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2. Add Task i Add Task Group Run Job Cancel The job will be displayed in Scheduled Jobs Scheduled Jobs gt Remaining Today v Daily gt Deploy Client Set Power gt Monthly gt In Progress gt Completed Today gt Suspended You may wish to create a group of systems that require a job to be run on them and then run the job with the Remove devices from the group option enabled Once the job has successfully completed on a system it will be removed from the group if the option is enabled When the Create groups for failure codes option is selected any target system on which a task fails will be copied into the Job Errors group This group contains subgroups called Grouped by Code and Grouped by Job This allows you to find all the systems reporting failures for a particular job or for a specific error code Job Filtering Options Management Utility jobs support filtering by machine name IP address and client version To use filtering click the Add Filter button Details Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Job Name Deploy Client Set Power IP Iv Save Job as Template F create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 07 00 Days Monday Configure Schedu
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4. m L e Schedule a job gt Manage Job Templates Set Location or Function hm j BORSETA ee o areon F f eepe a ee ee a Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address oo ha he Set System Alert Matrix es E E a a Deploy Third Party Software o M sus wete On LAN Commana mp ESR SSS aes SS S 4 Refresh Selected Systems AANA gi eo Items 1 250f Add to Restricted Access List Page 1 v of ff Next Pagey Next Block Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard The Affected Systems box displays the systems that will be running the scheduled job Click the Run Job button to activate the scheduled job Details Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Affected Systems Job Name Deploy Client Set Power IP Lab I Save Job as Template after running job E Remove devices from the following group upon successful completion Lab create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 07 00 Days Monday Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Client Deployment Windows Client 4 47 Edt Re Wait Edit Set Power Schedule Shutdown Weekdays 6PM t Edit Set Area Manager IP Address This IP Edit Wait S Edt E
5. YAM oftware Management Utilities V5 15 User Manual June 2014 2014 SyAM Software Inc All rights reserved SyAM Software and the SyAM Software logo are trademarks of SyAM Software Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Information contained in this document is assumed to be accurate at the time of publishing SyAM Software reserves the right to make changes to the information contained in this document at any time without notice For additional information sales or technical support contact SyAM Software www syamsoftware com mia This icon represents Important information to note E This icon represents Here is an example Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started sassari Eaa DEEE EEN EEE a N Ei 6 SS A Urme raaraa E E E E E E E E E S 6 U AC OUTOON OL eisses F EE EEEE E E EN EEE AEA EE EEE Eea 7 NGIWO SNAGS areire eei E a EEEE E E E a Ea E EEE E 8 Firewall and Network Configuration for Windows Client Systems cccccsseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseees 8 Logging Into Management Utilities cccccceececeeeeeeeeceeeeseeeseeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseeeeaes 12 PUOGUGE EE IS secs goes a E E E E R 14 User NSIT AC 6 PANGS acne ce ctenermciearaienaniestenenasmumans eawsiaasmanenaenaiusienenecneiedes onnniauseunenceanusmeeneeeseeeoumse 14 OES e E E E ade seca Se tioc gies cena dene saae easidaeafereaene eendonedecsseneuesaceeadeeeenececedene 15 DEEP AO e E 16 System Detail Data cccc
6. Add Current User lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Mr veteiiea information on configuring IIS and SQL before installing Management Utilities is provided in the Getting Started document User Account Control In environments where Windows machines have User Account Control enabled some Management Utilities features including Client Deployment and Third Party Software Deployment require that the Management Utilities service be run by a domain administrator rather than by Local System which is the default To set this configuration on the Management Utilities server after Management Utilities is installed 1 Open Administrative Tools Services Find the service SyAM Management Utility Stop the service Right click the service and choose Properties Go to the Log On tab Check This account Enter the account name e g MYDOMAIN Administrator and password Click OK Start the service oo oe ee Se Please refer to the SyAM Tool Tip on Management Utilities Configuration for UAC Environments for further information Network Shares Network shared directories are used to deploy SyAM System Client third party applications and Windows updates The same credentials used to access client machines must be valid for the network shares Shares may be located on the Management Utilities server but this is not required except for Macintosh client deployment Default path names for applications and for Windows patche
7. Additional users can be set up by this user for accessing Management Utilities p browse to Management Utilities from a Windows 8 system install Firefox and browse from the Desktop V5 13 Management Utilities may not support all functions of Internet Explorer 10 and greater Upon logging into Management Utilities for the first time you will be presented with an Authentication Template which must be completed and saved before you can continue Authentication Settings Template Define administrator usernames passwords used in your network No Authentication Settings Templates found Please create a template before proceeding Existing Templates Template Name E install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation UAC m Impersonation Install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Password Domain m F Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege 7 Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the a account even if it was not granted by this program t Impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST a iw A exist on the local system and copying locally cannot be enabled New Template m Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information Us
8. User name macadmin Password eeceece Linux VMWare ESXi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name Password _ Save Changes _ Cancel r Windows Admin Windows Admin Copy Windows Domain Admin New Template Copy Remove Authentication Settings Template Linux and VMWare ESXi For deploying to Linux systems you keep the Windows administrator information to access the Windows share where the Linux apps are stored for deployment then enter the username and password that is a system admin on each of the Linux target systems You can use the same authentication template for VMWare ESXi if the authentication credentials are the same or you can create a separate template Configure Template Authentication Settings Template Define administrator usernames passwords used in your network Template Name Linux E Install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation Impersonation install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Administrator Password ETET Domain W Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege F Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the account even if it was not granted by this program impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST ex
9. Warehouse 92 168 100 19 G31MX 35 0 Warehouse 92 168 109 25 GATEWAY 7450R 90 0 For these two report types and for all the detail reports clicking the Create Utility Group button will copy the listed machines into a Management Utility group identified by the date and time of creation The groups can then be used for deploying the agent and the desired power settings Print Close Group Created 3 1 2011 11 17 42 AM 3 1 2011 11 17 42 AM Number of systems per page 200 Copy Move Remove 1 192 168 100 14 00 DE OC 4E 41 2A NASTO00R Unknown No On Not Set i 7 Hi t Hi f 132 168 100 623 00 0 29 04 0F 27 WIN E2LRET2VHKA a ie On Not Set 4 sian 4 192 168 100 668 00 0C 29 1 46 70 Unknown No lore Not Set T a T 492 168 100 111 00 80 08 17 5E 4F D3456TP VMWARE1 aa le On Not Set 192 168 100 134 00 0C 29 77 0F 88 AUTOTESTER Unknown No lon Not Set SA iz E in 192 168 100 191 00 22 88 80 89 ED ic Unknown No on Not Set 192 168 100 252 00 CO 9F 04 49 02 GATEWAY 7450R Unknown No On Not Set t E iaa i i ak 4 192 168 200 1 Unknown No on Not Set 192 168 200 4 SITEMGR BUILD Unknown No Off Not Set The Executive Report becomes available in Achieved Savings mode Like the Achieved Savings summary and detail reports it does not appear in the menu while you are still in Identified Savings mode The Executive Report summarizes achieved sa
10. 00 v 17 00 v 9 Power On Hours Tuesday 08 00 17 00 v 9 Power On Hours Wednesday 08 00 v 17 00 v 9 Power On Hours Thursday 08 00 17 00 v a New Template 9 Power On Hours Copy Remove Friday 08 00 17 00 9 Power On Hours Saturday 00 00 00 00 v 0 Power On Hours _ Copy Into Power Template Idle Desktop Wattage 30 Idle Server Wattage 120 Idle Notebook Wattage 26 Idle Tablet Wattage 0 idle Monitor Wattage 25 Save Changes _ Cancel The topmost drop down menus for Power On Time and Power Off Time will change the settings for all days of the week The Copy Into Power Template button creates a Power Management Template with the same name and settings in Management Utility The Power Management Template can then be used to enforce power settings on managed systems Power consumption calculations are based on wattage settings in this template Defaults are supplied to be changed as desired Power Audit Wizard Functions Administration Settings Configure Templates Power Audit Wizard My Settings Reports View History The Power Audit Wizard lets you define a power audit based on a Discovery Template a Power On Hours Template and a schedule You can edit existing templates or create new ones in the wizard Jobs created using the Network Discovery Wizard in Management Utility will appear here in the Power Audit Wizard and vice versa The results of a wizard job such as how systems are d
11. 09 30 12 30 15 00 20 00 Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Finally you will be prompted to review the tasks and schedule before saving the job By default the wizard does not attempt to deploy the client on devices with blank names To override this check Allow Blank Device Names Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Job Name Unattended Installation Wizard lt E Allow Blank Device Names C create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 06 00 09 00 12 30 15 00 20 00 Days Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Configure Schedule Task Name Template Name Discovery Automation Network 2K t Edit Client Deployment Windows Deployment t Edit Wait t Edit Eg Set Area Manager IP Address Local System Area Manager t Edit Wait t Edit Set Location or Function Windows Location and Function t Edit Set Power Schedule Power Windows t Edit x Add Task Save Changes Cancel Please note that in an environment where User Account Control is enabled on target machines you will need to click the blue Edit links for Client Deployment and Set Area Manager IP Address to change the authentication template to the one for local administrator For further details please refer to
12. 39 69 294 0 Totas tS tw 2 sooo 25 00 1400 0 se0 0 58 80 14 47 Once you have moved into Achieved Savings mode weekly and monthly achieved savings reports will become available The Achieved Savings tab allows you to compare powered on hours before and after implementing your power policy After seven days of auditing sufficient data has been collected to establish a baseline and at that time Achieved Savings mode is enabled When moving into Achieved Savings mode you will need to enter the IP address or hostname of the system s which are running the System Area Manager software This will retrieve the number of licenses purchased and will allow the number of systems up to the license count to continue being monitored Systems over the license count will not have their power audit data collected Settings Users Emai Settings Report Settings Achieved Savings Achieved Savings mode allows you to compare actual powered on and off times for devices in your network A baseline set of data ts captured and used to compare per device usage before and after implementing a power schedule Once the Power Auditor has collected 7 days worth of data you may move into Achieved Savings mode This wil alow you to compare how many hours devices were powered on before and after implementing your energy saving solution pore Habeas tore SPS I SIE SOHNE UDOT ASE SOON TRATES number of hours on for devices in your network before beginning your
13. Edt Add Task Add Task Group Run Job Cancel gt Chapter 7 Microsoft Patch Management The Management Utility allows you to perform Microsoft vulnerability scans and execute patch management silently to systems across your network either on demand or through an automated process MA Please note that systems must have the System Client installed running and managed by a System Area Manager before you can perform Patch Management actions to them On Demand Vulnerability Scan To perform on demand vulnerability select the systems that you wish to scan press the right mouse button and choose the Patch Scan Now option Office 5 Copy Move Remove EI Number of systems per page 25 v i ou IP 1st a MAC Name gt Apply to Selected Machines Apply to Group o o Apply to Group amp Subgroups Yee wl Schedule a job Client Deployment Set Location or Function Microsoft Windows X V4 49 000 Desktop Set Notification Settings T Patch Management SN Red Hat Linux releas VASLIN Server Set Power Schedule a Unknown Set Remote Console Settings SYAMAPPLIANCE3 Microsoft Windows 7 V4 51 500 Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address SYAM BIGSERVER Microsoft Windows S V4 51 500 Server Set System Alert Matrix Unknown lt H z D lt in D lt ea Fi lal Deploy Th
14. Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 07 00 _Days Monday _ m Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Client Deployment Windows Client 4 47 t Edit Wait t Edit Set Power Schedule Shutdown Weekdays 6PM t Edit Set Area Manager IP Address This IP t i Edit Wait t Edit Add Task _ Add Task Group _ Save Job as New Template _ Cancel Copying a Job Template Clicking the Copy link to the right of a job template name will make an identical copy of the template You can then edit the copied job template to change its name and other details as desired This feature is useful when you need to create a new job that is similar to an existing one but with only a few changes Manage Job Templates Define jobs that can be applied to groups of systems more than once Jobs defined here will be available from the context menu on the group page Create a new job template Template Name Deploy Client Set Power IP Edit Copy Remove Deploy Client Set Power IP Copy Edit Copy Remove Running a Scheduled Job on Target Systems Start the scheduled job for selected machines or for an entire group by right clicking a selected system in Groups Lab z Copy Move Remove El Number of systems per page 25 v Co ou r e e a T 0 eee Unkn Apply to Group oOo o M
15. Off Time 00 00 v 00 00 Sunday 00 00 w 00 00 v 0 Power On Hours Monday 03 00 17 00 v 9 Power On Hours Tuesday 03 00 v 17 00 w 9 Power On Hours Wednesday 03 00 17 00 w 9 Power On Hours Thursday 08 00 v 17 00 ___New Template at 9 Power On Hours Copy Remove Friday 08 00 v 17 00 w 9 Power On Hours Saturday 00 00 v 00 00 v 0 Power On Hours kai Configure Template Unattended Installation Wizard Client Deployment Template at Define the paths to executables used to silently deploy System Clients across your network Template Name Windows Deployment Choose Installation Source Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Target Platform Windows Linux Mac OS X VMWare ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Windows Admin v Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 151 apps SyAM Clients Windows Cu New Template SS E Ory E O Sr gt Find Files SYAM_System_Client_V4 47 exe lt Copy Remove 192 168 100 151 apps SyAM Clients Windows CurrentiSyAM_System_Client_V4 47 exe Copy this file locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation _ install this file as a PKG SAM Sof
16. Summary Report Feb 22 2013 Feb 28 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 55 KB Executive Report Feb 01 2013 Feb 28 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 51 KB Executive Report Jan 01 2013 Jan 31 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 51 KB Total 4 Print Close Identified Savings Summary Report 3 1 2013 3 7 2013 Contributing Count Average Device Wattage Average Monitor Wattage 3 00 ae Powered By SyAM Software Detail reports include information on individual machines in the group s reported on For detail reports check All Groups to produce a report for all groups or check one or more individual groups You may also choose to filter results Click the Apply Filter radio button to configure filtering options OnDemand Reports Report Type Identified Savings Detail Report Start Date 1 Mar 2013 feo End Date 7 Mar 2013 E Choose Group All Groups Development Marketing L Sales Report on all systems Apply filter Nashua NH v Location Sort by Machine Name w Report Format HTML PDF CSV Page Size _11X17 v Save Report As _ Generate Report Archive Report Name Start Date End Date Date Created T Formate Size all 7 all all all m al y all w Achieved Savings Summary Mar 01 2013 Mar 07 2013 Mar 08 2013 CSV 0 KB Achieved Savings Summary Report Feb 22 2013 Feb 28 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 55 KB Executive Report Feb 01 2013 Feb 28 20
