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Configuration GuideVersion 1i

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XVR Software PowerPro Manager

ABOUT XVR SOFTWARE Established in 1994, XVR Software develops affordable, highly functional software products for small businesses and education customers. Our software products include:

PowerPro Manager PC Network Energy Management software

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eMail Archive appliance

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CONTENTS

About XVR Software.....................................................................................................................................................2

Overview......................................................................................................................................................................5

System Requirements..................................................................................................................................................5

Communications Diagram.......................................................................................................................................7

Installation...................................................................................................................................................................7

Infrastructure..........................................................................................................................................................7

Console Server – Prerequisite Software...................................................................................................................9

.NET 2.0 Installation............................................................................................................................................9

SQL 2005 Express Installation............................................................................................................................10

Console Server – PowerPro...................................................................................................................................16

Wake-On-LAN Web................................................................................................................................................18

Service Client.........................................................................................................................................................24

Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................27

Client.....................................................................................................................................................................27

Power Settings...................................................................................................................................................27

Inactivity Settings..............................................................................................................................................29

Power Savings Schedule....................................................................................................................................30

Energy Settings..................................................................................................................................................31

Server....................................................................................................................................................................32

Starting the PowerPro Console.........................................................................................................................32

Main Console Display........................................................................................................................................34

Main Console Actions........................................................................................................................................35

Auto-Grouping..................................................................................................................................................45

Reports..............................................................................................................................................................47

Database Management.....................................................................................................................................49

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Wake On Lan.....................................................................................................................................................50

Notifications......................................................................................................................................................51

Backup...............................................................................................................................................................52

Client Software Update.....................................................................................................................................52

License...............................................................................................................................................................52

Web Wake On LAN....................................................................................................................................................53

Appendix A – Active Directory GPO Based Deployment............................................................................................54

Appendix B – SysInternals PSexec Based Deployment...............................................................................................56

Rsync Module............................................................................................................................................................57

What Is The Rsync Module?..................................................................................................................................57

Setup Rsync Server............................................................................................................................................57

Configuring Rsync Server...................................................................................................................................58

Install the Rsync client.......................................................................................................................................59

PowerPro Manager Rsync Module Configuration.............................................................................................60

How can I tell if my syncs are working?.............................................................................................................62

Forefront module.......................................................................................................................................................63

What is the forefront module?..............................................................................................................................63

Features.................................................................................................................................................................64

Inventory Module......................................................................................................................................................68

What is the inventory module?.............................................................................................................................68

Features.................................................................................................................................................................69

Generate Inventory Reports..............................................................................................................................69

Query custom searches.....................................................................................................................................70

Sort Computers by hardware............................................................................................................................70

Add Manual Inventory Categories.....................................................................................................................71

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OVERVIEW

XVR Software PowerPro Manager is an easy to use, software system designed to facilitate enterprise level management and reporting of PC power usage.

PowerPro Manager features:

Supports Windows and Macintosh computers Central console for Windows and Mac

computers Group management to define power settings Daily calendar to apply power settings by group

Multiple levels of Inactivity power down options

Wake-On-Lan and WOL Proxy support Automatic grouping of workstations Automatic report distribution

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Client Requirements Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista

Network Connectivity to the PowerPro Console computer for reporting

ACPI support enabled

Firewall must allow the following:

9052:tcp from Console Server, if managed 9057:udp to and from itself 9050-9051:tcp to Console Server, if managed

or the following programs added to the Firewall Exemptions list:

<drive:>\<path>\powerpromanagerservice.exe <drive:>\<path>\powerpromanagergui.exe

The client must resolve the name “powerpro” to the address of the console server, if managed

Console Requirements Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2

Microsoft SQL Express 2005 with Service Pack 2

Microsoft .Net 2.0 Framework

IIS web services (if using Web WOL feature)

10MB Free Disk Space, plus up to 4GB Free Disk Space for Database

Network connectivity

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Firewall must allow the following:

9052:tcp outbound to clients ICMP (ping) outbound to clients (version 1.0.1.9 or older) 9050-9051:tcp inbound from clients

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COMMUNICATIONS DIAGRAM

INSTALLATION

INFRASTRUCTURE

The PowerPro Manager Service looks to register with the PowerPro Manager Console, and is hard coded to search for a computer named “powerpro”. To facilitate this registration, create a DNS record (either A or CNAME) named powerpro that points to the PowerPro Manager Console computer.

POWERPRO NAME RESOLUTION

A key element to centrally managing your PowerPro Manager workstations is providing name resolution to them. When the PowerPro Manager workstation service starts, it attempts to contact the console using the name “powerpro”. When it resolves the name and connects to the console, it updates its configuration.

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DNSPerhaps the easiest method to provide name resolution is to create a record in your DNS server. You have two options.

The first option is to create a CNAME or alias to the console computer. If you are using Microsoft DNS server, right-click on the zone in which the workstation resides. Select New Alias (CNAME)… . From the window that appears, navigate through your server, forward lookup zones, zones and records until you ultimately select the server where the PowerPro Manager Console is installed. Give the entry an alias name of powerpro.

The second option is to create a Host or A record for powerpro. When creating the new Host record, specify the name powerpro and the IP address of the computer where the Powerpro Manager Console is installed.

ISC Bind and other DNS implementers should consult their documentation for guidance on creating CNAME and A records.

HOSTS FILEFor small implementations or tests, you may opt to configure the individual workstations to resolve powerpro directly. On supported Windows based computers, navigate to and edit the file the hosts file C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. On supported Macintosh computers, use the Terminal and administrative privileges to edit the file /private/etc/hosts.

