Symantec ALTIRIS REAL-TIME CONSOLE INFRASTRUCTURE 7.0 SP3 - V1.0 Manual page 20

20 Using Real-Time Console Infrastructure
Turning on, off, and restarting computers out of band
See "Turning off computers in critical state"
Real-Time Console Infrastructure always tries to do a graceful Reboot/Reset and
Power Off through the WMI first. If the WMI operation fails, the Power Off,
Reboot/Reset, and Restore State actions perform a hard shutdown (losing all
unsaved data) through ASF, DASH, or Intel AMT. To perform a hard shutdown,
the target computers must support and be properly configured to use these
technologies.
See "Prerequisites for using Real-Time Console Infrastructure"
To manage the power state on the client computers
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2
In the left pane, click System Jobs and Tasks > Real-Time Console
Infrastructure > Power Management.
3 Under Power action, select the power action to execute.
Choose from the following actions:
Power On
Power Off
Reboot/Reset
Restore State
on page 21.
Turns on the target computers using the out-of-band
management technology (ASF, DASH, or Intel AMT)
that the target computer is configured to use.
Attempts to turn off the target computer through WMI.
If WMI fails, a hard shutdown is performed using one
of the out-of-band management technologies.
Attempts to restart the target computer through WMI.
If WMI fails, a hard reset is performed using one of the
out-of-band management technologies.
You can use this power action when you include the
power management task in a job. This power action
lets you restore the power state that you changed by
running another power management task earlier in
the job.
For example, you can run the Power On action, and
later in the job, you can run the Restore State action.
The latter turns off the computers that were turned
off, but the computers that were turned on stay turned
on.
You cannot use this power action in a standalone task.
See "Using the Restore State power action "
on page 10.
on page 22.