17. Windows Update for for wm Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows7 Windows7 Media Media Wind Sei ee for x84 for x84 for x84 for x84 for x84 for x64 Format Player 11 Server 2008 based based based based based based SDK for for 3 Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Authentication Template Windows The download folder must be a shared folder and accessible by all systems to which the patches will be applied NOTE Changes to this download folder will affect all patch management templates Download Folder 192 168 100 151 patches Copy every patch locally to each target machine before installing cannot be used with local impersonation b Deploy Patches Now Cancel This screen provides a list of all identified patches missing from the systems scanned You can filter the type of patches being displayed on screen by clicking on the Patch Type drop down menu This menu allows you to select the following filters Critical Updates Feature Packs Security Updates Service Packs Update Rollups Updates Windows Defender E For example we set the filter Patch Types to view the Critical Updates only Accounting Systems Patch Types Critical U pdates Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Windows 7 for Windows 7 for Windows 7 for Windows Server Windows Windows Windows Wind
18. a pon qe pe o e pe pe ee oen a EE CC pms peenaa fee umena ana eee Re on fe OOO eem ponema s O T aa o ya heo fers 22 4 An AANA An Amn PA A P PA AP tzi AP AA ka ot S E Red Hat Enterprise L V4 08 00 Server Yes 192 168 wr K U N Please note that when you remove a system from a SyAM group it will only be returned to that group if it is re discovered System Actions Right Click Menu Select one or more Details panel rows then right click to display a menu of actions that can be taken The action is applied by default to the selected system s but you can choose instead to take an action on the entire group with or without its subgroups Further details of specific job actions are given in other sections of this manual Details All Systems with Client j Copy Move Remove EI 4 Number of systems per page 25 ou IP 1st a MAC Name os Chet Type Mgd 192 168 100 2 00 30 48 D8 BF D8 harvard VMware ESXi 4 1 0 V 4 47 905 Server Yes i 5 Apply to Selected Machines at Enterprise Li v4 51 PE ae oa oft Windows 7 V4 51 510 Area M 19 a 192 168 100 23 192 168 100 59 192 168 100 70 192 168 100 71 oft Windows 7 V4 51 420 Desktop Schedule a job 192 168 100 aa Client Deployment oft Windows V4 51 350 Server 192 168 100 118 oft Windows S V4 50 770 Se Set Location or Function i nm Ne oft Windows 8 V4 50 710 Deskt
19. cannot be enabled New Template Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information Copy Remove User name Password Linux VMWare ESXi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name Password Save Changes Cancel Authentication Settings Template Macintosh OSX For deploying to Mac systems you keep the Windows administrator information to access the Windows share where the Mac apps are stored for deployment then enter the username and password that is a system admin on each of the Mac target systems Configure Template Authentication Settings Template Define administrator usernames passwords used in your network Template Name Macintosh T Install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation Impersonation install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Administrator Password Domain Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the account even if it was not granted by this program impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST exist on the local system and copying locally cannot be enabled Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information
20. files Recommended Launch folder windows in a separate process Remember each folders view settings Restore previous folder windows at logon Show Control Panel in My Computer Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color Show pop up description for folder and desktop tems F Use simple file sharing Recommended Restore Defaults To configure the Windows firewall choose Control Panel from the Start menu In Control Panel go to Windows Firewall The Windows Firewall dialog will be displayed If the firewall is enabled you will need to add exceptions Click the Exceptions tab Check the box for File and Printer Sharing Click OK to close the Windows Firewall dialog Windows Firewall x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is blocking incoming network connections except for the programs and services selected below Adding exceptions allows same programs to work better but might increase your security nek Programs and Services File and Printer Sharing Network Diagnostics for Windows oP Remote Assistance CI Remote Desktop O UPnP Framework Add Program Add Patt Display a notification when Windows Firewall blacks a program what are the risks of allowing exceptions Windows 7 8 To configure the Windows firewall choose Control Panel from the Start menu In Control Panel go to Windows Fi
21. instead of specifying a Windows network share The option to copy the file locally before installation must be checked this is typically done automatically when ESXi options are selected The Client Version will need to be entered as the field is not automatically populated as it is for Windows clients Configure Template Client Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to silently deploy System Clients across your network Template Name ESXi Client 452 ESXi Client 4 52 Linux Client 4 52 Choose Installation Source Mac Client 4 52 Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Windows Client 4 52 Target Platform Windows Linux Mac OS X VMWare ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below ESXi Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory c apps Find Files S am v4 52 0001 tgz x New Template Copy Remove c apps syam v4 52 0001 tgz Copy this file locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation Install this file as a PKG SyAM Software Parameters Agent with Local Interface Agent only Client Version ex 4 32 452 Computer Type Desktop Preferred Language English US Enable SSL Install Directory CASyYAM Timeout Minu
22. o At An AJIREVD ifs V4 54 470 No 92 168 2 thinecnn ft Alimi V Desktop Apply to Selected Machines Apply to Group Apply to Group amp Subgroups Schedule a job Client Deployment Set Location or Function Set Notification Settings Patch Management Set Power Schedule Set Remote Console Settings Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software Issue Wake On LAN Command Wait Patch Scan Now P Refresh Selected Systems gt Items 1 10f 4 Add to Restricted Access List Page i v off Add to Wake On LAN URL List gt Relay 200 111 Active Directory Mana nt Copy Text to Cli rd Choosing a template brings you to the Wake on LAN URL List tab of the Administration Settings area Settings Users Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List The default URL when enabling Remote Wakeup for a system should Use Machine Name Use A Randomly Generated Code Default Authentication Template Windows Admin bal Device WOL WOL Authentication Location IP Address cao a TON iaiia URL Relay 200 http 192 168 100 158 3080 remote wake aspx 7HP _ m 192 168 200 883 HP PC 114 pc Edit Relay 200 http 192 168 100 158 3080 remote wake aspx 192 168 200 229 QS7TM 111 QSTTM Edit Remove Selected URLs Randomize Selected URLs The defaults that can be set on this page are to end the URL with t
23. 0 ze o o 00 E0 81 G2 14 39 Us Configure Templates pz i EAE 192 168 100 134 AUTOTESTER 0 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 0C 23 77 OF 88 Se Power Audit Wizard Ni i 1 192 168 100 150 DG31PR W7E X86 0 0 0 0 0 00 o o 00 1C C0 D4 F7 43 Us My Settings DS SEE 4 192 168 100 151 DB43LD 2K08 X64 0 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 1C C0 86 1D 64 Se Reports i i 1 192 168 100 152 BI P4SBA xP 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 0 4C D0 44 88 Us View History has eased l J 192 168 100 153 MS 7351 W7U X64 0 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 12 46 6D 2E EE Us a AA eS 7 ARTE a 182 186 100 154 G4 0O5X41 1 PPC local 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 30 65 C1 E0 3A Us 192 168 100 155 G4 OSX3S PPC 0 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 30 65 68 6C C8 Ui T ji T 1 T 152 168 100 158 X3408 2K03 X64 0 0 0 0 0 00 o o 00 1 1 11 E2 AD A6 Se New groups and subgroups can be created and systems can be moved from one group to another For example discovery of systems across an IP range may create a group with a mix of desktops and servers Servers could be moved into a separate group with a different Power On Hours template used for that group Settings can also be changed within a group by highlighting a row or rows and using the right click menu to change system classification wattages or the Power On Hours template In an Active Directory environment using discovery templates based on your domains and Organizational Units the audit groups will reflect the way your machines are organized in Active Di
24. 014 kWh Used Yesterday E Desktops E Notebooks Servers O Tablets 12 00 AM 3 00 AM 6 00 AM 9 00 AM 12 00 PM 3 00 PM 6 00 PM 9 00 PM Time Select the chart type start date and end date then click the Generate Dashboard button You can choose whether to display charts by clicking the Show Hide Chart button There is a default setting for displaying charts on the My Settings page The Achieved Savings chart appears in the menu when Power Auditor is in Achieved Savings mode This chart shows the amount saved by system type for the specified range of days Show Hide Chart Achieved Savings Start Date 3 20 2014 End Date 3 26 2014 Generate Dashboard Currently Displaying 3 20 2014 3 26 2014 Achieved Savings H ul o bt O E Desktops E Notebooks B Servers O Tablets Amount Saved ul L ee Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Day Reports Administration Settings Configure Templates Power Audit Wizard My Settings Reports View History Power Auditor can produce HTML or PDF reports on demand PDF reports are stored in an archive named either by Report Type or by the text entered in the Save Report As field Page size for PDF reports can also be set choose the default size on the Report Settings tab of Administration Settings Available report types include Identified Savings potential cost savings based on audit data and Achieved Savings act
25. 13 Mar 08 2013 pdf 51 KB Executive Report Jan 01 2013 Jan 31 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 51 KB identified Savings Summary Report Mar 01 2013 Mar 07 2013 Mar 08 2013 pdf 10 KB Total 5 Print Close Create Utility Group Identified Savings Detail Report Development Location Nashua NH 3 1 2013 3 7 2013 oue name Total Hours On Hours To Be Saved ih To Be Saved Amount To Be Saved Type Client Location Function Power Template Se Power On Hours Template Device lale Wattage Monitor Idle Wattage Development 2251 Device mo wo w os Deskop Va AB SSO LS167 2420 2047 C Nashua NH Development East Coast Development s0 Development 142221512 Davie a20 oo 0 00 ow Desktop v4 45 S90 815162 2420 2347 C Nashus NH Deveipmem Set East Coast Development s009 2o Development 142221513 Devs 700 wo ia o Desktop v4 45 3908518234202347 C Nastua NH Develpmem Set East Coast Development s0 o Development 142221514 Devesa 20 00 ow om Deckop V4453505L51623420 2347 C Nashua NH Development Set East Coast Development s000 m m2215 Deves 0 mo ne 2m Desktop v4 8 990 518162 3420 2247 C Nashua NH Develpmen NotSet East Coast Development s9 2o r42 221 61 1 Device Bt nzo so se 1 42 Deskop v4 48 990 515162 2420 2047 C Nashua NH Developmem Set East Coast Development s009 20 Development 142221541 Devies 120 so s
26. 158 apps SyAM_System_Client_V4 52A Release exe w Copy this file locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation Install this file as a PKG SyAM Software Parameters Agent with Local interface Agent only Client Version ex 4 32 452 Computer Type Desktop o x Preferred Language English US e install Directory CASyAM Timeout Minutes 10 Save Changes Cancel When specifying the path to the directory containing installation files or to the installation directory on the client machine quotation marks should not be used Spaces in folder names are supported Client Deployment and User Account Control For UAC environments the Client Deployment template should specify the normal domain authentication template and the Copy this file locally option must be checked When running a job using this template configure the job to use the local admin authentication For further information please refer to the SyAM Tool Tip on Management Utilities Configuration for UAC Environments Configure Template Client Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to silently deploy System Clients across your network Template Name Windows Client 4 52 Local Choose Installation Source Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Target Platform windows Linux Mac OS X VMWar
27. 24 Discovery Template Define a group or range of systems to be discovered J gt Template Lab Name Discovery Group Lab Name LAL g Allow systems with duplicate information Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain Discover Domains Discover Oraanizationa Unit Domain Organizational Units New Template Co Remove Network Scan py Scan IP address range Cbhactina M atitdeann 192 168 100 1 PPrrrrrrrirt The wizard will ask you to select a Power On Hours template which is described in the documentation for Power Auditor If you are not using Power Auditor select the default Power On Hours template 8AM On 5PM Off and then click the Save Wizard button Power Auditor users can change these settings later if desired Configure Template Network Discovery Wizard Start Wizard Existing Wizards 192 168 100 1 6 19 2012 3 28 45 6 19 2012 4 00 00 Update 192 168 200 111 6 19 2012 3 20 43 6 19 2012 4 00 00 Update Auditing Exclusion Rules Extended Holiday Vacation Days Auditing exclusion rules allow you to configure a set of rules that Vacation days allow you to define a range of dates during which your define patterns for device names not to be added to your power audit systems are expected to be powered off for an extended period New Exclusion Rule Start Date Add End Date Exclusion Rules Description Add Remove
28. 6 00 1C C0 85 68 6E 00 11 11 E2 AD A6 08 00 27 A7 70 DD 40 81 B8 E7 C1 72 B1 P4SBA XP WINSAUTO X3468 2K02 X64 WIN7TVBOX HP PC Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 8 E Microsoft R Windows Microsoft Windows 7 E Microsoft Windows 7 P V4 52 6004 Desktop V4 52 500 4 Desktop V4 52 510 4 Server v4 83 1004 Desktop f V4 52 500 Desktop 0 0 0 0 192 168 10 On 192 188 10 0n On 192 168 10 0n Not Set Default Not Set Default Not Set Always On Not Set Balanced Not Set High performa gt In Progress gt Completed Today b Suspended cheduled Jobs o O o O O 192 168 190 On O O O O 192 108 209 111 00 1C C0 70 70 F9 RUSSELL PC Microsoft Windows viva 52 500 4 Desktop 192 198 10 On Not Set Balanced Details Administration Settings Configure Templates Authentication Client Deployment Discovery Location Function Notifications Patch Management Function Area Manager IP Address t Items 1 42 0f 12 System Alert Matrix Third Party Wake On LAN Manage Job Templates Patch Scan Now in Job administrator 11 19 2013 2 12 PM Jo d on 14 19 2013 2 13 26 PM The containing job is still in progress o Network Discovery Wizard View A S E My Settings Detai Discovery in Job Discovery Replicate OUs Job started on 1 vg i TMe containing job finished running at 2 09 44 PM Unattended Insta
29. Copy Remove m Copy every patch locally to each target machine before installing cannot be used with local impersonation Save Changes Cancel example shows a template which will just scan and patch Critical updates Now that we have this template created we can apply the Critical Patches template against a system or systems at any time Select the systems right click and choose Patch Management Office Number of systems per page 25 v ou a E SEE E e e E e v D Apply to Selected Machines EEEE E VAPPLIANCE soft Windows 7 1 500 Desktop P Copy i Move l Remove EI Apply to Group es 19 Apply to Group amp Subgrou mecmmssireen S Schedule a job T ee a Cli ploy STA Microsoft Windows 7 V4 50 710 Desktop Client Deployment RKSTATION NT2 Microsoft Window Desktop Set Location or Function Set Notification Settings Patch Management Set Power Schedule Set Remote Console Settings Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software ad ES oe ny s ae Refresh Selected Systems items 1 29 0F add to Restricted Access List rage 1 v OPI Next Page 7 Next CUCt7y Add to Wake On LAN URL List b Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard This brings up the Patch Management Job window Choose the authentication template that will be required to access the target systems and the Patch Management template that you wis
30. Desktop Notebook Tablet Managed status of Client Yes means the Client is managed by a System Area Manager No means the Client is not managed by a System Area Manager Power Current Power Status gt Z S O Power Template Set Set means that SyAM System Client will perform a scheduled shutdown or restart Set is followed by All Days 7 days a week or Week Days 5 days a week or Partial individual day or days Not Set means no shutdown or restart is scheduled The Windows power scheme is listed for systems with 4 51 or newer client version The Location programmed into the Client The Function programmed into the Client Function Refreshed The date and time the system data was last refreshed by the Management Utilities AAD Piease note that systems must have the System Client installed running and managed by a System Area Manager before you can perform Third Party Application Deployment or Patch Management actions to them Copy Move Systems Systems placed into the user created groups either manually or through a Discovery Job can be copied to other groups subgroups removed from a group or moved to another group or subgroup Select the system or systems that you wish to take the action on then click the Copy or Move button Details Jitice Number of systems per page 25 Copy Hows Remove o ou Pasy imc Name sift Type Mgd AreaMan Power Pow E e T T E E a a E