Add a line specifying the IP address of the PowerPro Console computer, similar to the following example (Note that the IP address and “powerpro” are separated by a tab):

10.1.4.20 powerpro

TESTOnce you have your name resolution changes in place, test by pinging “powerpro” from the workstation. You should see the IP address resolved and a response.

C:\> ping powerproPinging powerpro.XVRsoftware.com [10.1.4.20] with 32 bytes of data:Reply from 10.1.4.20: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=128Reply from 10.1.4.20: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128Reply from 10.1.4.20: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128Reply from 10.1.4.20: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=128Ping statistics for 10.1.4.20: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

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CONSOLE SERVER – PREREQUISITE SOFTWARE

PowerPro Manager can utilize a local copy of SQL Express 2005 to maintain its records. SQL Express is freely available from Microsoft’s website, and is currently at service pack level 3. SQL Express 2005 requires the .NET framework version 2, also available at the Microsoft website.

.NET 2.0 INSTALLATION

If the Console server does not have the .NET 2.0 framework installed, use the following instructions to install. Otherwise, skip to the SQL Express 2005 installation section below.

Windows Server 2008 includes the .NET 2.0 framework natively.

Start the .NET 2.0 Framework installer. Accept the licensing agreement and click Install to continue.

The installation progress will be indicated.

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Press the Exit button when complete.

SQL 2005 EXPRESS INSTALLATION

Start the SQL 2005 Express installation. Accept the license terms and click Next to continue.

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Click the Install button to continue the installation.

After the prerequisite components are installed, click Next to continue.

Your system will be checked.

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An installation wizard will appear. Click Next at the welcome screen.

Again, your system is analyzed. Review and address any messages that appear, canceling and restart if

necessary. Click Next to continue.

The installation progress will be displayed.

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Enter your registration information and then click Next to continue.

Accept the default settings and click Next to continue.

Accept the default Windows Authentication Mode and click Next to continue.

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Accept the default user and administrative role selections and click Next to continue.

Optionally elect to send error and usage reports to Microsoft, and then click Next.

At the Ready screen, click Install.

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Once the setup progress is complete, click Next.

Click Finish.

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CONSOLE SERVER – POWERPRO

PowerPro Manager requires Microsoft SQL Express 2005 SP2 and the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework. Both components are freely available from the Microsoft Website, and should be installed using their default configuration.

To install the console server, run the PowerPro_ServiceSetup.msi installation program.

At the welcome screen, click Next to continue.

Read the license terms and select I Agree to allow continuation of the installation. Click Next to continue.

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Select an installation folder (the default is %Program Files\XVR Software\) and whether to install for Everyone or Just me. Click Next to continue.

Confirm that you wish to continue the installation by clicking Next.

You will see an installation progress screen.

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When the program is installed, you will be notified. Click Close.

WAKE-ON-LAN WEB

PowerPro Manager’s WOL Web feature allows users to start machines from a simple web interface.

Use the following instructions to install the WOL Web feature.

Navigate to the Windows Control Panels. Start the Add or Remove Programs (Windows 2003) or Programs and Features (Windows 2008) utility. Use the Add/Remove Windows Components or Turn Windows features on or off functionality to add the IIS web services components as follows (Windows 2003 screens shown).

Highlight the Application Server component and click Details.

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Enable the following components:

ASP.NET Enable network COM+ access Internet Information Services (IIS)

Select the Internet Information Service (IIS) component details and ensure that the following are enabled:

Common Files Internet Information Services Manager World Wide Web Service

Click OK until you return to the Windows Components Wizard screen.

Click Next.

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Click Finish when complete.


When adding IIS services after .NET 2.0 Framework has been installed, you must register the .NET 2.0 Framework by performing the following:

Click Start – Run

Navigate to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0(build number)\

Run aspnet_regiis.exe –i

For example, a complete run command may be

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Verify that the .NET 2.0 Framework is the default ASP.NET engine as follows:

Start the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

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View the Web Sites Properties.

Verify the ASP.NET version is 2.0.

You may also verify the individual web sites to confirm their version is 2.0.

Install the PowerPro WOL Web Components by completing the following steps:

Run the WebSetupPowerPro.msi file or its associated setup.exe file.

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Click Next at the WebSetup – PowerPro Setup Wizard screen.

Select the Site and Virtual Directory, and then click Next.

You may want to choose a more meaningful Virtual Directory name, such as wakeup, or WOL.

Click Next to confirm and continue the installation.

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Click Close when complete.

Once the web configuration is complete, configure the ASP.NET Logins by running the script file createSetupASPNETLogin.bat.

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SERVICE CLIENT

To manually install the PowerPro Manager client, perform the following steps.

On the client computer, run the PowerProManagerServiceSetup.msi installation program.

At the welcome screen, click Next to continue.

Select an installation folder (the default is %Program Files\XVR Software\) and whether to install for Everyone or Just me. Click Next to continue.

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Confirm that you wish to continue the installation by clicking Next.

You will see an installation progress screen.

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Once installed, the PowerPro Manager service will start. Each time the PowerPro Manager service starts, it will look for the PowerPro Manager console. Once found, configuration of the client computer is controlled by the console. If a PowerPro Manager console is not found, the power management features are managed locally.

To deploy the application using other means, please refer to appendices.

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CONFIGURATION

CLIENT

In standalone mode, power management features are configured at the client. To configure the settings, open the configuration console, typically installed in Start – All Programs – PowerPro Manager-XVR Software – PowerPro Manager.

The PowerPro Manager client configuration consists of 4 sections, each on a separate tab of the configuration window.

POWER SETTINGS

The Power Settings tab allows you to configure power management actions and allows you to configure the following settings.

Manage power on this machine. Check this option to allow PowerPro Manager to manage the energy saving configuration of this computer.

