Green IT

Overview

With Green IT, configure the energy options on end devices so that the energy is used only when it is really needed. Green IT is activated only for computers.

Specifying settings to save costs

Go to Product settings | Green IT | Settings.
Enter the average power consumption for PCs and monitors and enter a price per kWh.
Click OK to confirm.

Defining Green IT access permissions for a user

Select a user in User management.
Go to User management | Green IT | Settings tab.
Specify whether a user is permitted to:
- Turn off Green IT.
- Change Green IT parameters (a user is permitted to change Green IT calculation settings and power profile settings, edit his own exclusions and scheduled tasks, enable and disable settings in the Settings tab of the Agent). A user is not allowed to edit administrator exclusions and scheduled tasks no matter whether the Change Green IT parameters option is enabled or disabled.
Click Save.

Creating a power profile

Via power profiles, configure the advanced power settings for computers. Green IT actions (hibernation, standby or shutdown) are performed only if all the conditions defined in configuration profile settings are met. If no settings are defined, the default ones apply. For battery-operated devices, you can specify different settings for network operation (AC) and for battery operation (DC).

Power profile settings with predefined exceptions. If a program defined as an exception is started, energy profile settings do not apply. For details, see: Exceptions

Creating new energy profile

Under Product settings | Green IT | Power profiles, click Add on the toolbar.
A new entry appears.
In the Name column, enter the name of a profile.
In the Power profile – <profile name> area, specify the settings for device operation. For details about the settings, see the table below.
Click Save.
You can now assign the profile to computer.

Groups

Object	Setting Group	Setting	Description
Processor	Idle Settings	Idle sensitivity	Percentage of processor loading. If the current percentage is lower than the defined number, it is considered as idle.
		Mouse and Keyboard sensitive	If checked, mouse and keyboard clicks are taken into account. If unchecked, Green IT action is performed if all other conditions are met, despite the fact that keyboard or mouse are in use.
		Idle timeout	When time is over, “Idle action” performing is initiated.
		Idle action	Defining what must be done when computer is idle.
	Throttle settings	Throttle settings	Allows Windows to slow down processor speed to reduce power consumption. Adaptive (lowers the performance of the processor to the lowest voltage available whenever there is insufficient demand to justify a higher voltage; engages processor clock throttling if the C3 state is not being utilized, and in response to thermal events). Constant (does not allow the processor to use any high voltage performance states; will not engage processor clock throttling, except in response to thermal events). Degrade (does not allow the processor to use any high voltage performance states; engages processor clock throttling when the battery is below a certain threshold, if the C3 state is not being utilized, or in response to thermal events). None (no processor performance control is applied; the processor runs at its highest possible performance level; this policy will not engage processor clock throttling, except in response to thermal events).
	Throttle settings	Forced throttle	Level of slowing the processor speed down (in percent).
	Fan settings	Fan throttle tolerance	Low limit of processor speed when fan turn on.
Monitor	Display timeout		Set how long computer is inactive before the display turns off.
Disk	Spindown timeout		How long the hard drive is inactive before the disk turns off.
Devices	Enable Autoplay	CD/DVD USB	Fast way to enable or disable autoplay that appears on each device connection. Please, restart the computer for the setting to take effect.
	Allow the computer to turn off devices	Network adapters	Fast way to enable or disable autoplay that appears on each device connection. Please, restart the computer for the setting to take effect.
	Allow the computer to turn off devices	USB Root Hub
	Allow devices to bring the computer out of standby		If this setting is allowed, power consumption is higher.

Assigning a power profile

Select a computer in Computer management.
In the Green IT | Power profiles tab, drag with the mouse over the times of the day for which the profile works.

Select a profile below the schedule.
The selected times of the day receive the color of the assigned profile.
Click Save.

Exceptions for power profile

Exception programs influence only the work of the power profiles. If one of the exception programs is running, computer doesn’t perform idle action. Exception programs do NOT prevent the performing of scheduled tasks.

Creating exceptions

Under Product settings | Green IT | Exception programs, click Add.
A new entry appears.
Edit the exception in the Green IT settings area:
Select a launched application or a running process and then click on or search for an application manually.

Enable the Network utilization check box to take network activity into account.
Specify how much % of CPU a program must use to be considered as an active one.
Click Save.

Scheduler

Via the Scheduler you can plan Green IT tasks and execute them automatically. In the Settings tab, define which tasks must be performed before executing the scheduled task. For details, see: Green IT - Settings

Creating planned task for Green IT

Under Product settings | Green IT | Scheduler, click Add.
A new entry appears.
In the Name column, specify a name for the task.
Enable the check box in the Global column to assign the task to all users with an activated Green IT license.
In the Green IT settings area:
- In the Action drop-down, select an action, which must be performed.
- For details about the difference between hibernation and sleep, see: Microsoft help
- To assign the Wake-on-LAN action, make sure that the network card supports Wake-on-LAN and that the appropriate configuration is enabled in BIOS.
- Select when to perform the action (once or regularly).
Click Save.
To automatically save opened documents before executing a task and show a message to the user about the upcoming action, enable the respective option under Product settings | Green IT | Settings. For details, see: Setting up shutdown settings
You can now assign the scheduled tasks to computers.

Assigning task to computer

Select a computer under Computer management.
Enable a task in the Green IT | Scheduler tab.
Click Save.
Green IT performs the action on the computer at the scheduled time.

Specifying shutdown settings

You can use the Green IT settings to define certain actions that must be carried out before a scheduled task is performed automatically. With the help of these options the user can save the work in time.

Adjusting settings for performing scheduled task

Go to Product settings | Green IT | Settings.
In the Shutdown settings area, enable the settings. For details, see the table:

Option	Description
Receive a message before performing a scheduled task	Enable the checkbox to display a message before the action is performed to postpone the action. In the Timeout field, enter in how many minutes before the task execution the message appears.
Automatic saving of documents	Documents opened in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Access) are automatically saved before performing Green IT scheduled tasks. If the document hasn’t been saved before, it is saved to the My documents folder of a user.
Use Windows Power Settings after Green IT is disabled	If the option is enabled: Green IT is disabled. Windows Power Management and its polices are permitted and take effect. If disabled: Green IT is enabled and Windows Power Management disabled.

Using Green IT in demo mode

Activate the Green IT demo mode to see the potential profit from using the Green IT product. In demo mode, statistic data are collected, but Green IT functionality does NOT work (shutdown and start, hibernate mode, sleeping mode etc.).

Using Green IT demo mode. The functionality of the demo mode requires an active product license for Insight Analysis.

Go to Product settings | Green IT | Settings.
In the Demo mode area, enable the check box.
Click Save.
To see the potential profit from using the licensed Green IT version, navigate to Insight Analysis | Green IT | Your profit.