31. Installed Version V5 14 Build Number 970 Build Date 20140327 Database Version 163 Management Utility Settings Patch Download Folder 192 168 100 158 patches Default Application Path 192 168 100 158 apps Days to keep history 60 Save Changes Cancel Spaces in folder names are supported Quotation marks should not be used Setting History Retention You can choose the number of days of Management Utility history to be retained This refers to the information displayed on the View History page Adding and Editing Users The Management Utility uses Windows authentication for all users A username and password that is used to log into Management Utilities must be one that can log into Windows on the server running Management Utilities Set up the Windows user name in the Management Utility and choose which features that user has access to From the Users section you can e Create a New User e Edit User e Remove User e Create SQL Login To add a new user click the Create User button Search Active Directory Discover Domains E Active Directory Users Username Log user out after 10 minutes of inactivity Group panel refresh rate in minutes c Scheduled jobs panel refresh rate in minutes E Job status panel refresh rate in minutes E w Device display page refresh rate in minutes E gt oe lf an Active Directory user is to be added click the Discove
32. Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Oa Days Enforce Blackout Calendar Week Days 3 Start Date Tuesday November 20 2012 Sunday Run Time 19 00 L Monday V Tuesday Days Tuesday al Wednesday E Thursday E Friday E Saturday Once you have finished configuring the schedule click Add task choose Patch Management and then choose the Authentication Template and Patch Management template you wish to use for this job Details Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Job Name Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm E create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 19 00 Days Tuesday Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Patch Management Critical Patches i Edit B Add Task Add Task Group Save Job as New Template Cancel Then click Save Job as New Template to save the job F our example we named the job Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm so we know exactly what this job will do and when it s scheduled to run Now that we have the Critical Patch Job template set we can apply the job template to systems that have Clients and are managed by the System Area Manager select the systems or group that you wish to apply t
33. Manager New Task Task Set Area Manager IP Address Authentication Template Windows Admin g Client Deployment Template Windows Client 4 47 v Edit Set IP Template This IP v Edit Wait minutes c OK Cancel Choose an appropriate name for the job template Configure Template Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you hawe created Job Details Job Name Deploy Client Set Power IP F create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary No schedule configured Job will run immediately by default Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Client Deployment Windows Client 4 47 t Edit Wait t Edit Set Power Schedule Shutdown Weekdays 6PM Edit Set Area Manager IP Address This IP t Edit Wait t gt Edit x Add Task Add Task Group Save Job as New Template Cancel Configuring a Schedule For jobs that will be run on a regular schedule click the Configure Schedule button The option to enforce the blackout calendar is set by default Uncheck the box if you want the job to run even on days that fall within a blackout period You may also choose to have the job remove systems from the affected systems list when the job is successfully completed for that system When this option is selected a recurring job will not attempt to run on target systems where it
34. Systems 0 Total Systems Attempted 1 192 168 200 381 HP VPRO Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 KB968369 Succeeded aed I co ac aces mei ah i sib rier ae a St A chek tierce Sf OK Automated Patch Management Patch Management can be automated and scheduled using the Management Utility In order to schedule a job we need to create a Patch Management Template which will define the types of patches you wish to scan and deploy To access the Management Templates expand the Configure Templates option within the Functions Window and the then click on Patch Management This will open up the Patch Management template screen Create a new Template or edit an existing template Enter a Template name and check which types of patches are to be scanned and deployed when using that template Configure Template Patch Management Template Define automatic patch management settings for systems in your network Template Name Critical Patches Existing Templates All Patches Critical Patches Patch Types Select the types of patches to apply Critical Updates ial Security Updates E Service Packs E Update Rollups E Feature Packs C Updates C Windows Defender The download folder must be a shared folder and accessible by all systems to which the patches will be applied NOTE Changes to this download folder will affect all patch management templates New Template Download Folder 192 168 1 00 1 S6 patches
35. The newly created wizard is now listed and placed in the schedule To run the discovery now without changing the schedule click the Update Now link Existing wizards can be edited or removed Removing a wizard will not affect the contents of the Groups area When multiple wizards are displayed clicking a column header will update their sort order Like other scheduled jobs Network Discovery Wizards can be suspended and resumed Users of Power Auditor should consult the documentation for information on Auditing Exclusion Rules and Extended Holiday Vacation Days Chapter 4 Using the Unattended Installation Wizard The Unattended Installation Wizard is a powerful tool for the Management Utility which allows you to configure all of the settings required to get your network up and running the System Area Manager and System Client suite Clients are deployed and configured silently making it easy to have a fully managed network in minutes The wizard guides you through discovery of systems on the network specifying normal power on hours client software deployment and connection to the System Area Manager by creating new templates or using existing ones Optionally location function and power settings can also be configured through the wizard The installation job can be set up to run on a regular schedule To begin click the Unattended Installation Wizard link in the Functions menu at the lower left of the browser page If you have alre
36. Third Party templates should use the normal domain admin authentication and the Copy locally option must be checked Then when running the deployment job choose the local admin authentication template For further information please refer to the SyAM Tool Tip on Management Utilities Configuration for UAC Environments Third Party Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to deploy third party software across your network Template Name Firefox 26 0 Existing T s Third Party Executable Details Target Platform Windows Linux Mac OS X Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Windows Domain Admin w Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 158 apps Find Files Firefox Setup 26 0 exe New Template 192 168 100 158 spps Firefox Setup 26 0 exe Copy Remove Timeout minutes 10 Parameters ms Do not check for process completion for BIOS updates Add Copy these files locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with ocal impersonation Silent Install Parameters for Third Party Application Deployment Templates Application Adobe Acrobat Adobe Flash Player 11 Adobe Reader 10 Apple Quicktime Audacity Firefox Java Runtime Environment Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Si
37. Xi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name ee n da Matric user must be an administrator on your Windows network and have access to the target systems you will be deploying software to Product Terms e Group Acollection of systems that have been discovered in your network Some groups are organized automatically but user defined groups are also available Example An IP scan range of 192 168 100 1 to 192 168 100 25 e Template A collection of settings that specify how a given task will operate Example Power Off Systems at 5 PM each weekday e Task A single operation that is configured by one or more templates Example Apply Power Template e Job An ordered list of tasks that are performed on one or many systems or groups Jobs can be scheduled or on demand Example Apply the Power Template to the group Accounting Systems User Interface Panels Groups Shows the breakdown of discovered systems in your network The Function Location and Operating System groups are automatically organized but the user may also define their own custom groups Functions Provides options to modify templates create jobs or configure settings for using the software Details Shows the details of all the systems in the group that has been selected in the group panel Status Displays a brief overview of the results from jobs that have been run Scheduled Jobs Displays jobs that have been sche
38. ady used the wizard to configure a deployment job you can choose it or else create a new one Administration Settings Configure Templates Network Discovery Wizard My Settings Unattended Installation Wizard View History You will be prompted for Discovery Power On Hours Client Deployment and System Area Manager IP Address templates These are required for the unattended installation job In each case you can choose a template you have already configured or you can create a new one Unattended Installation Wizard Discovery Template Template Name Automation Network 2K Automation Network Discovery Group Name Test Automation Network 2K Automation Network 2K Allow systems with duplicate information Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain Discover Domains Discover Organizational Units Domain D Organizational Units O Replicate OUs Network Scan Scan IP address range New Template Starting IP address 192 168 100 150 Copy li Remove Ending IP address 192 168 100 153 Resolve IP address to host name Other Options Only discover systems sy that meet the following filter Exclude systems that meet the following filters v Unattended Installation Wizard Power On Hours Template Define the hours that machines in your environment are typically powered on Template Name 8AM On SPM Off Existing Templates 8AM On SPM Off Power On Time Power
39. age 25 v Copy Move Remove _ ou a a se ae ee ee 7 Items 1 25 of 2 _ O fmen yasr ere fy fa Apply to Group Apply to Group amp Subgroups Schedule a job Client Deployment New Template Set Location or Function Set Notification Settings Deploy Client Set Power IP Patch Management Wake On LAN Office Network Set Power Schedule ro Set Remote Console Settings Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software Issue Wake On LAN Command Wait Patch Scan Now Refresh Selected Systems Add to Restricted Access List Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard Click the Run Job button to place the job in the schedule Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Affected Systems 1 Job Name Wake on LAN Office Network WINSENTERX64 Save Job as Template after running job Remove devices from the following group upon successful completion Lab Create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 07 00 _ Days Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Configure Schedule Add Filter iii Task Name Template Name Issue Wake On LAN Command Office Network
40. ails Affected Systems Job Name Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm Test Automation Network Save Job as Template after running job Remove devices from the following group upon successful completion Test Automation Network ia Create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 19 00 Days Tuesday _ Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Patch Management Critical Patches O Edit Add Task Add Task Group as The scheduled job will now appear in the Daily section of Scheduled Jobs gt Remaining Today v Daily gt Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm gt Discovery Lab gt Discovery Office gt Monthly gt In Progress gt Completed Today gt Suspended You can apply the job template to multiple groups of systems Windows Update Agent The first time a patch scan or deployment is attempted on a client system you may get an error to let you know that the operation failed because a current version of Windows Update Agent was not present on the client system Windows Update Agent can be downloaded from Microsoft There are separate versions for x86 32 bit and x64 64 bit systems WindowsUpdateAgent30 x86 exe http go microsoft com fwlink LinkID 100334 WindowsUpdateAgent30 x64 exe http go microsoft com fwli
41. ake on LAN commands issued to systems in your network Template Name Local Subnet Existing Templates Local Subnet Relay 200 Network Wake On LAN Settings Please select one of the options below Local Subnet Broadcast Unicast packet to target system in another subnet Relay broadcast to another subnet Broadcast Subnet 255 255 255 0 New Template Copy Remove Save Changes Cancel Because routers do not normally forward broadcast packets two features are available to wake systems on another subnet A unicast packet can be sent to a target system The nearest router to the target system must have a static entry in its ARP table for that system Configure Template Wake On LAN Template Define the settings for wake on LAN commands issued to systems in your network Template Name Unicast Packet OO Local Subnet Relay 200 Network Wake On LAN Settings Please select one of the options below Local Subnet Broadcast Unicast packet to target system in another subnet The closest router to the target system MUST have a corresponding static entry in the ARP table Relay broadcast to another subnet New Template Copy Remove Save Changes Cancel The Broadcast Relay feature sends a wake packet through a relay system on the target subnet The relay system must be running the System Client and must be managed by the System Area Manager To configure a template using broadcast relay enter the broadcast sub
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43. ccept Incoming Connections Password limited to 8 characters eeees Update Handling Poll Full Screen recommended for x64 targets Poll Foreground Window Poll Window Under Cursor Accept Remote Console Connection Options E Display Connection Window a Timeout seconds 10 AutoReject New Template Copy Remove Connection Settings Disable Remote Keyboard and Pointer Remove Desktop Wallpaper Save Changes Cancel Area Manager IP Address Template Systems can be assigned to be managed by your System Area Manager The first method using file transfer can be used to connect to an Area Manager at any IP address Details System Area Manager IP Address Template Define the IP address of system area managers in your network Template Name 200 2 Existing Templates 192 163 200 2 System Area Manager IP Address 200 13 Set agent to report to remote IP via file transfer System Area Manager IP Address 192 168 200 2 Set agent to report to this IP Please note this option will only work if the client is not already managed and this utility is on the same IP as the area manager New Template Copy Remove Save Changes Cancel The second method does not require a file to be transferred so it may be used when network settings do not allow the first method This method requires that the client is not already managed and reporting to an Area Manager It also requires that the Area Mana
44. clients Configure Template Client Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to silently deploy System Clients across your network Template Name Linux Client 452 Choose Installation Source Windows Client 4 52 Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Target Platform Windows Linux Mac OS X VMWare ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Linux Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 153 apps SyAM Linux System Client New Template Find Files install zl Copy Remove 192 168 100 158 apps SyAM Linux System Client V4 52 install Copy this file locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation ___ Install this file as a PKG SyAM Software Parameters Agent with Local interface Agent only Client Version ex 4 32 452 Computer Type Desktop iel Preferred Language English US Enable SSL install Directory CASyAM Timeout Minutes 10 _ Save Changes re Cancel Client Deployment Template VMWare ESXi When deploying to ESXi systems the client installation files must be stored on a local drive of the Management Utilities server and the path name must be a local drive path such as c apps
45. dministrator created a discovery template User administrator created a new user User administrator created a new user User administrator created an Area Manager IP template View History Job Status The Status window shows the most recent 50 jobs that have run to view jobs that are no longer shown in the Status window choose View History and Job Status This will allow you to view all jobs that have been executed on the Management Utilities Click on the View Details to open up the window with the details of that job Audit Trail Job Status View Discovery in Job Discover Lab Network Job started on 10 19 2010 10 04 34 AM The containing job finished running at 10 05 59 AM 254 Details IPs scanned 52 systems powered on View Discovery in Job 10 19 2010 8 33 45 AM Job started on 10 19 2010 8 34 35 AM The containing job finished running at 8 35 39 AM Details 254 IPs scanned 24 systems powered on The number of days to keep history data can be configured in Administration Settings in the Functions menu Chapter 10 Power Auditor With Power Auditor IT administrators can identify cost savings to be achieved through power management Power Auditor collects data on the actual number of hours that machines are left running Savings are calculated based on the desired power on off hours with configurable settings for power consumption and cost Power management template