Shutdown based on a fixed time. Allows you to specify a time when machines are forced to shut down. The user is not allowed to bypass this (though they could turn the machine back on afterwards).

Level I and Level II Power Savings. Settings are applied according to the schedule you specify on the Power Savings Schedule tab.

Inactivity Timeout Actions

Turn of the monitor after x minutes of inactivity. Specify the amount of idle time (in minutes) that must pass before PowerPro Manager turns off the monitor.

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Reduce power after x minutes of inactivity. Specify the amount of idle time (in minutes) that must pass before PowerPro Manager can reduce the power consumption. The power reduction method must be one of the following:

Standby. Place the computer in to standby mode.

Hibernate. Place the computer in to hibernation mode.

Shutdown. Turn off the computer.

User Notification

Notify user of Power Savings action x minutes in advance. When checked, a popup window will appear on the console the configured number of minutes before the Reduce power action is taken.

Message to display: (max 512 characters). Specifies the message presented on the console. See picture for an example.

Play audible notification. When checked, the user will hear warning indicating that the workstation is about to enter the specified energy conservation mode.

The computer must have functioning speakers in order for the audible notification to be heard. The volume should not be muted in order to hear the alert.

If you specify to turn off the monitor, the visual notification feature is disabled. However, the audible notification, if selected, will be played.

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INACTIVITY SETTINGS

The Inactivity Settings tab allows you to configure the detection of machine idleness. These settings fine tune the detection when no keyboard or mouse activity is detected.

Disk Utilization falls before x % for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if disk utilization is below the specified amount (as a percentage of total disk utilization) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

CPU Utilization falls before x % for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if CPU utilization is below the specified amount (as a percentage of total disk utilization) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

Network Utilization falls below x KB/s for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if network utilization is below the specified amount (measured in KB/s) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

If the following programs are not running:. When checked, PowerPro Manger will perofrm the specified action if any of the listed programs are running. The actions available are:

Do not enter reduced power mode. The system will not enter power conservation mode. Use this option to prevent the computer from shutting down or entering standby modes when programs running critical operations are running.

Always enter standby mode. Overrides the power conservation mode specified in the Power Settings tab and enters standby mode. Use this option for programs that cannot be automatically shut down with native Windows calls.

Always enter hibernation mode. Overrides the power conservation mode specified in the Power Settings tab and enters hibernation mode.

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Use the Add and Remove buttons to modify the entry list. Each application is identified by its process name as identified in the task manager.

For best results, disable the Disk, CPU and Network utilization options until you establish a baseline for normal.

POWER SAVINGS SCHEDULE

The Power Savings Schedule tab allows you to configure when power savings features are in effect.

Hourly blocks of time are displayed as green or white. A green block indicates that power management features are enabled, and a white block indicates they are disabled.

To configure one or more blocks of time, drag your cursor across one or more blocks to select them. Then, click the Level I or Level II button to enable the associated power savings for the selected time. Click the Disabled button to disable power savings features for the selected time.

If you have predefined maintenance periods, extend the disabled time blocks to include them. For example, if you have configured your Windows computers to update each Wednesday at 10pm, you may extend the disabled time on Wednesday nights to accommodate your maintenance schedule.

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ENERGY SETTINGS

The Energy Settings tab displays licensing information and power savings statistics. Note: statistics are only available when the PowerPro Manager is registered with the PowerPro Manager console.

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SERVER

The PowerPro Management Console allows for enterprise management of PowerPro Management clients. To manage the configuration, start the PowerPro Manager Console.

STARTING THE POWERPRO CONSOLE

The first time you start the PowerPro Manager Console, you will be prompted to confirm the SQL database connection.

Use the Test Connection button to verify your settings. Once your connection is successfully verified, click the Start Console button.

When starting the PowerPro Manager Console, you have the option to restore a previous database. Most of the time, you will simply click the Start PowerPro Console Server button.

You will be prompted to logon as Administrator or Energy Manager. The Administrator account has full rights to the system, whereas the Energy Manager account has limited rights and can view the main display and reports.

The default passwords are:

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Administrator: admin

Energy Manager: reports

You can change the password using the Change Password button. You will need to provide the current password in order to make the change. We recommend changing the passwords for security reasons.

If you forget the passwords, configure the following registry entries on the PowerPro Console server to reset the passwords to their default values:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\XVRSoftware\PowerPro

L1.PWD REG_SZ FCAB9356019EB06C70658889472F8249

L2.PWD REG_SZ EC8D17FC48426AB4D4B6FF411F203414

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MAIN CONSOLE DISPLAY

The PowerPro Manager Console is divided into 2 sections. The left window pane contains a hierarchical tree of actions. The right pane displays the Summary tab and Client Status tab. The Summary tab provides overall information, such as the workstation count, versioning information and graphs. The Client Status tab displays workstation details, such as groups, computer names, addressing information, status, WOL Proxy and configuration versions.

Column Descriptions Group: The group this computer is assigned to. Client Workstation: The computer name. MAC Address: The physical address of the computer IP Address: The computer’s identified IP Address.

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Last Event: The last recorded status of the computer, as follows: On Shut down Monitor Off Standby / Hibernate PowerPro Service is Off Unknown (Workstation did not report last status and is not accessible)

Version: PowerPro Manager Workstation version CfgVer: Configuration version Enabled: Indicates if power management is enabled from the Console, as follows:

Enabled Not Enabled

Network ID: The network/subnet (used for WoL). Date/Time Event: The timestamp of the last communication from the client. WOL Mode: The proxy assignment mode, as follows:

N No Proxy Assignment (not a WoL Proxy)A Automatic Proxy AssignmentP Primary Proxy AssignmentS Secondary Proxy Assignment

Uptime: The uptime of the computer, in seconds

MAIN CONSOLE ACTIONSThe Core Console consists of the following action objects: Modify Groups, AutoGrouping, Reports, Database Management, Wake On Lan, Notifications, Backup, Client Software Update and License.

