Appendix Iii: Power Save Report Generator; Configuring Power Save Report Generator - FARONICS POWER SAVE MAC Manual

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
• Display Wake
The Power Save Report Generator is able to track and report on the operating system's power
management events when Power Save has been disabled. This serves to create a baseline report that
displays the energy savings achieved via the operating system's current power management settings.
Generating a report when Power Save is enabled displays the energy and financial savings achieved by
enabling Power Save on the workstation.
A comparison of the two reports reveals the additional financial and energy savings that Power Save is
able to provide. The report lists all workstations reporting to the server machine and calculates savings
with the user- entered power cost. These reports can be saved as both text and HTML files.
Events will not be recorded by Power Save if the computer is asleep or powered off.
Configuring Power Save Report Generator
To set up the Power Save report generator, complete the following steps:
1. Double click on the Power Save Report Generator installer. Following installation a restart
is not required.
2. Double click the program icon to open the Power Save Report Generator found in /
Applications/Faronics/Report Generator.
3. The first time the Power Save Report Generator is accessed, the user is prompted to specify
the name and location of the data file. These settings can be changed later by opening the
Power Save Report Generator menu and clicking on Preferences > Database. They can also
be changed by importing another database file.
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