46. duled are in progress have completed today or have been suspended Logout Management Utility SYAM Management Utilities Logged In As administrator Scheduled Jobs All Systems with Client Number of systems per page 25 i SyAM Function b Remaining Today SyAM t Copy Remove 1 ih yAM Location nae Gh SyAM Operating System Area Manag Power 192 168 10 On Power Template Set Not Set Balanced IP 1st 4 Name os Client Type H Job Errors b Monthly 192 168 100 129 RUSS WINSX84 Microsoft Windows 8 Ef V4 52 500 4 Desktop test lab local Patch Scans Groups 192 168 100 141 192 168 100 142 192 168 109 144 192 168 100 150 192 168 100 151 00 15 8D 64 A5 44 00 15 5D 54 A5 26 90 16 5D 64 A5 27 00 1C C0 D4 F7 43 00 10 CO B8 1D 84 XP SP2 RETAIL RUSS WIN7X64 RUSS WIN7X88 DG31PR W7E X88 WIN NVGC4H 1489 Microsoft Windows XP A aes 2 Microsoft Windows 7 P Microsoft Windows 7 E Microsoft Windows 7 E Microsoft Windows Ser V4 52 500 4 Desktop v4 52 5004 Desktop V4 52 5004 Desktop V4 52 500 4 Desktop V4 52 so Server 192 168 10 On 192 168 10 On 192 168 10 n 192 188 10 0n 192 108 10 0n Not Set Home Office O Not Set Balanced Not Set Balanced Not Set Default LI Not Set New Power Pia TA 192 168 100 152 192 168 100 156 192 168 100 158 192 168 100 233 192 168 200 88 00 0 4C D0 44 8
47. e ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Windows Domain Admin w Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 158 apps Find Files i v 192 168 100 158 apps SyAM_System_Client_V4 52A Release exe a Install this file as a PKG SyAM Software Parameters Agent with Local Interface Agent only Client Version ex 4 32 452 Computer Type Desktop v Preferred Language English US v Fl Paaki AMI gt Windows Client 4 52 Local m New Template Copy Remove Client Deployment Template Macintosh When deploying to Mac OSX the client installation files must be stored on a local drive of the Management Utilities server and the path name must be a local drive path such as c apps instead of specifying a Windows network share The option to copy the file locally before installation must be checked this is typically done automatically when Mac options are selected The Client Version will need to be entered as the field is not automatically populated as it is for Windows clients If you install using the Mac package file with the pkg zip extension check the Install this file as a PKG box For installations using install sh do not check this box Configure Template Client Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to silent
48. emplate following the instructions in the last chapter Wake On LAN Template Define the settings for wake on LAN commands issued to systems in your network Template Name Office Network Office Network Wake On LAN Settings Please select one of the options below Local Subnet Broadcast Unicast packet to target system in another subnet Relay broadcast to another subnet Broadcast Subnet 255 255 255 0 New Template Copy Remove _ Save Changes L Cancel Create a new job template in Manage Job Templates Set the desired schedule and then save changes when finished Configure Template Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details JE Job Name Wake on LAN Office Network m Create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Thursday March 07 2013 Run Time 07 00 _ Days Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Configure Schedule Add Filter Task Name Template Name Issue Wake On LAN Command Office Network Edit s Add Task Add Task Group _ Save Job as New Template Cancel Right click on a system in Groups to schedule the job for a single system for selected machines or for the entire group Lab f Number of systems per p
49. ems gt Items 1 Sof 5 Page 1 v off Add to Restricted Access List Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard Choose a template for authentication as a domain administrator To move a system click the Move radio button Click Discover Domains and select the desired domain then click Discover Organizational Units Details Active Directory Management Manage systems in Active Directory _ Affected Systems 1 Active Directory Management DG31PR W7E X86 Choose authentication Windows Domain Admin template Move A Remove Discover Domains Discover Organizational Units Domain test lab local gt L Organizational sas Remove Boston Desktops Boston Desktops Aardvark Group Boston Desktops Komodo Group Apply Cz 8oston Desktops Komodo Group Chameleon Circle Boston Desktops Komodo Group Chameleon Circle Ferret Forum Denver Desktops Domain Controllers Los Angeles Desktops Temporary Temporary Movedmachines Select the Organizational Unit to move the system into If you select the first blank line the system will be removed from its current OU but not placed into another one Click the Apply button to make the change bl It will take some time for the Management Utility Groups interface to display the system in its new OU group and for the information in the system s OU field to become current This depends on the config
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51. ent web sites to be able to use ports 80 and 443 for Management Utilities before starting the installation procedure Maitre user installing Management Utilities must have administrative rights on the system Management Utilities is to be installed on and must also be a SQL Administrator Mr picas note that if you are using SQL Server 2012 or SQL 2012 Express you must add an additional user System to the list of SQL Administrators BE SQL Server 2012 Setup Database Engine Configuration Specify Database Engine authentication security mode administrators and data directories Setup Support Rules Server Configuration Data Directories User Instances FILESTREAM Feature Selection Tastalatioi Pikes Specify the authentication mode and administrators For the Database Engine Instance Configuration Authentication Mode Disk Space Requirements C Windows authentication mode Server Configuration x Mixed Mode SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication Database Engine Configuration Error Reporting Specify the password for the SQL Server system administrator sa account Installation Configuration Rules Enter password eoccceee Installation Progress Confirm password essses00 Complete Specify SQL Server administrators WIN GOSSEOPRS4EG Administrator Administrator SQL Server administrators have NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM SYSTEM unrestricted access to the Database Engine ii Remove
52. er name Password Linux VMWare ESXi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name a n a gt Enter a Template Name Username and Password and Domain if using a domain administrator account then press Save to save your template Click on the top right hand corner X to close the window and continue Authentication Settings Template Define administrator usernames passwords used in your network Authentication Settings template found You may now close this window Existing Templates Template Name Windows Domain Admin E Install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation UAC m Impersonation Install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Administrator Password Domain test lab local mW wl Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege vl Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the account even if it was not granted by this program wl Impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST exist on the local system and copying locally cannot be enabled New Template Copy Remove m Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information User name Password Linux VMWare ES
53. fter it s created Details Network Discovery Wizard Start Date f9 fio 2011 MES 10 30 m Number of hours between network scans 24 Discovery Template Define a group or range of systems to be discovered Template Name Discovery Group Name Allow systems with duplicate information Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain Discover Domains Discover Organizational Units Domain L Organizational Units e Replicate OUs New Template copy Remove i ar Network Scan Scan IP address range Discovery templates define a group of machines This can be done by specifying a range of IP addresses with options to filter on the machine name In an Active Directory environment a discovery template can also use Windows domains and Organizational Units to define the group In the Network Discovery wizard you can choose an existing discovery template or create a new one You can also make changes to existing templates Begin creating a new discovery template by entering a template name that is related to the group of machines being selected Enter the name of the discovery group The group will be created in the Groups section of Management Utility and the machines discovered using this template will be placed in the group Note that multiple discovery templates can use the same group name Set your discovery range eithe
54. gement Utilities Details of selected systems are copied with the fields delimited by commas You can paste into Notepad and save as a Comma Separated Values csv file or paste into Excel and use the Text to Columns option to format the data for your spreadsheet The Shutdown Task The Shutdown task is used to perform an immediate shutdown of selected machines It can be run from the Groups right click menu or as part of a job defined in a saved job template Active Directory Management In an Active Directory environment Management Utilities can move a machine between Organizational Units or remove a machine from Active Directory To access this feature click a system in Groups right click to display the context menu then choose Active Directory Management Denver Desktops Number of systems per page 25 v OU IP 1st IMAC Name cso Tyee Mas sant Se ee a ee ee ee a healt Sa Se ae Apply to Group feet E Copy Move Remove EI Denver Desktops 192 168 100 150 DETRUE Apply to Group amp Subgroups 420 Desktop Yes 152 16 Denver Desktops 192 168 100 152 00 E0 4C D0 4A B 420 Desktop Ye 12 10 Schedule a job Client Deployment set Location or Function Set Notification Settings Patch Management Set Power Schedule Set Remote Console Settings Shutdown set Area Manager IP Address Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software Issue Wake On LAN Command Wait Patch Scan Now Refresh Selected Syst
55. ger is at the same IP address as the Management Utilities System Area Manager IP Address Template Define the IP address of system area managers in your network Template Name 92 168 200 2 System Area Manager IP Address Set agent to report to remote IP via file transfer System Area Manager IP Address Set agent to report to this IP Please note this option will only work if the client is not already managed and this utility is on the same IP as the area manager New Template Copy Remove Save Changes Cancel System Alert Matrix Template The System Alert Matrix defines how systems will be monitored and what types of notification alerts will be sent Choose which alerts will be generated email SMS text etc for each ohysical or logical sensor or choose the No Monitoring option if no alerts are needed For CPU and memory the reporting thresholds sample periods and reset periods can be configured Different templates can be set up to be applied according to the type of system workstation notebook server or for any other defined groups When you have made your selections scroll down and click the Save Changes button Configure Template System Alert Matrix Template Define system alert matrix settings for systems in your network Template Name Existing Templates m Physical Sensors No z Alerts Warning Alerts Critical Alerts Syste
56. group name to see all machines in the group Identified savings will be calculated when the audit has been running during the entire preceding day and updated automatically Details Summary Identified Savings Lab y Lab 10 18 2011 10 24 2011 ka Office Move tamnoge E1 Number of systems per page 25 w ou IP 1st 4 Name Total Hours On Hours To Be Saved kWh To Be Saved Amount To Be Saved MAC Ty 192 188 109 9 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 15 17 27 24 21 S f 192 168 100 10 DST5GVBW loo 0 9 leas 0 00 looi 1 11 56 33 DA Na 192 168 100 111 SE7501CW2 lo 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 02 B3 E3 62 30 Ds i f i t t 182 168 100 12 ZD865GBF deed 0 0 0 00 oo 00 30 05 6F 26 6D De 192 188 100 14 NASTOO0R 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 O0 OE OC 4E 41 2A S ji ji i T 192 168 100 22 NHI 0 0 0 9 0 00 o o 00 16 7e 6 06 33 Se t t t 1 192 168 100 24 WIN Y4YMLDCETSP lo o 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 12 20 B0 42 25 Se T T T 182 168 100 28 paseswe ps 0 9 0 00 o o 00 16 76 8F 9D 7A Ds 192 168 100 329 DCIZERUM 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 12 20 6F 01 E3 Da i 192 168 100 52 HEDMs loo 0 0 eae 0 00 90 30 48 7C 1 8 34 Se 192 168 100 60 E lo 0 0 0 10 00 0 00 00 30 48 F 4 24 14 S f t i 192 168 199 92 2K03 SQL2005 ee 0 0 ae o o 00 0C 29 52 30 9D Se FE 3 7 192 168 100 99 DQ43AP 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 00 00 1C CO DF 54 54 Du Administration Settings i z 192 168 100 123 0 0 0
57. h to run on the target systems New Task Task Patch Management f Authentication Template Windows Admin Edit Patch Management Template Critical Patches Edt OK Cancel Click the OK button and then on the Add Edit Job window click the Run Job button to perform the patch management job You can automate the critical patching of systems by creating and scheduling a job that runs the Patch Management Template Click Manage Job Templates then click Create a new job template Give your job a template name Use a name that tells you what that job is doing and when it runs Click on Configure Schedule create a new template and set to recurring but do not check the Intelligently remove option as even if we successfully deploy patches to systems we wish to check for other patches every week on the systems Set the start date and the time the job is to run and set which days to run the job How should this job be scheduled Choose a start date Start Date 0 14 7012 u Run Immediately Start Time 19 00 w Pretty sareen Add additional start times Remove last start time Recurring LI intelligently remove systems from affected systems list after sll tasks have completed successfully V Enforce Blackout Calendar Next Cancel Previous Next Cancel How often should this job run Every Week Schedule Summary Every Month Frequency Every Day This job should run on
58. has already succeeded How should this job be scheduled Select A Schedule Run Immediately Create A New Template Recurring One Time a intelligently remove systems from affected systems list after al tasks have completed successfully Enforce Blackout Calendar Choose the start date and the time of day the job will run A job may run up to five times per day Choose a start date Start Date 112 11 2012 io Start Time 07 00 iita Add additional start times sina Remove last start time Select the day or days when the job will run How often should this job run Every Week Every Month This job should run on All Days Week Days E Sunday Monday Tuesday E Wednesday E Thursday E Friday a Saturday m Review the schedule summary then click Finish if everything is correct Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Enforce Blackout Calendar Start Date Monday November 12 2012 Run Time 07 00 Days Monday The schedule information is now displayed Be sure to click the Save Job as New Template button in order to save the schedule as part of the template Configure Template Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details a p Job Name Deploy Client Set Power IP E Create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary
59. he Critical Patch job to right click and choose Schedule a job then choose the job template you saved called Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm Details Test Automation Network j Copy Move Remove eI ie S Microsoft Windows 8 0 Desktop INXPSP3 Microsoft Windows X V4 50 710 192 16 IN7X84 Microsoft Windows 7 V4 50 710 oo a 16 Manage Job Templates Number of systems per page 25 v nee a MAC 5D 64 A5 RUSS WINE OU O gt Apply to Selected Machines Apply to Group Apply to Group amp Subgroups Schedule a job Client Deployment Set Location or Function Set Notification Settings Patch Management Set Power Schedule Set Remote Console Settings Shutdown Set Area Manager IP Address Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software Issue Wake On LAN Command Wait New Template Critical Patching Tuesday 7pm Deploy Client Set Power IP Wake On LAN Office Network Patch Scan Now Refresh Selected Systems Add to Restricted Access List Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard Items 1 40f 4 Page 1 v off You can modify the details of the job if needed Click the Run Job button to schedule the Critical Patching job to the group called Test Automation Network Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Det
60. he domain name Windows user name and SQL login name If the Management Utilities server does not belong to a Windows domain its machine name should be entered in place of the domain name Restricted Access List systems that have been added to the Restricted Access List through the Groups interface are listed here Jobs run by the Management Utility will take no action on any systems on this list To remove a system from the list check the box for that system then click the Remove from Restricted Access List button ee Settings Users Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List M _jlocation PAddross Device tiame and Floor Basement 192 168 100 70 THINKCENTRE Remove from Restricted Access List In the Groups area systems on the Restricted Access List are displayed with a grey background Lab Number of systems per page 25 v OU IP 1st MAC Name os Client Type Mgd 2sm jopoecranss7s a s2102 ontc coet e286 MULTLANGSERVER terceoft Windows Ser V4 50 5704 Ser 192 168 100 3 00 19 D8 A2 7A 02 NEC Server CTTEST id VMware ESXi 5 5 0 V4 52 001 4 Server Yes ewm o T e e e a S T C maw T f f pe C S ss2vessooe ooczaoazas mavi paa rat tma ease VAS1UNU Seve es avesioo omara ea soni Whine v4 sassone Yes memo e a l reaienooss omkasorseac syansponermaogsduac osx 050 asnon Desoe ne mawa OOO OS ee h 192 168 100 13 Blackout Calendar The Blackout Ca