MODIFY GROUPS

Groups allow you to specify different power saving options for multiple computers. Group management is performed by double-clicking the Modify Groups object in the tree.

Computers are assigned the Ungrouped group by default, unless they match an Autogrouping rule.

ADDING AND REMOVING GROUPS

To add a new group, click the Add button.

In the New Group Window, enter a Group ID, Group Name and a Group Description (optional).

Each Group ID must be unique.

Click OK.

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To remove an existing group, highlight the group in the list and click the Remove button.

CONFIGURING GROUP POWER OPTIONS

In the tree, click Edit Configuration to access the configuration screens. The PowerPro Manager configuration consists of 5 sections, each on a separate tab of the configuration window. Select a group from the list to control and view its settings.

When the Apply button is pressed, each client is contacted to update the configuration- please let this process finish before closing the window. You may notice the indicator near the bottom of the window “Sending Configuration: x of y configured”. If you are notified that tasks are running when attempting to close the window, then the update has not completed. Machines that are off should pick up their configuration when the service starts at boot time.

The Group Information tab allows you to specify group settings.

You may change the GroupID, Name and Description. Click the Save Group Info button to apply these changes.

Checking the Monitor Only option disables changes to the remaining tabs, and disables power management. Use this option to collect information only about computer behavior.

Groups designated as Monitor Only do not appear in the standard reports. You must use the Monitoring Report to gather information on these groups.

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The Power Settings tab allows you to configure power management actions and the following settings for the selected group.

Manage power on this machine. Check this option to allow PowerPro Manager to manage the energy saving configuration of this computer.

Shutdown based on a fixed time. Allows you to specify a time when machines are forced to shut down. The user is not allowed to bypass this (though they could turn the machine back on afterwards).

Level I and Level II Power Savings. Settings are applied according to the schedule you specify on the Power Savings Schedule tab.

Inactivity Timeout Actions

Turn of the monitor after x minutes of inactivity. Specify the amount of idle time (in minutes) that must pass before PowerPro Manager turns off the monitor.

Reduce power after x minutes of inactivity. Specify the amount of idle time (in minutes) that must pass before PowerPro Manager can reduce the power consumption. The power reduction method must be one of the following:

Standby. Place the computer in to standby mode.

Hibernate. Place the computer in to hibernation mode.

Shutdown. Turn off the computer.

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User Notification

Notify user of Power Savings action x minutes in advance. When checked, a popup window will appear on the console the configured number of minutes before the Reduce power action is taken.

Message to display: (max 512 characters). Specifies the message presented on the console. See picture for an example.

Play audible notification. When checked, the user will hear warning indicating that the workstation is about to enter the specified energy conservation mode.

The computer must have functioning speakers in order for the audible notification to be heard. The volume should not be muted in order to hear the alert.

If you specify to turn off the monitor, the visual notification feature is disabled. However, the audible notification, if selected, will be played.

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The Inactivity Settings tab allows you to configure the detection of machine idleness. These settings fine tune the detection when no keyboard or mouse activity is detected.

Disk Utilization falls before x % for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if disk utilization is below the specified amount (as a percentage of total disk utilization) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

CPU Utilization falls before x % for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if CPU utilization is below the specified amount (as a percentage of total disk utilization) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

Network Utilization falls below x KB/s for y seconds. When checked, PowerPro Manager will consider the workstation idle if network utilization is below the specified amount (measured in KB/s) for at least the specified duration (in seconds). Keyboard or mouse activity must not be detected as well.

If the following programs are not running:. When checked, PowerPro Manger will perofrm the specified action if any of the listed programs are running. The actions available are:

Do not enter reduced power mode. The system will not enter power conservation mode. Use this option to prevent the computer from shutting down or entering standby modes when programs running critical operations are running.

Always enter standby mode. Overrides the power conservation mode specified in the Power Settings tab and enters standby mode. Use this option for programs that cannot be automatically shut down with native Windows calls.

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Always enter hibernation mode. Overrides the power conservation mode specified in the Power Settings tab and enters hibernation mode.

Use the Add and Remove buttons to modify the entry list. Each application is identified by its process name as identified in the task manager.

For best results, disable the Disk, CPU and Network utilization options until you establish a baseline for normal operations.

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The Power Savings Schedule tab allows you to configure when power savings features are in effect.

Hourly blocks of time are displayed as green or white. A green block indicates that power management features are enabled, and a white block indicates they are disabled.

To configure one or more blocks of time, drag your cursor across one or more blocks to select them. Then, click the Level I or Level II button to enable the associated power savings for the selected time. Click the Disabled button to disable power savings features for the selected time.

If you have predefined maintenance periods, extend the disabled time blocks to include them. For example, if you have configured your Windows computers to update each Wednesday at 10pm, you may extend the disabled time on Wednesday nights to accommodate your maintenance schedule.

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The Energy Settings tab allows you to configure the metrics used to determine energy and cost savings.

These settings are used in reporting your savings and power consumption.

To make your reports more accurate, fine tune the settings here. You may want to invest in a power meter (available at most home improvement warehouses) to measure your devices consumption.

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The WOL Schedule tab allows you to schedule group member machines to wake up.

Select which weekdays you wish to send the WOL packets, and specify the time of day from the time dropdown (times are in 30 minute increments).

For scheduled wake-ups, ensure that WOL is enabled and configured for your networks in the main WOL section. Your workstations must also support and be configured to process WOL features, typically in the BIOS.

