Impero - Auto power down of unused stations

[steven_layton_sl]

Hi

I'd like to use Impero to power down stations that aren't in use throughout the day. Something like a rule that runs every 20 minutes and powers down stations that aren't been used.

 

Any ideas on the best way of doing this? We're using version 6.4.43.

[timbo343]

@stgoodyeara had a nightmare with this.

 

There is a power rule in impero to do this. Go into power management and look at the power off rule.

[steven_layton_sl]

@timbo343 - Cool, so there is. I'll test this out of hours. I don't fancy the situation where it powers down active sessions.....

[AlanPartridgeAhaa]

It's pretty reliable - on PCs. On Macs it causes havoc.

[steven_layton_sl]

Wow, okay, so after a great first few days, the Impero Power Management is now just not reliable and seems to have a fracking mind of its own, or certainly not doing what it says on the tin.

 

Below is a screen grab taken from Impero just now, clearly showing that Power Management is turned OFF. It wasn't off last night, and I didn't turn it off.

 

But regardless, I assumed my colleague had turned it off for some reason, and began to do some updating of computers....to find that they powered OFF half way through, messing many of them up.

 

So, I turned it 'ON', then to 'OFF' and its STILL turning un-used stations OFF every 10 minutes.

 

What gives? Yes, I'm out of support with Impero, but if you're reading this, please reach out to help.

 

Edited October 25, 2018 by steven_layton_sl

[Impero_support]

Hi Steve,

 

There could be a couple of things causing this and without a full remote session to check and limit it down it's difficult to say whats causing the problem.

 

Things to look into:

Do you have any other power policies being applied in other groups that the machines are part off

Have the machines which have been turning off connected into the impero server since you have made the change, if not they will still be using the old policies and that's why the shut down is being applied.

 

Regards

 

phil

[steven_layton_sl]

Hi @phil_support thanks for replying. I do not not have any other power rules that I am aware of, in fact, I deleted some WoL and shutdown rules when we decided to use Impero to keep as many stations powered off as possible.

All stations will have had several reboots since the change was made, so I assume that they have contacted the Impero server.

When I look again at the Power Management schedule, it is completely different to how I left it set (which had everything selected), where when I checked this morning, it was just week days between about 7 and 6. Which MIGHT be how I had set it originally on day one of its use, before changing my mind and setting it to everything.

Would it be at all possible for someone to arrange a remote session?

 

Additional question. How long is the delay between making a change in Impero (say turning the Power Management On or Off), and those changing getting to the stations?

Edited October 25, 2018 by steven_layton_sl

[steven_layton_sl]

Okay, this seems like it could have been a case of user error (mine own). It looks like I may have been selecting the incorrect groups, and applying the Power Management settings on those incorrect groups. This may have caused conflicting settings.

Now I'm aware of this, I have been sure to just make the changes on one group and will monitor. Many thanks to Vik at Impero for your help.

Edited October 26, 2018 by steven_layton_sl