61. he machine name or with a randomly generated code and the default authentication template used by the Wake on LAN job Click an entry s Edit link to change the Wake on LAN template or the authentication template or the ending characters of the URL When finished editing click Update to save changes or Cancel to discard changes URL entries may be deleted or changed from machine names to randomly generated characters by using the checkboxes to select entries then clicking the Remove Selected URLs or Randomize Selected URLs buttons To wake a system browse to the corresponding URL In this example the Management Utilities server is referred to by an internal IP address so the URL will work on the internal network or VPN The user will be prompted for a username and password Please refer to the relevant section of this manual for information on setting up Management Utilities users aM Management Utilities Remote Wake On LAN Name L1 SALES IP MAC Power Status Off Power System On Click the Power System On button The system power status will be reported as On when the machine responds to ping or when the System Client is initialized If the system is still off after five minutes it may be unavailable on the network or not properly configured for Wake on LAN My Settings The My Settings page is used to define your personal settings and preferences Functions Administration Settings Configure Templates Network Di
62. in the following information per group and totals e Name The name ofthe Power Audit group e Device Count Total number of systems in the group Active Count The number of systems that reported powered on status at any time during the reporting period Contributing Count The number of systems that contributed to identified savings that is they were powered on for more hours than specified by the Power On Hours template Average Device Wattage System power consumption as specified in the Power On Hours template Average Monitor Wattage Display power consumption as specified in the Power On Hours template Total Hours On Number of powered on hours for the entire group during the reporting period Hours To Be Saved Number of powered on hours outside those specified by the Power On Hours template kWh To Be Saved Total potential power saving for the group based on wattages and hours calculated Amount To Be Saved Total potential dollars saved for the group based on kWh savings calculated and cost per kWh specified in Administration Settings In Identified Savings mode actual powered on hours are compared to the desired hours as defined in the Power On Hours Template When we move into Achieved Savings mode we are comparing the actual powered on hours with the baseline of data that was collected during the Identified Savings period So there are some differences in achieved savings reports Contributing Count The number of systems tha
63. ird Party Software hed WORKSTATION NT2 V4 50 710 Desktop Issue Wake On LAN Command Unknown a gt rFSseRvER s F Patch Scan Now a Refresh Selected Systems La aa en a ae gt Add to Restricted Access List Page i v of 1 NextPage Next Block Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard This brings up a window that allows you to define the scan name and authentication template to be used to access the target systems and to set the network shared path to the folder where you wish to store the identified patches Change the settings as required and press the OK button to perform the scan Please note that for environments where User Account Control is enabled on Windows systems patch scans and deployments should use the local admin authentication template Please provide scan information Scan Name Accounting Systems Authentication Template admin The download folder must be a shared folder and accessible by all systems to which the patches will be applied NOTE Changes to this download folder will affect all patch management templates Download Folder 192 168 100 60 vS patches OK Cancel You can view the scan results by expanding the Patch Scans heading and the Groups window and then clicking on the Scan Name Details Accounting Systems Patch Types All Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Update for Windows
64. ire an additional authentication template The Local Admin template uses the same authentication as the normal Domain Admin template but the Install as local system option is checked and three other options Grant logon as service Remove permissions when finished Impersonate this user locally must be unchecked It is also necessary to configure the Management Utilities server so that the Management Utilities service is run by a domain administrator rather than by Local System Please refer to the SyAM Tool Tip on Management Utilities Configuration for UAC Environments Configure Template Authentication Settings Template Define administrator usernames passwords used in your network Template Name Windows Local Admin Existing Templates Windows Domain Admin V install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation UAC Windows Local Admin impersonation DDDDDh ___ Install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Administrator Password eecee Domain test lab local Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege F Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the account even if t was not granted by this program impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST exist on the local system and copying locally
65. isplayed in Groups may be different for Power Auditor than for Management Utility but using the wizard is the same through either interface Whether an action is taken through Power Audit Wizard or through Network Discovery Wizard the results are the same Power Audit Wizard Start Wizard Existing Wizards No wizards yet Auditing Exclusion Rules Extended Holiday Vacation Days Auditing exclusion rules allow you to configure a set of rules that Vacation days allow you to define a range of dates during which define patterns for device names not to be added to your power your systems are expected to be powered off for an extended audit period New Exclusion Rule Start Date Add End Date Exclusion Rules Description Add Remove Auditing Exclusion Rules allow you to exclude systems from power auditing based on machine name or IP address Wildcards are allowed a question mark for a single character an asterisk for an unspecified number of characters Systems are added to the list when they are selected and then removed from an audit in Power Audit Groups Removing a group or subgroup does not add the systems to the Exclusion Rules list The list is also not affected by removing systems from Groups in Management Utility For holidays and vacation periods you can set a range of dates in Extended Holiday Vacation Days On any day specified here a system that is powered off all day will not be included in savings ca
66. ist on the i local system and copying locally cannot be enabled Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information User name Password Linux VMWare ESXi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name linuxadmin Password evcceeee Save Changes Cancel Existing Templates Macintosh Windows Admin Windows Admin Copy Windows Domain Admin New Template Copy Remove Client Deployment Template Windows Select the target OS and the corresponding authentication template then type the path to the directory that contains the client executable Click the Find Files button to populate the drop down menu where you can choose the correct executable file Configure Template Client Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to silently deploy System Clients across your network Template Name Windows Client 4 52 Windows Client 4 52 Choose Installation Source Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Target Platform Windows Linux MacOSX vMWare ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Windows Admin Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 158 apps New Template Find Files SyAM_System_Client_V4 52A Release exe x Copy Remove 192 168 100
67. lculations A system that is powered on for any part of the day will be included Power Audit Wizard Start Wizard Existing Wizards Scan Grou Power On Hours Last fae Scamtange aae eme S Saamea hetse O 192 168 100 1 s 6 19 2012 4 45 00 Update e 192 168 100 254 Lab Rack SAM On SPM Off O Enabled Suspend pend 2Sat legiRemove Auditing Exclusion Rules Extended Holiday Vacation Days Auditing exclusion rules allow you to configure a set of rules that define Vacation days allow you to define a range of dates during which your patterns for device names not to be added to your power audit systems are expected to be powered off for an extended period New Exclusion Rule Start Date Add End Date Exclusion Rules Description 192 168 300 SYSTEM SRRTSG Add StartDate End Date Jpescripton 10 24 2012 10 28 2012 Fall Vacation Remove Remove Daylight Saving Time Power Auditor calculations are made on the basis of full 24 hour days with adjustments made wherever Daylight Saving is observed In the fall wnen the clocks move back one hour the repeated hour is not tracked in the power auditor In the spring when the clocks move forward one hour the omitted hour is filled in using the power on off statuses of devices for the hour prior to the one missing Groups Section Once an audit has been created and machines in the group have been polled the group name will appear in the Groups section Click the
68. le Fitter Required Add Filt Machine Name IP Address Client Version ex 4 32 SSSTT OG Py yriciie Template Name Windows Client 4 47 t 4 Edit Wait t Edit x Set Power Schedule Shutdown Weekdays 6PM t Edit x Set Area Manager IP Address This IP t Edit x Wait Edit x Add Task Add Task Group Save Template Changes Cancel Up to three filters can be set for each task group Multiple filters are ANDed together so all conditions must be satisfied for a machine to be selected as a target The Machine Name filter can select machines with an exact name or machines with names that contain a specified substring The IP Address filter selects a specific IP or a range from lower to higher The Client Version filter can select machines where the installed SyAM System Client is less than greater than or equal to a particular version or between a lower and a higher version Select a filter type then a logical operator then fill in the entry field e Machine Name Exact name of machine e Machine Name Contains Substring of machine name e IP Address IP Address of machine e IP Address Between Lower IP of range Higher IP of range e Client Version lt Filter selects clients lower than this version e Client Version gt Filter selects clients higher than this version e Client Version Filter selects this client version e Client Version Between Lower version of range Higher ver
69. lendar allows you to define a blackout period by specifying starting and ending days When setting up a scheduled job select the Enforce Blackout Calendar option and the job will not take any actions during the blackout period The Blackout Calendar has no effect on any other jobs Click the button to add blackout dates Configure Template Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List Add Blackout Dates No records found Enter starting and ending dates with a name for the calendar entry Configure Template 3232013 3 31 2013 Spring Break Existing calendar entries are displayed on the Blackout Calendar tab They can be removed by clicking Delete Configure Template Users Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List Add Blackout Dates March 3 23 2013 3 31 2013 Spring Break Wake on LAN URL List You can create a URL that can be used to activate a supported system using Wake on LAN Each URL applies to an individual client machine Highlight a system in Groups then right click to display the context menu Mouse over the selection Add to Wake On LAN URL List near the bottom of the menu Click to select the Wake on LAN template to be used For more information on creating the template see the relevant section of this manual 200 94 Move Remove Number of systems per page 25 v Copy ou P SN aS a a o Aam 2 168 200 94 00 15 5D
70. llation Wizard View Deploy Patches Now in Job administrator 11 19 2013 11 37 AM Job started on 11 19 2013 1 42 26 PM The containing job finished running at 1 52 38 PM 15 successful 0 failed View History Be ey a ay lek Ha dasiniciseiea AAIARIAAAN AANT ARAM Lek adeno aa AATANINAAN ALN ELA OE Tha ee deinen iek Heieb ad wei e s ALLAN ME A Groups There are four types of groups shown in the Groups window SyAM Function Location Operating System These are the groups of systems discovered by the Management Utilities that are running the System Client They are organized by the SyAM Client programmed fields for Function Location and Operating System Job Errors A client system that is the target of a job run by the Management Utilities can be copied to these groups when a job error is reported Job error subgroups are organized by error codes and by the jobs that reported errors User Defined Groups These are the groups that users create either through a Discovery Template or manually by right clicking the mouse button and choosing New Group or by clicking on a group name and then right clicking the mouse button and choosing Add Subgroup Patch Scans These are the groups of systems that have had a manual Microsoft Vulnerability scan performed on them E The example below shows how to add a subgroup to the group called Rack 1 Groups Details G SyAM Function Rack 1 H SyAM Location Number of syst
71. lverlight Microsoft Office 2007 2010 Microsoft Windows Update Agent 3 0 OpenOffice org 3 2 with default settings OpenOffice org 3 2 selected modules Silent Parameters Refer to SyAM Tool Tip Deploying Acrobat or Reader with Adobe Customization Wizard install Refer to SyAM Tool Tip Deploying Acrobat or Reader with Adobe Customization Wizard Batch File cd windows system32 msiexec exe i 192 168 200 113 apps quicktime Quicktime msi qomsiexec exe i 192 168 200 113 apps quicktime AppleApplicationSupport msi qbexit SP VERYSILENT MS s REBOOT Suppress quiet norestart q admintile officecontigfilename msp Refer to SYAM Tool Tip Deploying Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010 quiet norestart wuforce qn Refer to SyAM Tool Tip Deploying OpenOffice 3 2 using SyAM Management Utilities MA Please check with the application vendor on the silent parameters specific to the version of the application that you are deploying as parameters may change by version Chapter 9 Viewing Scheduled Job Status and History Scheduled Jobs The status of the scheduled job can be viewed on the right hand pane called Scheduled Jobs in the Management Utility Interface This will provide a breakdown and status of the jobs that are scheduled to run currently running or have completed By clicking on the heading you get a detailed view of that section by clicking on the job you open up the j
72. ly deploy System Clients across your network Template Name Mac Client 4 52 Existing Templates Mac Client 4 52 Windows Client 4 52 Choose Installation Source Choose installation source must be System Client Version 3 3 or above Target Platform Windows Linux MacOSX VMWare ESXi Select File Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Macintosh Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory c apps V4 52 PKG Release Find Files SYAM Client V4 52 pko zip New Template Copy Remove c apps V4 52 PKG Release SyAM Client V4 52 pkg zip Copy this file locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation install this file as a PKG SyAM Software Parameters Agent with Local interface Agent only Client Version ex 4 32 452 Computer Type Preferred Language Install Directory Timeout Minutes 10 Save Changes Cancel Client Deployment Template Linux Select the target OS and the corresponding authentication template then type the path to the directory that contains the client executable Click the Find Files button to populate the drop down menu where you can choose the correct executable file The Client Version will need to be entered as the field is not automatically populated as it is for Windows
73. m System System System Description oo Email mane Area a sis Event Email ies Area Reson paani Event 9 9 Manager 9 P Log Manager 9 P Log Physical Sm H m A A A A Fans RPM H o A A B 2 ri a E ial lal Temperature lt lt mw A AH A A tal J cial al Thermal R o Controlled F o A F F F rr rr rr Fan Voltages v a AE iv eH PF E w ee a TT zi raan ew Template Power Unit W E E E E Logical Sensors No Alerts Warning Alerts Intervals System MA No SMS Local SNMP System Sample Description Threshold Monitoring Email Pager Alerting Trap EventLog Penod Reset Period Manager Network i ae na remisa A aA AH P Physical Disks E vw A V E E E Logical Disks F F Al wl F F F 8 Hr 1638 90 Hr Managed RAID Controllers M E v w E E CPU Utilization a r y 240 v v 95 A ap OD O E i ee Memory i y 240 Utilization 95 n c u E m w Min Min Memory Error 24 24 a mM A A A A a r Hr Hardware Asset Change mo n Wi E E E Software Asset recone Hw A A A A Save Changes Cancel Wake on LAN Template Wake on LAN can be configured to wake client systems on the network This feature must be supported by the client system hardware To wake systems on the same subnet as the Management Utilities server select Local Subnet Broadcast and enter the broadcast subnet IP address Configure Template Wake On LAN Template Define the settings for w
74. n rao Maes Woe x v4080 Be 192 168 100 151 00 1C C0 B6 1D 64 DB43LD 2k08 x64 _ Microsoft Windows V4 37 12 Server Yes 192 168 On 132 168 100 153 00 13 48 6D 2E EE MS 7251 W7U X64 Microsoft Windows T V4 34 97 Desktop Yes 192 168 On Page 1 of2 Next Page v The columns can be sorted in ascending and descending order The default sort order is IP address this can be changed to Machine Name under the Administration Settings Click on the column heading to go from ascending to descending click one more time to remove it from the sorting order You can have 1 and 2 column sorting these are shown by the Amber Text and 1 label and Green Text and 2 label Chem Type 1st Mgd 2nd 08 80 To change the column sorting order make the column you wish to become the 1 sorting order as the 2 column by clicking on the column heading then click on the 1 column header twice to remove the 1 column sorting order This will then make the 2 column sorting the new 1 column sorting System Detail Data The Column headings in the system details represent data collected from the systems Column Heading Data OU _ Organizational Unit name Active Directory IP IP Address last obtained for that system _ o o o Name Machine Name OS si Operating System This is retrieved through the system Client Client configuration type Server
