Power Schedule Tab
Power Schedule and Power Events are two main components that are used to define how Power Save manages power on the computer.
Power Schedule
A Power Schedule can consist of one or more Power Events.
Power Event
A Power Event consists of:
• Inactivity Timeout Actions – defines whether Power Save must turn off monitors, hard disks and shut down the computer after a pre-defined interval.
• Inactivity Definitions – defines whether Power Save must manage power on the computer when the hard disk, CPU or network activities are below the specified levels.
Complete the following steps to add a Power Event:
1. Click Add.
2. Specify a name for the Power Event.
3. 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 checkbox if you want Power Save to wake up the client to apply the power policy. This will ensure that Power Save wakes up the computers on Standby or Hibernate mode before applying the new Power Policy. If this option is not selected, the new Power Policy will not be applied on computers that are on Standby or Hibernate mode.
4. Select the action to be taken by Power Save:
> Shutdown – Power Save shuts down the computer.
> Dynamic Configuration – select the configuration from the slider. You can either set the configuration towards Increased Power Savings or Low User Disruption.
> Advanced Settings – select if you want to begin power management On Computer Startup or After first keyboard/mouse activity. Configure the steps for Advanced Settings in the next steps.
5. Advanced Settings: Select the required options for the following fields:
Option | Description | When plugged in | Description | When running on Batteries | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turn off monitor after | Select the checkbox 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 checkbox to turn off the hard disk 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. |
Shutdown/ Standby/ Hibernate PC after | Select the checkbox to Shutdown/Standby/Hibernate the computer 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. |
Shutdown if action is not supported | Select the checkbox to shutdown the computer if Standby or Hibernate actions are not supported. | ||||
Manage power only after first keyboard/mouse activity | Select the checkbox to manage power only after the first keyboard or mouse activity. |
6. Additional Inactivity Definitions: Select the required options for the following fields for the Additional Inactivity Definitions pane:
Option | Description | When plugged in | Description | When running on Batteries | Description | Sample every |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disk activity is less than | Select the checkbox to manage power when the disk 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 50 and sample every is set to 10 seconds, the program will check for disk utilization every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 50%. | ||||||
CPU activity is less than | Select the checkbox to manage power when the CPU 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 CPU activity every 10 seconds to determine if the utilization is below 25%. | ||||||
Network activity is less than | Select the checkbox to manage power when the network 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 not manage power if the following applications are running | Select the checkbox to stop managing power when the selected applications are running. | |||||
Continue to manage power only for monitors. | Select the checkbox to continue to manage power for monitors even if selected applications above are running. | |||||
7. Click OK. The Power Event is added to the Power Schedule.