To manually wake a computer up, right-click it in the main display, then select Wake On Lan.

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ADDING/REMOVING COMPUTERS TO/FROM GROUPS

REMOVING COMPUTERS

By default, computers that do not connect to the PowerPro Manager Console for over 30 days are automatically removed from the system. If a removed computer communicates with the console, it will be re-added to the Ungrouped group unless an Autogrouping rule applies.

To manually remove a computer, select it from the list and click the Remove Workstation button. You will be prompted to confirm the account deletion.

MOVING COMPUTERS

In the main console, highlight the computer(s) to move. Right-click the selection and then select Move Workstation(s) to a Group. A new window will appear. Double-click the name of the group to move the selected computers to.

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AUTO-GROUPINGPowerPro Manger can automatically move workstations to predefined groups with the Auto-Grouping feature.

Use the Add and Remove buttons to modify the rule list. Configure the rules as follows:

AutoGroup Name: a descriptive name for the rule

Filter by: Select from the following:Filter by Workstation Name fieldFilter by IP Address field

Criteria: PowerPro Manager utilizes Regular Expressions for its matching criteria. If filtering by workstation name, use the expression ^string to match all computers whose name starts with string. See the Regular Expression section below for more information.Send to Group: specified group to assign the matching workstation to.

When you are satisfied with the changes, click the Save AutoGroup Info button, then click Close.

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REGULAR EXPRESSIONS

PowerPro Manager Regular Expression Summary

Special Character Matches

. any single character, except newline+ quantifier- 1 or more times* quantifier- 0 or more times^ anchor- start of line$ anchor- end of line(?i) case insensitive match toggle(?!x) force a match failure upon x\ escape, force literal interpretation of the next character

Examples

AHS matches AHSPC01, AHS-Admin02, CAHSRM321, but not ahs-rm2-pc3 nor AhSPC203.

(?i)PCS matches PCS-Acct-WS01, BHS-PCS-W1, pcs-lab3-pc1

^(?i)SHS matches SHS-B32-R3-04, shspc4, but not CASHS-R043-T01

........PC (8 periods) matches SHS-R03PC02 and PMSDACCTPC43. This can be shorthanded as .{8}PC

.*PC matches SHSPC04, PC-lab32-ws4, CAPCOM43

(?i)VM$ matches AHS-PC32-VM, but not XP-VM32

^(?!DO-DIRECTOR)DO does not match DO-DIRECTOR, but matches DO-PAY-PC04, DOTS04, DO-IT-Laptop

172.16.10.* does indeed match 172.16.10.1 through 172.16.10.254. It also matches 172.16.10.999 and 172a16b10stuffhere. Remember that “.” is any character, not simply a period. To exactly match the period, escape each octet separating instance, such as 172\.16\.10\..*. It would not match, for example, 172.016.010.003, since the padded 0’s are not accounted for.

For detailed information on Regular Expressions, we recommend the following resources:

BooksMastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey Friedl, O’Reilly Regular Expressions Cookbook, by Jan Goyvaerts and Steven Levithan

Websiteshttp://www.regular-expressions.infohttp://www.regexpal.com

SoftwareRegex Buddy http://www.regexbuddy.com

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REPORTSThe Reports item contains two sub-items: Custom Report and Create Report for generating report information about the managed computers and their power consumption. Reports can be targeted to specific IP Address or Workstation Name patterns.

CUSTOM REPORT

Like groups, use the Add and Remove buttons to create and remove custom reports. To modify an existing report, select its name from the left pane and edit the criteria in the left pane. Each custom report contains the following:

Name. You must enter a name for the report. Choose a name that will help identify the type or scope of report you are creating.

Decription Provide details about the report, if desired.

Search Select the search criteria for the report, either Group, IP Address or Computer Name. When specifying a group, use the drop-down to the right to select the group name. If specifying IP Address or Computer Name, use an appropriate expression to filter the results (see the Regular Expressions section for more details).

Filter You may filter the results to provide specific details on the report. Up to three criteria can be specified for your filter with Boolean logic. To enable a filter row, select the checkbox to its left, and if applicable, select whether the new criteria will be AND or OR to the existing criteria.

Filter fields include:

Last Event: On, Off, Standby, etc. Version: the PowerPro Workstation client version ConfigVersion: the configuration version applied Enable: Yes or No OS Version: The client computer Operating System

Filter operators include:

Equals: The specified field and criteria are identical Not: The specified field is not the same as the criteria Contains: The specified field contains the criteria Starts with: The specified field starts with the criteria Ends with: The specified field ends with the criteria Less than: the specified field is less than the criteria (numbers only) Greater than: the specified field is greater than the criteria (numbers only)

Criteria are user defined and can include phrases or numbers for comparison.

Sorting The results can be sorted by up to three fields, each in ascending or descending order.

Timeframe Select the desired timeframe for the report, in hours or days from when the report is run.

Show Specify whether to show all results, or only the top x number results.

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Format Select a report format, either HTML, CSV or PDF.

Email Specify recipients for the report. You must specify a valid email address and SMTP server for each recipient. The SMTP server must allow email to be sent to the specified recipient.

GENERATE REPORTDouble-click to generate a report as specified in the Custom Report section.

Click Get Report to generate the report details. Once complete, you may save the report to the by clicking Save Report. Reports are saved in .html format and can be viewed most Internet browsers.

Some organizations have organized contests to see who can save the most energy and publish the report results on their intranet.

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DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Workstations that do not communicate with the console after a period of time are purged from the database. Specify the retention time in the resulting screen. Additionally, the console will attempt to check on clients to determine their status. This time may also be adjusted here.

