Configuring power management
Power management is a very popular (and necessary) topic in our world today. Use CM to manage and monitor power on client systems. Power management in CM gives you the ability to configure the power plans for peak and nonpeak hours, as well as specify a daily wakeup for desktop computers.
Tip
Check with your power company about discounts for power management. Some power companies provide a credit if you are able to show that you are actively managing power on your computers.
Getting ready
Power Management settings are enforced on a collection. Be sure to create a test collection of representative computer models to begin testing. Ensure that Client Settings for the Power Management setting is configured to Allow power management of devices. Our first example will be how to specify peak and nonpeak plans, and enable wakeup time for a selected collection.
How to do it...
From the CM admin console, navigate to Assets and Compliance | Overview | Device Collections and...