75. names A single filter can be used to include systems multiple filters can be used to exclude systems Wildcards can be used in filters A question mark substitutes a single character an asterisk for an indefinite number of characters Configure Template Discovery Template Template Name Finance OU Existing Templates Automation Network 2K Discovery Group Name Finance Finance OU A j d G4 Macs WJ Allow systems with duplicate information Replicate OUs Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain Discover Domains Discover Organizational Units Domain TESTDOMAIN local Organizational Units Finance Network Scan Scan IP address range New Template Starting IP address Copy Remove Ending IP address rm Resolve IP address to host name Other Options V Only discover systems xp that meet the following filter Exclude systems that meet the following filters Add Remove Save Changes Cancel E In this example we have defined a template called Finance OU The group name is Finance and the discovery is of the Organizational Unit called Finance on the Domain called TESTDOMAIN with filtering set to only show machines where the machine name contains xp 7 For all template types you can select multiple existing templates to copy or remove Location and Function Template You can specify locations and functions for your systems Location and function may be
76. net IP and the name or IP address of the relay system Configure Template Wake On LAN Template Define the settings for wake on LAN commands issued to systems in your network Template Name Relay 200 Network i ocal Subnet F ela y 20 0 N hy Atle Wake On LAN Settings Please select one of the options below Local Subnet Broadcast Unicast packet to target system in another subnet Relay broadcast to another subnet Broadcast Subnet 255 255 255 0 System must have the client installed and managed be powered on and in the same physical LAN segment as the target systems New Template N mame Copy Remove a IPAddress 92 168 200 29 Save Changes Cancel Chapter 6 Managing Job Templates and Creating Scheduled Jobs Job templates are a convenient way to define and run recurring jobs either on demand or following a schedule Administration Settings Configure Templates Authentication Client Deployment Discovery Location Function Notifications Patch Management Power Settings Remote Console Settings Area Manager IP Address System Alert Matrix Third Party Wake On LAN Manage Job Templates By default the template name is based on the current date and time For a saved job template choose a name that reflects the template s functionality Configuring a Job Template Configure Template Manage Job Templates Define jobs that can be applied to groups of systems more than
77. nk LinkID 100335 The Third Party Software Installation feature of Management Utility can be used to install Windows Update Agent Please refer to the chapter in this document entitled Third Party Application Deployment For either version of Windows Update Agent 3 0 the command line parameters for silent installation are quiet norestart wuforce You may also wish to refer to the SyAM Tool Tip Installing Windows Update Agent Chapter 8 Third Party Application Deployment The Management Utilities enable you to deploy applications to target systems silently as a scheduled job or on demand Starting with Management Utilities V5 12 it is no longer required that target systems have system Clients installed and connected to a System Area Manager To deploy an application you must configure a Third Party Template Give the template a name choose your target operating system and then choose the authentication template that will be used to install the software on the target systems Enter the path to where the application exe is stored it will automatically point to the network share that you have set up in Administration Settings Enter the silent installation parameters specific for the application you are going to install then press the Add button to confirm the settings You can enter more information and add again if your application has multiple programs to run to complete the installation Configure Template Third Part
78. ob details Scheduled Jobs v Remaining Today gt Critical Patching Tuesday 7 v Daily gt Critical Patching Tuesday 7 gt Monthly v In Progress gt Discovery Lab v Completed Today gt Discovery Lab gt Discovery 200 111 gt Discovery 200 88 gt Discovery 200 29 gt Suspended Remaining Today This is a list of recurring jobs that are scheduled to run later that day Daily This is a list of recurring jobs that are scheduled to run each day or on a day each week Monthly This is a list of recurring jobs that are scheduled to run once a month In Progress This is a list of the jobs that are currently running Completed Today This is a list of the jobs that have completed today Suspended This is a list of the jobs that have been suspended The job interface allows the job to be resumed Job Status At the bottom of your main window you will see a Job Status Panel This panel is used to inform you of the progress of jobs in progress and jobs recently finished Only the last fifty jobs are displayed older jobs can be queried from the View History page To view the status and details of the job you click on the View Details section in the Status window of the job you wish to view Status View Discovery in Job 10 19 2010 8 33 45 AM Job started on 10 19 2010 8 34 35 AM The containing job finished running at 8 35 39 AM 254 IPs scanned 24 Details systems powered on This will
79. om Password ecees Server mail syamsoftware com Sender Email autoEmailFromVS syamsoftw Use SSL Port 25 Email an identified savings report Daily Weekly Monthty Email an achieved savings report E weekty E sonthty Email an executive report Monthly Report Recipient Email Add cory nickerson syamsoftware com 4 Remove Save Changes Clear Settings Send Test Email If you are using Gmail specify the full email address as the username and smtp gmail com as the server Check the box to use SSL and specify port 587 On the Reports tab you can enter header text to be displayed on all reports To make a logo appear on your reports browse to a graphics file in a format that browsers can display Also on this page is the default page size setting for PDF reports which you can override when creating individual reports Settings Users Email Settings Report Settings Achieved Savings Report Header SyAM Power Auditor Report Logo SyAM Software Page Size LETTER_LANDSCAPE K Save Changes Clear Settings Here is an example of a report with header and logo spill ome laer SyAM Software 7 6 2012 7 12 2012 Device Count Active Count Ard Average Total Hours Hours To Be kWhToBe Amount To Be ount Device Monitor On Saved Saved Saved Wattage Wattage Development j d Bo j o o 302 0 isoo tao 279 Marein ooo eo e o Towo so fro forso
80. once Jobs defined here will be available from the context menu on the group page _ Create a new job template No job templates have been cested yet Click the button to create a new job template The Add Edit A Job interface will be displayed Configure Template Add Edit A Job Create a job that will run one or more times using templates that you have created Job Details Job Name 11 12 2012 4 28 17 PM create groups for failure codes Schedule Summary No schedule configured Job will run immediately by default Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Configure Schedule Add Filter No tasks assigned yet _ Add Task Add Task Group _ Save Job as New Template Cancel Adding Tasks to a Job Add tasks to the job template by clicking the Add Task button In this example we start by deploying the System Client using the templates we ve already created The Wait parameter allows time for all processes associated with a task to complete before starting the next task New Task Task Client Deployment Authentication Template Windows Admin v Edit Client Deployment Template Windows Client 4 47 v Edit Wait minutes 5 OK Cancel The next task will configure the systems power settings New Task Task Set Power Schedule v Power Settings Template Shutdown Weekdays 6PM v Edit OK Cancel Finally we ll set the IP address for our System Area
81. op 19 oft Windows S v4 51 510 Desktop 192 168 100 129 Set Notification Settings 192 168 100 133 Patch Management Set Power schedule oft Windows S 4 50 710 Server Yes 0 Set Remote Console Settings oft Windows X V4 50 7 1 Desktop 13 Shutdown oft Windows 7 Y4 50 710 Desktop Set Area Manager IP Address oft Windows 7 V4 50 710 Desktop Set System Alert Matrix Deploy Third Party Software V4 51 510 Issue Wake On LAN Command oft R Windows V4 51 510 Server 122 168 100 163 Wait oft Windows S V4 51 420 13 192 168 100 165 Toft Windows S V4 51 300 Server Yes jox Patch Scan Now 19 480 4 467 192 168 100 134 192 168 100 141 192 168 100 142 192 168 100 144 192 168 100 151 192 168 100 158 ft e t Moes me 4 Refresh Selected Systems gt Items 1 25 of 49 Add to Restricted Access List Page 1 v of 2 Next Page Add to Wake On LAN URL List Active Directory Management Copy Text to Clipboard Adding a machine to the Restricted Access List prevents Management Utilities from taking any actions on the machine This feature can be used to define exceptions within a discovery group s IP range or Active Directory organizational unit The Restricted Access List can be viewed in Administration Settings and systems can be removed from the list there as well The Copy Text to Clipboard option is supported only when using Internet Explorer to browse to Mana
82. ows 7 8 i Power Management Scheduler Settings Schedule No Action Shutdown Restart Hibernate Execute Time Apply To All 17 30 Sunday r 30 m New Template Monday 17 30 Copy _ Remove Tuesday E 17 30 z Wednesday 17 30 z Thursday 17 30 e Friday amp 17 30 z Saturday 17 30 Power On Weekdays Settings This setting is only applicable to Macintosh systems running OSX 10 4 x and w Previous Next You will be prompted to set a job schedule Choose the start date and time how often the job should run and on which days A job can be scheduled to run up to five times a day How should this job be scheduled Select A Schedule Run Immediately Create A New Template Recurring One Time Enforce Blackout Calendar How often should this job run Every Week Every Month This job should run on al Days Week Days E Sunday V Monday v Tuesday v Wednesday V Thursday v Friday E Saturday Choose a start date Start Date p Start Time 06 00 A Add additional start times am Remove last start time Start Time 2 09 30 Start Time 3 12 30 Start Time 4 15 00 Start Time 5 20 00 Schedule Summary Frequency Every Day Intelligent Removal Once Completed Successfully Disabled Start Date Monday February 14 2011 Run Time 06 00
83. ows 7 8 Dsabe E only Power Management Scheduler Settings Schedule No Action Shutdown Restart Hibernate Execute Time Apply To All 18 00 Sunday 00 00 New Template Monday 18 00 x Copy Remove Tuesday 18 00 7 Wednesday 18 00 x Thursday Q 18 00 Friday 18 00 Saturday 00 00 Power On Weekdays Settings This setting is only applicable to Macintosh systems running OSX 10 4 x and above No Action Power On Weekdays Q ooo Advanced Power Management requires V4 client or above Check for Activity Timer 15 Minutes Shutdown Countdown Timer 2 Minutes X Wait Period before rechecking 15 Minutes X Number of attempts to shutdown i payroll exe Remove Application Enter application executable name Add Application System Security User Log Off Lock Screen Settings If a defined application is running the screen willbe Check for User Inactivity locked 145 Minutes x Force Log Off Lock Screen Save Changes Cancel Remote Console Settings Template You can configure systems to accept or deny remote console connections Settings can be applied according to bandwidth and security requirements Configure Template Remote Console Settings Template Define remote console settings for systems in your network Template Name Office Incoming Connections A
84. ows Windows Windows xO4 besed xO4 besed xO4 besed 2008 for x 4 Server 2098 Server 2008 Server 2008 Server 2008 Server 20098 Server 2008 Systems Systems Systems based Systems x64 Edition x64 Edition x64 Edition x64 Edition x64 Edition x64 Edition aren KBS7t E eee KB955020 KB951978 at KB955302 KBS68389 K8973887 KBS972917 You can perform patching on demand from this screen by checking off which patches you wish to deploy By default all check boxes are chosen but you can select and unselect specific patches by clicking the appropriate check box e You can select all or deselect all for a specific system by clicking on the check box next to the system name e You can select all or deselect all for a patch by clicking on the check box next to the patch name Once you have chosen the patches you wish to deploy click on the Deploy Patches Now button and it will schedule the Patch Management Job for you to run immediately MA Please Note that the Management Utility downloads the identified patch files automatically from Microsoft if it does not find them already stored on the network share defined for storing the patches Once the Patch Management job has completed you can view the details in the Status window Task Patch Management Job Name Accounting Systems Date Started 9 28 2010 9 10 39 AM Status The containing job finished running at 9 12 22 AM Successful Attempts 1 Failed Attempts 0 Unavailable
85. pany com admin company com senscee mailserver company com New Template Power Settings Template Create a Power Settings Template to configure power management for client machines A daily shutdown restart or hibernate can be scheduled for each day of the week SyAM System Client checks for recent keyboard or mouse activity to insure that scheduled actions do not interfere with system users A template may also include a list of applications that if found to be running at the time a shutdown or other scheduled action is to occur will prevent that scheduled action Timeouts can be set to turn off the monitor or hard disks place the system in standby hibernation or for Windows 7 or 8 hybrid sleep mode after a specified period of inactivity The Power On Weekdays option is available for Macintosh OSX 10 4 or later Forced log off or screen lock after a period of keyboard and mouse inactivity can be configured by the Power Settings Template mha Scheduling a hibernation action will leave the system in that state until it is powered back on mha To use hibernation mode set a timeout or schedule a hibernation action Enabling both on the same machine is not recommended Configure Template Power Settings Template Template Name a Veekdays 6 PM Timeout Settings for AC Main _ Turn off monitor After 5 Minutes ly Turn off hard disks Never System standby Never X Hibernate Never idee Sleep Wind
86. pew epe pr C eem pesans jaon jena ana r on fese r E a E e a E agag a M amn A a pass a ee 192 168 200 143 This will then bring up a list of the groups subgroups that you can copy or move the selected systems to Choose the name from the list and click the OK button 2 group to which you would like to copy the selected systems Lab Rack 1 Desktops Lab Rack 1 Servers Lab Rack 2 ox Cancel Remove Systems Select the system or group of systems that you wish to remove from the group and then click the Remove button Details OTTice Number of systems per page Copy Mave Bemove g a pos e pe ooo pe e pe pope fe e a T a a LEE C e E E E E E O eem esnss pow onwonc ans pe Ve ae he a E e 8 70 7C EF BUILD SERVER oft Windows Not Se 192 168 200 1 B A5 FE SYAM SERVER Microsoft R Window V4 05 30 Server Yes 192 16 Not Se a a pe o f eepe o o e 192 168 200 13 Not Se This will then bring up a confirmation of the removal Press the OK button to confirm the removal of the selected systems Copy Remove Systems from the SyAM Groups Systems that are in the SyAM Groups can be copied or removed they cannot be moved as they are placed in their group based upon the information programmed into the System Client Details All Systems with Client Rie Number of systems per page 25 Copy Move Bemave m
87. pplication to load on startup Power Auditor x Default number of days in identified savings dashboard and reports O14 7 30 Show help text Y Number of machines to display at a time on the group page 25 iy Default sort column on the group page IP Address Machine Name Features Tasks V Administration Settings V Discovery V Con figure Templates V Client Deployment V Unattended Installation Wizard V Set Location or Function V My Settings V Set Power Schedule V View History V Set Area Manager IP Address V Show Audits for All Users V Set Remote Console Settings V Reports V Set System Alert Matrix v Change system power auditing V Set Notification Settings V Network Discovery Wizard V issue Wake On LAN Command Power Audit Wizard V Deploy Third Party Software V Active Directory Management 7 Patch Management V Wait V Shutdown Save Changes Cancel Click the Save Changes button to save and apply the changes to the user Users may configure these parameters but not the selection of available features and tasks by choosing My Settings from the Features menu at the bottom left of the browser page The Create SQL Login feature is used to add a user to SQL as an administrator Create User Domain Name testdomain local aren 0 To Windows User Name Tadmin administrator ia SQL Login Name admin Edit User Create SQL Login Remove User Enter t
88. pr 2012 Jun 2012 Aug 2012 Oct 2012 Dec 2012 Feb 2013 Month The following chart shows each group s projected savings vs actual savings Ml Achieved Savings Projected Savings Group Name g fz 20 00 5 60 00 Amount Saved From 2 1 2012 to 1 31 2013 you have saved 3487 86 kilowatt hours which is equivalent to 2 4 metric tons of CO2 emissions This is the equivalent of removing 0 5 car s from the road An average passenger vehicle travels 11 720 miles per year with a fuel economy of 20 4 miles per gallon Source http www eps gov cleanenergy Powered By SyAM Software At A Glance This section located on the right side of the Power Auditor browser window displays a high level summary of the available information Use the Details window to drill down to specifics of groups and individual systems At A Glance Achieved Savings 11 5 2012 11 11 2012 Average Wattage System Desktops 105 00 Servers 145 00 Notebooks 26 00 Tablets 0 00 Average Hours On Day Desktops 10 66 Servers 13 25 Notebooks 0 71 Tablets 0 00 Total Addresses Desktops 61 Servers 37 Notebooks 2 Tablets 0 Total Active Systems Desktops 53 Servers 29 Notebooks 1 Tablets 0 Administration Settings Administration Settings Configure Templates Power Audit Wizard My Settings Reports View History On the Settings page of Administration Settings you can view the software s version info