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WAKE ON LAN

PowerPro Manager provides WoL features to start compliant computers at scheduled times or manually. Use the Wake On Lan Scheduler to specify when to send the “magic packet” to particular groups.

WoL technology depends on broadcast traffic, which is limited to the local subnet. When enabling WOL technology for a network, you will be prompted to specify a WOL Proxy or allow PowerPro Manager define one automatically.

Click the OK button at the prompt to allow PowerPro Manager automatically assign a WOL Proxy. Pressing Cancel will allow you to select a Primary and optional Secondary proxy.

You may manually specify a proxy by right-clicking the workstation from the list and selecting the Mode. Available Modes are:

Primary – this workstation will be contacted to send the WOL packet.Secondary – this workstation will be contacted in case the Primary is unavailableReset Proxy Mode – unsets the proxy configuration on this workstation.

Modes are identified as:

N – No Proxy configurationA – Automatically assigned as a ProxyP – Statically assigned as PrimaryS – Statically assigned as Secondary

If WOL is enabled for a subnet and no proxies can be found when a WOL action is set to occur, then PowerPro Manager will elect a running workstation to proxy the WOL packet.

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NOTIFICATIONS.

Configure email notification to receive updates about the PowerPro Management system status by configuring the following.

SMTP Host: the SMTP server to send email through. Please note that the server must allow anonymous access to the connection.

SMTP Port: Typically 25, but may be adjusted if you environment requires.

From: The sending email address. For example, you can use [email protected].

From “Display Name”: The name to display in the message.

To: Your energy conservation and/or technology email addresses. To specify multiple addresses, separate them by semi-colons.

Subject: The notification email subject line.

You may choose to send the notification on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

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BACKUPManual Backup. When clicked, a backup copy of the database is created in the C:\XVRSoftware\Backup folder.

Automatic Backup. Specify the backup location (either FTP or Network Share) parameters and schedule.

Each backup is identified by the time the backup was taken, and multiple backups may be stored.

CLIENT SOFTWARE UPDATE

You can have the PowerPro Manager Console automatically update clients to new versions. Select the latest .msi installation file, and the system will update clients at they connect to the console. When prompted, click Continue to accept the process. You will be notified that the group configurations have been updated.

Workstations must be running Workstation version 1.33 or greater in order to be auto-updated.

LICENSEDouble-clicking the License item displays the license agreement.

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WEB WAKE ON LAN

To wake a computer from the Web interface, use your browser to visit the PowerPro Console website as configured above. If your name resolution is working correctly and you used the default installation parameters, this site would be

http://powerpro/websetuppowerpro

From the Interface provided, enter the workstation to wake up and click the Wake On Lan button.

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APPENDIX A – ACTIVE DIRECTORY GPO BASED DEPLOYMENT

Active Directory can be utilized to deploy the PowerPro client to domain member computers. Use the following steps as a guideline.

Active Directory GPO Based software installs have known issues with mixed deployments. If you opt to deploy machines using group policies, you must upgrade or uninstall with group policies. You must not manually install or uninstall PowerPro on the GPO deployed installation. In case of partial installations, utilize the Microsoft Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MS Article 290301) to remove the orphaned components.

Example Configuration Environment

Our example environment consists of the domain greenco.com and its computers:

Create a deployment share for the PowerPro client .msi file. This location must be accessible from all client computers to be deployed to. The client computers need read access to the software.

Example Configuration Steps

On the file server, create the folder, assign permissions and share it.

c:cd \md powerproicacls powerpro /inheritance:disableicacls powerpro /g:r builtin\administrators:F /grant:r builtin\users:RX /grant:r “NT Authority\Authenticated Users”:RXnet share powerpro=c:\powerpro /grant:Everyone,F

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On the Active Directory Domain Controller, create a new policy to install the software on managed computers. The policy should assign the software to the computers and be set to uninstall when they fall out of the management scope. The package location should be the UNC path to the .msi setup file (in our example environment, this would be \\FILE01\powerpro\PowerProManagementServiceSetup.msi).

In the new policy, expand Computer Configuration and Software Settings. Create a new package in the Software Installation object.

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APPENDIX B – SYSINTERNALS PSEXEC BASED DEPLOYMENT

Another method of deploying the PowerPro agent to multiple computers is to utilize the free PSExec utility provided by Microsoft/SysInternals.

First, you will need to download the PSTools (of which, PSExec is a component) from Microsoft. Create a new folder for the utilities (such as C:\Program Files\SysInternals) and extract the utilities here. For your convenience, you may add the folder to your system environment path.

Next, ensure that you have a distribution point for the PowerPro .msi installation file, and that everyone has execute permissions. For details on creating the distribution point, please refer to the PowerPro Configuration Guide.

Next, ensure that the client computers are accessible to PSExec. This includes:

Workstation service is running Server service is running Admin$ share is available Simple file sharing is turned off Network users identify as guests is turned off

Finally, run the utility from a command line as follows (all one line, continued for readability).

psexec \\computername –u domain\user –p password msiexec.exe /i “\\server\share\PowerProManagerServiceSetup.msi” /qn

where

computername is the name of the target computerdomain\user is the domain and user to use when connecting to the target computerpassword is the password of the account specifiedserver\share is the UNC distribution point

Example

To deploy the agent to a computer named WKSLIB02 using the PowerPro .msi file located on the server\share FS01\apps, and using the domain administrator account TESTDOMAIN\administrator with a password of P@ssword1, you would use the following command (again, all one line).

psexec \\wkslib02 –u testdomain\administrator –p P@ssword1 msiexec.exe /i “\\fs01\apps\PowerProManagerServiceSetup.msi” /qn

To deploy to multiple computers, create a text file listing each of the computers (one per line) and specify it as @filename instead of entering a target computer. For example,

psexec @c:\computers.txt –u testdomain\administrator –p P@ssword1 msiexec /i\\fs01\apps\PowerProManagerServiceSetup.msi /qn

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RSYNC MODULE

WHAT IS THE RSYNC MODULE?

