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Verdiem Surveyor 6 Administrator GuideOverview of Surveyor 6Surveyor is a comprehensive power management solution that helps you manage the powerstates of computers and network-connected devices in a way that reduces energyconsumption without disrupting work activity.Surveyor measures, monitors, and regulates energy consumption of a variety of networkdevices from a central location, using a web-based administrator console.• Measure: For any device connected to the system, Surveyor can track the time spent ineach power state and its energy usage. Surveyor can track Windows PCs, Macintoshcomputers, and EnergyWise-enabled devices (IP phones, switches, wireless access points,routers, router modules, iPDUs, security cameras).• Monitor and report: Surveyor reports on the data it collects in useful charts and graphsthat show device and user activity.• Regulate: The administration tools in Surveyor help you manage the power states ofnetwork-connected devices using direct commands and scheduled policies that you defineto fit your organization’s needs.Surveyor featuresSurveyor provides the following key features:FeatureCentralized administrationAgent-based powermanagementDirect device managementUsage data collectionRemote access and Wakeon LAN supportRole-based securityDescriptionCentralized administration of device power states from a single, easyto use Web-based administrator console.Agent-based, non-intrusive PC and Mac power management withminimal impact to end-users, business applications, or IT maintenanceactivity.The ability to manage and control devices immediately via directcommands, or through policies and scheduled power schemes.The ability to collect actual usage information for computers to helpyou optimize intelligent power management policies.Unhindered remote access to office computers and high performanceWake on LAN support for waking PC and Mac client agents. Endusers can wake Surveyor client agents from a remote location overthe web and schedule strategic wake requests to work aroundscheduled maintenance windows.Group-oriented administration with role-based security privileges.Reporting on device events,user activity, and energy useEvent reporting for analysis and optimization. Important events arerecorded and reported to a central server. Energy use and user activityreports help administrators optimize policy assignment. Advancedreporting allows you to generate energy management and IT efficiencyreports that dive-down into data based on group, location, and othercategories of interest.Cisco EnergyWise devicesupportUnified control of Cisco EnergyWise-enabled devices throughnetwork-based measurement of power draw and network-basedcontrol of device power levels. (Requires Cisco EnergyWise-enabledIntroduction to Surveyor 610
Verdiem Surveyor 6 Administrator GuideFeatureDescriptionnetwork hardware and Power over Ethernet (PoE) devices.) Fordetails, see "Configuring Surveyor for EnergyWise devices" in theSurveyor 6 Administrator Guide.Configuring power management in SurveyorPower management is the ability to move devices into appropriate power states as demandrequires.A device in Surveyor can be a Windows PC, Macintosh computer, or EnergyWise-enableddevices such as switches, routers, router modules, IP phones, iPDUs, and wireless accesspoints (WAPs).When devices first connect to Surveyor, they are automatically assigned the Baseline DataCollection policy. While a device uses this policy, data is collected to measure energy useand user activity; no power management settings are enforced.Policies contain the following types of settings:• Scheduled power schemes (PC and Mac only) that specify the amount of time of userinactivity before a device transitions to a lower power state. Each scheme can have aunique schedule.• An unscheduled, background power scheme that runs 24/7 when no other powerschemes are scheduled.• Scheduled power level changes (such as wake, shutdown, sleep, or restart), each witha unique schedule. Power level changes apply to PC and Mac clients, or PoE devices.• Wake up settings for PC and Mac clients.• Logging and data collection settings for PC and Mac clients.Surveyor assigns policies manually or through assignment rules that you create. Eachdevice can have only one policy assigned to it, but each policy can contain multiple schemesand power level changes, each with its own schedule.NOTE: All power settings in policies apply to PC and Mac clients. For other types of devices,only scheduled power level changes apply. Surveyor collects data for all device types for reportingpurposes.Devices can be assigned to administrative groups, either manually or through assignmentrules that you create. Groups help you to organize devices logically and aid you in applyingrole-based permissions for delegated administration.For general steps, see "Getting started with power management" in the Surveyor 6Administrator Guide.Surveyor system componentsIn a basic installation for PC and Mac power management, the Surveyor system comprisesthe following components:Introduction to Surveyor 611
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