. Name the group and click OK.

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