The Rsync Module for PowerPro Manager allows you to move files to a central server using the “rsync” command. Rsync uses the ‘rsync algorithm’ which provides a very fast method of bringing remote files into sync.

The Rsync module can be applied to select groups in which you want to move files automatically for backup, archiving, or other various purposes. The Rsync module will ‘rsync’ or move your files to an rsync server on an automated backup schedule provided by the module.

The amazing part about rsync is that it uses it’s own algorithm to only backup or “rsync” files that have changed. This means that you can create a directory and place files, folders, or programs on a workstation that you want to sync to an external location.

SETUP RSYNC SERVER

Download and install Cwrsync server from here: http://www.powerpromanager.com/downloads/rsync/cwRsyncServer_4.0.5_Installer.exe

Install the Rsync server software on the hardware that you want your rsync server to be on. For this example, we used the same server that PowerPro manager is installed on.

Download Rsync Server and install

Accept all default settings and ‘next’ your way through the menus until rsync server installs

Once Rsync Server has completed installing press “close”

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http://www.powerpromanager.com/downloads/rsync/cwRsyncServer_4.0.5_Installer.exe


Now rsync Server is installed.

CONFIGURING RSYNC SERVER

To configure Rsync Server we must change the rsyncd.conf found in the installation directory of Rsync Server

Open the location at C:\Program Files\ICW

Find a file called rsyncd.conf

Edit the file by right clicking the file and selecting “edit”. If you do not have the option to edit the file, then open the program with notepad, textpad, or any text editor

In order to get rsync working we must adjust our configuration file. Make your rsyncd.conf look like this:

use chroot = falsestrict modes = falsehosts allow = *log file = rsyncd.logUID = 0GID = 0

# Module definitions# Remember cygwin naming conventions : c:\work becomes /cygwin/c/work#[test]path = /cygdrive/c/workread only = falsetransfer logging = yes

You can change [test] to anything you like. This is your rsync profile. Under the rsync profile, test, the default path used to save files is represented by “path”

Optionally you can change the path to where you want to save files. To avoid complications, it is best to make a folder under c:\ called “work” and all files rsynced to [test] will be saved there.

Rsync uses Cygwin naming structures in order to operate on windows. Just like the configuration file reminds us, /cygdrive/c/work becomes c:\work to rsync.

Before we test our rsync server, we must start the rsync server service.

You can either restart your computer to start the service or enable it manually.

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To enable the service manually run services.msc and start the service manually by clicking start on the service.

INSTALL THE RSYNC CLIENT

You can download the Cwrsync client from here: http://www.powerpromanager.com/downloads/rsync/cwRsync_4.0.5_Installer.exe

Download and install Cwrsync. Accept all default setup options and proceed to completion.

Once Cwrsync is installed we can begin testing our rsync server setup. In order to use the Rsync Module it is recommended that you confirm rsync works manually before you automate the process with the module.

First we must make a test backup directory

Create the directory: c:\backup

Place any file that you want backed-up or synced in c:\backup

Open up a command prompt

Within the command prompt, change directory to the installation directory of Cwrsync.

For 32-bit workstations: C:\Program Files\cwRsync\bin

For 64-bit workstations: C:\Program Files (x86)\cwRsync\bin

Assuming that you have placed files in c:\backup we can issue the follow command:

Rsync –rv /cygdrive/c/backup 0.0.0.0::test

Rsync –rv - This starts the program and tells rsync that we want our sync to be recursive (-r) and that we want the output to be verbose (-v)

/cygdrive/c/backup: This is the backup location in the rsync/Cygwin naming scheme. Remember that /cygdrive/c/backup is really c:\backup

0.0.0.0::test - Replace 0.0.0.0 with the IP address to your Rsync server. The ::test portion tells rsync which ‘profile’ to be used which is specified in the rsync configuration file on the Rsync server.

**Note** ::test should be replaced to the profile name you used if you did not use [test] in your rsyncd.conf file.

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http://www.powerpromanager.com/downloads/rsync/cwRsync_4.0.5_Installer.exe


Check to see if the files were sent over to the Rsync server.

Check the location at c:\work on your Rsync server.

If you see a file in your work folder called backup with the files you placed inside of that folder on your workstation then rsync is working.

POWERPRO MANAGER RSYNC MODULE CONFIGURATION

Now that we know syncing files between our workstation and server using Rsync is functioning properly we can move on to the module configuration.

Configuring PowerPro to use the Rsync Module is easy.

Open up the “modify groups” tab from the PowerPro Manager console. First select the group of workstations you want to setup the Rsync Module for. Navigate to the “rsync” tab on the far right.

You should now see the Rsync Module Configuration

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There are four fields we must enter with information before the Rsync module will function.

Rsync Server Name: 0.0.0.0::testo Replace 0.0.0.0 with your Rsync server IP addresso Replace ::test with the name of your Rsync Profile as found in your rsyncd.conf file if you are not

using the name [test] RSYNC – Folder Name List

o This is where you tell the Rsync Module what locations across your entire group of workstations you would like to backup.

o Remember that Rsync uses a special naming configuration in order to locate files. So “C:\Documents and Settings\Brett\My Documents” becomes “/cygdrive/c/docouments and settings/brett/my documents

Time of day to Rsynco Set the time of that you want your Rsync to run

Enable Rsynco Check Enable Rsync When you are satisfied with the configuration.