89. r Domains button Choose the domain from the drop down menu Once the domain has been chosen click the Search Active Directory button to populate the drop down menu with user names Selecting a user from the menu will populate the Username box Management Utilities users must have unique names It is not permitted to have more than one user with the same name even if they are on different domains or are local system users The user can be granted access to all features of Management Utilities without regard to the particular domain or non domain login used To remove a user choose the user you wish to remove and click the Remove User button To edit a user choose the user you wish to edit and click the Edit User button Settings Users Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List Create User Domain Name Windows User Name administrator _ SQL Login Name Edit User Create SQL Login Remove User o When editing a user you can modify the parameters for the user and enable disable the features available to the user Username Log user out after 10 minutes of inactivity Group panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Scheduled jobs panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Job status panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Device display page refresh rate in minutes 5 Power Audit dashboard refresh rate in minutes 5 Power stats at a glance panel refresh rate in minutes 5 A
90. r by Domain and Organizational Unit or as an IP address range Click on Allow Systems with duplicate information if there is a router between your Management Utilities server and the target IP range as the router may not allow the target systems MAC addresses to be passed but instead represents the MAC address as the same for all systems If you have selected a domain you can check the Replicate OUs box to create subgroups for all Organizational Units in the domain Set filter options if desired You may configure the filter so that only machine names which meet the filter are selected or you may enter a list to exclude machine names Wildcards can be used an asterisk for any number of characters a question mark for a single character to filter based on the position of a character Network Discovery Wizard Start Date Number of hours between network scans 24 Starting IP address OOo Ending IP address OOo t isC iz Resolve IP address to host name Other Options Only discover systems that meet the following fiter Exclude systems that meet the following filters Add When you are finished creating or editing the Discovery Template click the Save Changes button In the Existing Templates box highlight the template you wish to select for your network discovery then click the Next button Network Discovery Wizard Start Date 20 E 10 30 Number of hours between network scans
91. rectory Power Charts The Devices Powered On chart shows the number of desktops notebooks and servers that are powered on for each day over a range of days or by hour over the course of a single day _ Show Hide Chart Devices Powered On w Start Date 3 20 2014 End Date 3 26 2014 Generate Dashboard Currently Displaying 3 20 2014 3 26 2014 Devices Powered On 60 amp 50 4 amp 30 E Desktops i E Notebooks S20 Servers O Tablets 4 0 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Mimis Show Hide Chart Devices Powered On w Start Date 3 26 2014 End Date 3 26 2014 Generate Dashboard Currently Displaying 3 26 2014 3 26 2014 Devices On By Hour E Desktops E Notebooks Servers O Tablets Devices Powered On 12 00 AM 3 00 AM 6 00 AM 9 00 AM 12 00 PM 3 00 PM 6 00 PM 9 00 PM Time The kWh Used chart shows the number of kilowatt hours used per day for a range of days or per hour for a 1 day chart Show Hide Chart kWh Used 4 Start Date 3 20 2014 End Date 3 26 2014 Generate Dashboard Currently Displaying 3 20 2014 3 26 2014 kWh Used 10 8 6 E Desktops me E Notebooks 4 E Servers O Tablets 20 0 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Day m Show Hide Chart i kWh Used J Start Date 3 26 2014 End Date 3 26 2014 Generate Dashboard Currently Displaying 3 26 2014 3 26 2
92. rewall If the firewall is enabled you will need to allow features through the firewall On the sidebar at the left of the Windows Firewall screen click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall Enable these features for the private and public networks Core Networking File and Printer Sharing Network Discovery and Remote Assistance Click OK to close the configuration screen The illustrations are for a Windows 7 system the procedure is the same for Windows 8 User Account Control must be disabled To do this on a domain or in a non Active Directory environment please refer to the SyAM Tool Tip Disabling User Account Control i Windows Firewall Allowed Programs Allow programs to communicate through Windows Firewall To add change or remove allowed programs and ports click Change settings What are the risks of allowing a program to communicate Allowed programs and features Name Ol BranchCache Content Retrieval Uses HTTP O BranchCache Hosted Cache Client Uses HTTPS O BranchCache Hosted Cache Server Uses HTTPS LJ BranchCache Peer Discovery Uses WS5D LJ Connect to a Network Projector Core Networking Distributed Transaction Coordinator File and Printer Sharing HomeGroup iSCSI Service Key Management Service W Change settings Home Work Private Public OmWOOOOOd OmAMOOOUOOd K K OOO OOO E E Remove Allow programs to communicate thro
93. rmation The power cost used for Power Auditor s calculations and the frequency with which machines are polled for data can be changed from the default settings on this page The currency unit can also be selected from a drop down menu The Remove Blank Systems button will remove any systems from your power audit that have no device name installed System Client or reported power on hours Removing these systems from your power audit is important for accurate savings calculations Automatically Reorganize Power Audit Groups By Location will remove all existing power audit groups creating new groups containing the same systems categorized by location Machines that have the System Client installed and managed by System Area Manager but do not have a location defined are placed in the Ungrouped group Systems that are not connected to System Area Manager are placed in the Unmanaged group Your PAL Power Audit License allows you to audit a specified number of systems for a specified period of time Enter the PAL and click the Upload PAL button License information number of systems and starting ending dates will be displayed Settings Users Email Settings Report Settings Achieved Savings Build Information Application Vendor SyAM Software Installed Version V5 14 Build Number 970 Build Date 20140327 Database Version 163 Power Auditor Settings Currency Symbol Cost Per KW h Polling Frequency Hours 30 Min
94. s are specified on the Administration Settings page All users should have read and write permissions as follows e Administrator Read Write e Administrators Owner e Domain Users Read Write e Everyone Read Write Firewall and Network Configuration for Windows Client Systems To install the System Client on Windows XP and Windows 7 systems the Windows firewall and network settings on the target machines must be configured to allow Management Utilities to discover the systems and deploy the client software Windows XP The Simple File Sharing feature of Windows XP is not supported by Management Utilities and must be disabled on all XP systems To disable this feature choose My Computer from the Start menu or the Windows XP desktop Go to Tools Folder Options Click the View tab and find Use Simple File Sharing Recommended in the list of advanced settings It should be at or near the bottom of the list If the feature is enabled click to clear the checkbox Click OK to close the Folder Options dialog Folder Options Eg General View File Types Offline Files Folder views Tou can apply the view such as Details or Tiles that WOU are Using for this folder to all folders Apply to All Folders Reset All Folders Advanced settings Do not show hidden files and folders Show hidden files and folders Hide extensions for known file types Hide protected operating system
95. s can be created to enforce the desired policies and achieved savings calculated Select Power Auditor from the drop down menu in the top right corner of the browser page Either Power Auditor or Management Utility can be loaded on startup by configuring the option on the My Settings page Ereng Power Auditor fe ga Management Utility or Power Auditor At A Glance identified Savings 10 18 2011 10 24 2011 Average Wattage System Discovery Template Functions Administration Settings Configure Templates Discovery Power On Hours Power Audit Wizard My Settings Reports View History Machines on the network can be discovered based on IP address ranges or Active Directory domains and Organizational Units Configure Template Discovery Template Template Name Office Existing Templates Automation Network 2K Discovery Group Name Office Network G4 Macs Office Replicate OUs V Allow systems with duplicate information Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain lt ry i a gt Hoat ee 4 f og e HSCOVET VUORNTOGInNns UISCOVE Urdgdaoanizaiioi H Units Domain Organizational Units Network Scan Scan IP address range New Template Starting IP address 192 163 200 1 Copy Remove Ending IP address 192 163 200 254 V Resolve IP address to host name Other Options E Only discover systems that meet the following filter Exclude systems that mee
96. savings pian imp uchedules whi ving greatly reduce your achieved savings Your per system baseline averages would be the folowing if you were to move into achieved savings today Device Type Power Template Average Hours On Per Week Unknown GAM On SPM Off 135 Unknown Litrary 101 Desktop 6AM On SPM Off 110 Desktop Library 130 Server BAM On SPM Off 132 Server Lbrary 137 Server Servers 24 7 161 Notebook BAM On SPM Off 0 Notebook Litrary 26 Desktop Servers 24 7 45 Notebook Servers 24 7 26 Add Arca Manager IP Address License Count 192 168 200 113 110 192 168 200 10 130 HP Vpro 0 192 168 200 81 5 The button below will become active once you have reviewed an identified savings report for the last seven days R is strongly recommended that you closely examine the table above and the contents of the report to verify that your ud represents the usage in an average week for your environment Bun Report Now Go To Achieved Savings Mode
97. scovery Wizard My Settings Unattended Installation Wizard View History The session timeout value is the number of minutes Management Utilities will wait before logging you out of your session because of inactivity If no value is filled in you will never be logged out for inactivity We strongly recommend leaving this value at the default The refresh rate options specify how many minutes should pass between refreshes of your content pages Having a lower value here will keep information up to date but will drastically reduce performance You can choose to have either Power Auditor or Management Utility loaded by default on startup set the default number of days for the Power Auditor s dashboard and reports and whether to expand the power chart Unchecking the Show help text option will suppress help messages that are typically found at the top of a window Default behavior of the Management Utility Groups page machines per page sort order can be configured here Last logged in 4 19 2011 9 40 42 AM Log me out after 10 minutes of inactivity Group panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Scheduled jobs panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Job status panel refresh rate in minutes 5 Device display page refresh rate in minutes 5 Power Audit dashboard refresh rate in minutes 5 Power stats at a glance panel refresh rate in minutes Application to load on startup Power Auditor Default number of days in iden
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99. set separately or together Choose a template name that reflects what the template does Up to ten templates can be created on one page Details Location and Function Template Location Function Template Existing Templates cag Sales Office Location Sales Office Function Sales Notebook Location Function Template Template Name Support Workstation Location Function Support Workstation Location Function Template Template Name 1 Main St 3rd Floor New Template as n Copy Remove Location 1 Main St 3rd Floor C Function Location Function Template Template Name L Location Function Location Function Template Template Name Notification Settings Template System alert notifications see System Alert Matrix below can be sent via email or abbreviated email to your cell phone SMS Specify the addresses for these notifications and enter authentication information for your mail server to allow the emails to be sent You can also specify an IP address where you monitor SNMP traps Configure Template Notification Settings Template Define notification settings for systems in your network Template Name Server Local Alerting Notification Settings Email Address SMS Pager Address Username Sender s Email Address Sender s Email Password Mail Server SNMP Trap Receiver Save Changes Cancel server support company con admin com
100. sion of range Note that the Client Version is specified with two digits after the decimal point for example 4 49 Click the Add Task Group button to define an additional group of tasks using different filter options For example an IP address range may contain a mix of teacher and student systems that can be identified by machine names containing teacher or student If you would like to apply different power settings to each type of system you can set up a single job to do that by using filtering options In this example there are two task groups and the differences between them are in the filter setting and the template used by the Set Power Schedule task Fitter Required Machine Name x Contains teacher Add Filter Task Name Template Name Client Deployment Windows Client 4 49 t Edit x Wait t Edit x Set Area Manager IP Address This IP t Edit x lt Wait t i Edit Ea Set Power Schedule Power Settings Teachers t t Edit x Add Task Filter Required Machine Name x Contains student m Add Filter Task Name Template Name Client Deployment Windows Client 4 49 t 4 Edit Eg Wait t 4 Edit Eg Set Area Manager IP Address This IP t amp Edit Eg Wait t 4 Edit Eg Set Power Schedule Power Settings Students t 4 Edit Ea Add Task Add Task Group Creating a Scheduled Wake On LAN Job Systems that support the Wake On LAN feature can be activated through Management Utilities Create a Wake On LAN T
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102. t Utilities provides IT administrators the ability to automate tasks to sets of systems across the network enabling them to perform more tasks efficiently and remotely with fewer resources e System Client deployment Silent deployment of third party applications to groups of systems across the network Vulnerability scanning and patch management Group Change Management User definable scheduling of jobs BIOS update deployment to target systems across the network System Requirements To successfully install configure and use SyAM Management Utilities you will need a system that has the following requirements met Operating System e Windows 2008 Server 2008R2 e Windows 2012 Server 2012R2 e Windows 7 Professional Enterprise e Windows 8 Professional Enterprise Hardware Platform x86 or x64 e 2GB Memory Recommended 4GB or above 100GB Disk Space Ethernet Adapter Networking Static IP on Local Area Network LAN Locale and Language e Language chosen during installation must be the default language for the locale setting of the system on which Management Utilities is being installed Database and Web Server e Microsoft SQL or SQL Express 2008R2 or 2012 e Microsoft Internet Information Server 7 or 8 Web Browser Support e Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or 9 e Mozilla Firefox 7 or newer MA Picase note that NET Framework 3 5 SP1 must be installed before configuring SQL and IIS MA Please note that IIS must be cleared of any curr
103. t contributed to achieved savings that is they were powered on fewer hours than the baseline average Hours Saved Number of powered on hours saved through power management compared with the baseline data kWh Saved Actual power saving for the group based on wattages and hours calculated Amount Saved Actual dollars saved for the group based on kWh savings calculated and cost per kWh specified in Administration Settings Amount Saved by Group pie chart Amount Saved by Day bar chart kWh Saved by Day bar chart Active Systems by Day bar chart Carbon Savings summary Print Close Export to CSV Achieved Savings Summary Report 3 1 2013 3 7 2013 Amount Saved by Group Savings by Group Sales 121 32 Ms Marketing 25 58 EEE Development 46 90 3 1 2013 3 2 2013 3 3 2013 3 4 2013 3 5 2013 3 6 2013 3 7 2013 Amount Saved by Day 1 20 1 00 0 80 0 60 0 40 0 20 0 00 0 20 0 40 ME Development EE Marketing MEM Ssles 3 1 2013 3 2 2013 3 3 2013 3 4 2013 3 5 2013 3 6 2013 3 7 2013 kWh Saved by Day 6 4 2 0 2 GE Development MN Marketing MII Ssles Active Systems by Day 30 20 3 1 2013 3 2 2013 3 3 2013 3 4 2013 3 5 2013 3 6 2013 3 7 2013 GE Development EE Marketing EE Sales Carbon Savings From 3 1 2013 to 3 7 2013 you have saved 27 09 kilowatt hours which is equivalent to 0 0 metric tons of CO2 emissions This is the equivalent of removing 0 0 car s from the road An a
