About Managing Power Scheme Settings
Power scheme is a collection of settings that manage the power usage of the computer. The settings define after what period of inactivity to turn off the computer display and hard drives to save power, put the computer to standby, in hibernation, or shut the computer down.
The Altiris Power Scheme Task component helps you discover and remotely configure the power scheme settings of your Windows computers. The Power Scheme Task component is installed when you choose to install
Client Management Suite
in the Symantec Installation Manager. It is not installed if you install individual solutions.The Power Scheme Task component includes a
Power Scheme Inventory
task and a collection of predefined tasks with different power scheme settings. According to your requirements, you can configure the settings of the predefined tasks according to your needs or create custom power scheme management tasks.The Power Scheme Task that you run does not change the power schemes that Windows or other applications install. It creates and activates the
Altiris Power Scheme
with the power scheme settings that you specify.Feature | Description |
|---|---|
Edit and deploy power schemes. | You can edit and deploy different predefined power schemes. The Power Scheme Task that you run does not change the power schemes that Windows or other applications install. It creates the Altiris Power Scheme with the power scheme settings that you specify. |
Create power scheme management tasks. | You can create custom power scheme management tasks, and you can specify the power scheme settings according to your requirements. |
Inventory power schemes on client computers. | You can collect information about the power scheme settings that are currently active on your Windows computers. |
View power schemes data. | You can use a predefined report to see the power scheme settings that are currently active on your Windows computers. |