Example

In this example, we rsync to an Rsync Server with an IP address of 192.168.125.55 using the rsync profile [test], which was specified earlier in the setup in our rsyncd.conf file pertaining to the server setup. The file locations being backed up are c:\inventory, c:\backup, and “my documents” in both windows xp and windows 7 form.

**NOTE: In order to rsync “my documents” to the rsync server it is recommended that you add both windows XP and windows 7 directory structures to the Folder Name list.

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Our Rsync Server is now setup and ready to sync. You can apply individual rsync module configurations to separate groups for optimal functionality.

Once we have entered all the necessary information, configured the Rsync module, and enabled the rsync module, your syncs will start anywhere from 0-5 minutes of the set time.

HOW CAN I TELL IF MY SYNCS ARE WORKING?

Check your backup location on your Rsync Server. Are you files being synced everyday like they should be? You should see all the files that Rsync has synced from the groups in your management configuration.

Every day at the same time you should see a black command prompt window that syncs your files, depending on the location and size of the file, this might be instantaneous for smaller files or it can take hours for files that are several hundred gigabytes.

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FOREFRONT MODULE

WHAT IS THE FOREFRONT MODULE?

The Forefront Module is an additional piece of software to PowerPro Manager that provides an easy-to-use interface for easily managing your Microsoft Forefront clients without the need for System Center. A common problem for large enterprise networks with Forefront Endpoint Protection security clients is the complications of managing hundreds or thousands of security clients. From one easy-to-use backend management console you can tell how many computers are infected with viruses, which ones exactly are infected, and even remotely issue a complete scan and removal of all potential security threats that Forefront can pick up. In addition, the Forefront Module is also capable of scheduling virus scans, excluding files; file types, and locations from virus scans all under one computer.

A Black Skull-circle appears on the central management console under ‘client status’ when A Forefront client detects a potential security threat.

The Forefront Module interface closely resembles the style and usability of other PowerPro configuration pages.

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FEATURES

AUTOMATED SCANNING

Schedule The Forefront Module to deploy network-wide virus scans based on time

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Choose between Full or Quick scan to meet your time requirements.

Choose the days that you wish to schedule a computer scan

Limit CPU usage from 10%-100% to increase network-wide performance during virus scans.

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FOREFRONT ALERT LEVEL

Whenever Forefront finds a virus or potential threat, the client will report back with an alert level. A forefront client can report four alert levels: low, medium, high, and severe. When an alert level is reached the user is given the option to remove or quarantine the potential threat. The Forefront module allows full alert-level management.

Set forefront clients to take action for a potential security threat or found virus. Automatically take action against viruses found in scans or through heuristics scanning. Configure the module to remove or quarantine a threat at 4 separate alert levels

EXCLUSION MANAGEMENT

During a virus scan it is often helpful to manually omit certain files or locations that would not otherwise be useful in searching for security threats. With the Forefront Module you can mark specific files and locations to be excluded during a virus scan.

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Exclude any file type across your Forefront network. Excluding large file-types can increase scan speeds significantly, The Forefront Module allows you to exclude as many file types as you can add.

Save time by excluding locations and files that clearly would not contain viruses or just simply exclude any location that you want.

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INVENTORY MODULE

WHAT IS THE INVENTORY MODULE?

The Inventory module is a feature of PowerPro Manager that allows the user to keep inventory of various different computer-specific hardware, operating systems, and software applications. Every computer that has a PowerPro Manager client installed on it can be tracked in the inventory system. From the Inventory module you can create reports by PowerPro group or by specific computer. You also gain the ability to query searches for specific hardware or software applications across you entire network. The Inventory module can also keep track of smartboards, projectors, and other pieces of hardware that are attached to a computer. Along with the predefined categories that the inventory module comes with by default, manual categories can be created in order to further customize your inventory needs.

The Inventory Module can be turned on under the “modify groups” tab on the side of the main PowerPro Manager interface. Under the “group info” tab of the group management window check the box that reads “Enable clients to send Inventory Information. This option must be enabled on every group that you wish to be inventoried.

The PowerPro Manager Inventory window that provides the main functionality for the Inventory Module. From here you can issue search queries, generate reports, and view your inventory information.

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FEATURES

GENERATE INVENTORY REPORTS

The Inventory Module is capable of generating reports based on your entire network, PowerPro Manager Group, or a specific computer. Reports can be exported via PDF, HTML, MHT, RTF, XLS/X, CSV, Text, or Image format. Reports generated by the Inventory Module will show quantities of various different useful categories.

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QUERY CUSTOM SEARCHES

The Inventory Module allows you to search all inventoried computers for a specific search term. For instance, if you needed information about how many Forefront Endpoint Protection Clients are installed on your network, you could search for the term “forefront”. The inventory Module will return the quantity and what computers the program is installed on. You can also narrow your search results by limiting searches to a specific group or just one computer.

SORT COMPUTERS BY HARDWARE

The Inventory Module enables the user to sort through computers by the hardware contained in the computer. For example, you can sort computers into categories by Motherboard, Network Adapter, amount of RAM, or even by the keyboard that is attached to the computer

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ADD MANUAL INVENTORY CATEGORIES

The Inventory Module enables the user to add manual entries to the inventory list. Adding a manual entry creates a new subcategory under the inventory list. This is useful for adding virtually any item you want. With the manual entry option you can keep track of non-computer networked items such as whiteboards, projectors, and smartboards. For example, if you wanted to keep track of a large number of whiteboards across a school campus, you could add the name of the whiteboards and serial numbers. The “add manual entry” option allows the user to generate reports with manually entered fields.

The Interface for adding a manual entry. Input the Item type and description that will be used when generating reports.

The Default that shows the manual group and entry have been input into the inventory system.

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