104. t the following filters Add Remove Save Changes Cancel When using Active Directory clicking the Discover Domains button will populate the Domain drop down menu Then for a selected domain clicking the Discover Organizational Units button will populate the OU drop down This information is retrieved from your domain controller The server running Power Auditor must be logged into the domain For Active Directory you can also choose a domain then check Replicate OUs to create subgroups based on the domain s Organizational Units Discovery Templates are shared by Power Auditor and Management Utility and can be created through either one In Power Auditor a machine will appear in only one group so that machines will not be double counted for cost savings calculations Power On Hours Template Functions Administration Settings Configure Templates Discovery Power On Hours Power Audit Wizard My Settings Reports View History The Power On Hours Template specifies the hours that a group of machines should be powered on Use the default template or create your own The easiest way may be to copy the default template and then make any desired changes Power On Hours Template Define the hours that machines in your environment are typically powered on Template Name Existing Templates 8AM On SPM Off a Power On Time Power Off Time 00 00 00 00 Sunday 00 00 00 00 v 0 Power On Hours Monday 08
105. tes 10 Save Changes Cancel Discovery Template The Discovery Template is discussed in the section on the Network Discovery Wizard Whether you are using the interface in Configure Templates or the Network Discovery Wizard or the Unattended Installation Wizard the same options are available for creating editing or removing a Discovery Template Configure Template Discovery Template Template Name Office Existing Templates Automation Network 2K Discovery Group Name Office Network G4 Macs elije Replicate OUs v Allow systems with duplicate information Domain Options Scan my domain you must be logged into the domain crror Tic hier ny p TA T oe 0 r Discover VOomalns UISCOVEJI Organizational Units Domain Organizational Units Network Scan Scan IP address range New Template Starting IP address 192 168 200 1 Copy Remove Ending IP address 192 168 200 254 V Resolve IP address to host name Other Options E Only discover systems that meet the following filter Exclude systems that meet the following filters Add C CCCOO Remove Save Changes Cancel In this example we have defined a template called Office The group name is Office Network and the discovery is through an IP Scan of IP adddresses 192 168 200 1 to 192 168 200 254 with no filtering on machine name and allowing systems with duplicate information Filtering for discovery templates is based on machine
106. the SyAM Tool Tip on Management Utilities Configuration for UAC Environments When you have reviewed the wizard configuration click the Save Changes button to add the installation job to the schedule Once a wizard job has been created clicking the Unattended Installation Wizard link will display a list of wizard jobs Configure Template Start Wizard Nizard Name Here you can edit copy or delete a wizard job A job may also be suspended or resumed Chapter 5 Client Deployment and Configuration A key function of the Management Utilities is the automated deployment and configuration of the System Client The templates used for client deployment and configuration are Authentication Client Deployment Discovery Location Function Notifications Power Settings Remote Console Settings Area Manager IP Address System Alert Matrix Wake on LAN Authentication Settings Template Windows The first time you access Management Utility you will be prompted to create an Authentication template which is used to store the username and password to access the server share and target systems for silently deploying applications and configuring the system Client Enter a Template Name Username and Password and Domain if using an Active Directory login Press Save to save your template then click on the top right hand corner X to close the window and continue x Authentication Settings Template Define administra
107. then open up a window with the details specific to that job Task Discovery Job Name 10 19 2010 8 33 45 AM Date Started 10 19 2010 3 34 35 AM Status The containing job finished running at 8 35 39 AM IPAddress ss MachineName 192 168 200 1 a 192 168 200 2 192 168 200 3 192 168 200 4 SITEMGR BUILD 192 168 200 5 192 168 200 6 192 168 200 7 D915GUX 192 168 200 8 LINUX BUILD SER 192 168 200 9 BUILD SERVER 192 168 200 10 SYAM SERVER1 192 168 200 11 is P hikaka krrrrrrrrrrrrrrs View History Audit Trail The Audit Trail will provide a list of the actions that have been taken by your user and all users when the checkbox for Show Audit Information for All Users is chosen Details Audit Trail Job Status E Show Audit Information For All Users Date 10 19 2010 10 04 14 AM 10 19 2010 10 04 04 AM 10 19 2010 10 03 32 AM 10 19 2010 9 55 27 AM 10 19 2010 9 55 19 AM 10 19 2010 9 55 03 AM 10 19 2010 8 33 48 AM 10 19 2010 8 33 42 AM 10 19 2010 8 32 47 AM 10 19 2010 8 32 24 AM 10 19 2010 8 18 04 AM 10 19 2010 8 17 44 AM Audit Details User administrator created a job User administrator created a discovery template User administrator created a job User administrator modified a power settings template User administrator created a power settings template User administrator created a location function template User administrator created a job User a
108. tified savings dashboard and reports 1 7 30 Power Chart Expanded By Default Show help text Number of machines to display at a time on the group page 25 Default sort column on the group page IP Address Machine Name Save Changes Cancel Chapter 3 Network Discovery Now that our users and network shares are configured we can discover systems using the Network Discovery Wizard In the Functions menu click Network Discovery Wizard Functions Administration Settings Configure Templates Network Discovery Wizard My Settings Unattended Installation Wizard View History If there are any existing wizard jobs they will be displayed To create a new one click the Start Wizard button Network Discovery Wizard Start Wizard Existing Wizards No wizards yet Auditing Exclusion Rules Extended Holiday Vacation Days Auditing exclusion rules allow you to configure a set of rules Vacation days allow you to define a range of dates during which that define patterns for device names not to be added to your your systems are expected to be powered off for an extended power audit period New Exclusion Rule Start Date Add End Date Exclusion Rules Description Add Remove By default the wizard is scheduled to run about 30 to 45 minutes from the time its created and to run at the same time every 24 hours These settings can be changed now or by editing the wizard a
109. tor usernames passwords used in your network No Authentication Settings Templates found Please create a template before proceeding Existing Templates Template Name E Install as local system the file must be copied to each system before installation UAC m Impersonation Install impersonating this user on each target machine User name Password Domain m Grant this user logon as service permissions required unless the account already has this privilege is Remove logon as service permissions when finished this will remove the privilege from the account even if it was not granted by this program is Impersonate this user locally required if you are not logged in as the above user This user MUST exist on the local system and copying locally cannot be enabled New Template is m Mac Authentication Enter Mac administrator authentication information User name Password Linux VMWare ESXi Authentication Enter Linux administrator authentication information User name ee Mathis user must be an administrator on your Windows network and have access to the target systems you will be deploying software to Authentication Settings and User Account Control When configuring Management Utilities for an environment where User Account Control is enabled on Windows systems features such as Client Deployment and Third Party Software Deployment requ
110. tware Parameters __ ____ _______ _ n Previous Next Configure Template Unattended Installation Wizard System Area Manager IP Address Template Define the IP address of system area managers in your network Template Name Local System Area Manager System Area Manager IP Address Set agent to report to remote IP via file transfer System Area Manager IP Address 192 168 100 151 Set agent to report to this IP Please note this option will only work if the client is not already managed and this utility is on the same IP as the area manager Save Changes Cancel You can set Location and Function as well as Power Settings These are not required for the unattended installation job but it may be convenient to include these steps as part of your job Again you can use templates you ve already configured or you can create new ones Unattended Installation Wizard Location and Function Template Location Function Template Template Office Desktop Office Desktop ahini Name Location Office V Function Desktop New Template Copy Remove _Save Changes Cancel Previous Next Unattended Installation Wizard Template Name Power Windows Timeout Settings for AC Main Turn off monitor After 1 Hour z Turn off hard disks After 2 Hours x System standby After 3 Hours hal Hibernate After 4 Hours gt Hybrid Sleep Wind
111. ual savings from enforcing power settings with Management Utility power templates Both summary and detail reports can be generated for these report types When Power Auditor is in Identified Savings mode these reports are available e Identified Savings Summary Report e Identified Savings Detail Report e Devices Powered Off Detail Report e List machines with agent but no power template e List machines without agent installed e Devices Not Powered On When Power Auditor is in Achieved Savings mode the following additional reports are available e Achieved Savings Summary Report e Achieved Savings Detail Report e Executive Report Achieved Savings Summary Reports and Achieved Savings Detail Reports can be exported to comma separated values CSV files which can be opened by a spreadsheet application The CSV option can be selected when the report is created there is also a button in the HTML report that will perform the export to CSV The CSV reports are stored in the archive in the same way as PDF reports OnDemand Reports Report Type identified Savings Summary Report Start Date 1 Mar 2013 m End Date 7 Mar 2013 o Report Format HTML PDF CSV Page Size _11X17 7 Save Report As Generate Report Archive Report Name Start Date End Date Date Created li Format Size all all all all v all all Eg Achieved Savings Summary Mar 01 2013 Mar 07 2013 Mar 08 2013 CSY 0 KB Achieved Savings
112. ugh Windows Firewall To add change or remove allowed programs and ports click Change settings What are the risks of allowing a program to communicate Allowed programs and features a Media Center Extenders Netlogon Service Network Discovery Performance Logs and Alerts Remote Assistance emote Desktop Remote Desktop RemoteFXx Remote Event Log Management Remote Scheduled Tasks Management Remote Service Management Remote Volume Management MOOOUOOOROBOO Routing and Remote Access E Change settings Home Work Private Public 0 KOO 0 KOO K PIO OOOO PIO OOOO Remove ox Cancel Logging Into Management Utilities The Management Utilities browser based interface can be accessed across the network from a system using a supported web browser Open up the browser and type in e http or https e IP Address or name of the system running Management Utilities e Port number used leave blank if using the default port 80 E Example http 192 168 100 63 You will be presented with a Windows Authentication box Enter the username and password that are valid on your Windows network Connect to 192 168 100 63 Connecting to 192 168 100 63 User name administrator v Password TETTEIT Remember my password SS Gees Marthe first user to log into the Management Utilities will be created as the administrator and primary username
113. uration of your Active Directory domain controller and the refresh interval of the Management Utility network discovery To remove a system from Active Directory click the system in Groups right click to display the context menu and choose Active Directory Management Then choose the domain authentication template and click the Remove radio button Click Apply to remove the system from Active Directory Active Directory Management Manage systems in Active Directory Affected Systems 1 Active Directory Management DG31PR W7E X86 Choose authentication Windows Domain Admin template tae W Move Remove Discover Domains Discover Organizational Units Domain test lab local Ea Organizational Units Doo Remove Apply Cancel Chapter 2 Configuring General Settings After you have created the initial Authentication Template you should configure the Network shares in the Administration Settings Defining Paths to the Network Shares Used for Deployment As the Management Utility deploys software across the network you need to configure the utility to access the network share where the applications and patches to be deployed can be stored Click on Administration Settings enter the Patch and Default Application paths and press the Save Changes button Settings Users Restricted Access List Blackout Calendar Wake on LAN URL List Build Information Application Vendor SyAM Software
114. utes s x 0 19 4 Hour Remove Blank Systems El Automatically Reorganize Power Audit Groups By Location Licensing Information A PAL is a license that allows you to audit a number of systems for a given amount time Please contact your administrator to obtain a copy of your PAL Insert New PAL Upload PAL Installed Date Quantity Start Date End Date 327 2014 12 22 09 PM 9000 3 1 2014 12 00 00 AM 4 30 2014 12 00 00 AM Save Changes Cancel The Users tab is the same as for Management Utility See the appropriate section of the manual for further information On the Email Settings tab you can enter information about authenticating to your email server so that Power Auditor can email an identified savings report Send a test email to make sure the configuration is correct This is also the place where the list of email recipients is maintained Details Settings Users Email Settings Report Settings Achieved Savings Username audit company com Password Server mail company com Sender Email 88 company com Use SSL Port 25 Email an identified savings report Daity V weexty V monthty _Add_ Ga Once you have moved into Achieved Savings mode you can also select achieved savings reports to be emailed including the Executive Report Details Settings Users Email Settings Report Settings Achieved Savings Username audit syamsoftware c
115. verage passenger vehicle travels 11 720 miles per year with a fuel economy of 20 4 miles per gallon Source http www epa gow cleanenergy Active Count Contributing Count Average a Wattage ae Wattage Total On eco sae Sere eee one a Powered By SyAM Software Other available reports include the Devices Powered Off Detail Report This report summarizes by group the number of active devices devices that have been powered on and the number of devices powered off for each day in the date range A detailed breakout of each day follows the summary listing the active devices and whether or not they were shut down before midnight The Devices Not Powered On report lists all devices by group that have not been powered on between the start date and the end date If a device is powered on at any time during this period it will not be listed on the report Reports can also be produced that list machines that do not have the agent installed or machines where the agent has been installed but no power template has been set Print Close Create Utility Group List machines without agent installed 2 22 2011 2 28 2011 Group Name IP Name Hours To Be Saved Factory 192 168 100 66 19 0 Factory 192 168 100 14 NAS1000R 90 0 Factory 192 168 100 63 WIN E2LRET2VHKA 54 0 Main Office 192 168 209 1 122 0 Main Office 192 168 209 4 SITEMGR BUILD 0 0 Northwest Branch 192 168 100 111 DS45GTP VMWARET 99 0 Warehouse 92 188 100 134 AUTOTESTER 99 0
116. vings results for the selected month and year displaying savings by group the trend in amount of money saved how achieved savings compares with projected savings and a summary of carbon savings for the month It can be produced in HTML or PDF format Executive Report Achieved Savings January 2013 This executive report visualizes the results of the energy efficiency measures implemented on your computer network using SyAM Software The Achieved Savings of the computer network is calculated by using the difference between actual energy usage and the estimated energy consumption that would have occurred during the same period had the efficiency measures not been implemented the baseline The following information summarizes the achieved savings data for January 2013 in both kilowatt hours and amount saved It also provides a breakdown of the types and quantities of systems being audited Total of managed devices 46 KWh Saved 119 97 Notebooks 0 Cost Per KW h 0 19 Desktops 46 January 2013 Savings 22 79 Servers 0 Unknown 0 The following chart shows the percentage of each group s contribution to total savings for January 2013 Sales 82 59 EE Marketing 17 41 EE Development 0 00 The following chart shows the amount of money saved by month over the last year or the start of achieved savings mode E Achieved Savings Amount Saved ho a A z a ae Mar 2012 May 2012 Jul 2012 Sep 201 Nov 2012 Jan 2013 A
117. y Deployment Template Define the paths to executables used to deploy third party software across your network Template Name Silverlight Existing Templates Third Party Executable Details Target Platform Windows A Linux J Mac OSX Select the authentication template with credentials to browse the network share entered below Windows Admin Path to directory containing source executable file depsvc exe MUST be present in this directory 192 168 100 156 apps Find Files Silverlight exe A New Template 192 168 100 156 apps Silverlight exe Timeout minutes 10 Parameters iq F Do not check for process completion for BIOS updates Add E Copy these files locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation No files have been added yet Save Changes Cancel Click the Save Changes button to save your template Add Copy these files locally to each target machine before installing required if the above is not a network share cannot be used with local impersonation File Path Parameters Timeout Ignore Process Completion Platform 192 168 100 156 apps Silverlight exe iq 10 No Windows Edit Delete Save Changes Cancel E In our example we are installing the Microsoft Silverlight executable using the q silent installation parameter For environments where User Account Control is enabled on target machines

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