[BESAdmin-Announcements] Release of New Power Management Features and Enhancements

[Announcements for BES Administrators]

We are pleased to announce the release of the following set of features and
enhancements for our Power Management site.

Highlights include:
- More Granular Power Tracking:
A weekly reporting mechanism has been added to allow customers to break
down tracked idle time based on whether it occurred during office hours or
outside office hours, including workday versus weekend distinctions.

- Power Profile Wizard Enhancements: Complex power profiles that support
application by time of day and day of week can now be easily created and
deployed using the Power Profile Wizard.

- Client Side Dashboard Enhancements: End-users can now view the projected
impact of an offered power profile and also apply an offer directly via the
graphical dashboard without having to go to the “Offers” tab.

- New Web Reports: Two new historical web reports were added to reflect the
weekly power tracking data we now capture. Additionally, support for
relative date inputs was added to all historical web reports.

- Improved Setup: The BES Server Plug-in Service has been enhanced to use
encrypted passwords.

- Wake-on-LAN Directed Broadcast: We have added the ability to issue WoL
packets via directed broadcasts, which do not require Wake-on-LAN
forwarders or Last Man Standing computers.

- Improved Accuracy in Power Calculations: An optimization has been
   introduced to improve the accuracy of power calculations. A custom
   report that highlights the calculation differences between the
   deprecated and enhanced versions of the Power Consumption Over Time
   report, as well as a document that details the changes, can be found at
   the following link:
   https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en#/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Custom%20Report%20-%20Difference%20in%20the%20Calculation%20of%20the%20Earlier%20and%20Revised%20Power%20Consumption%20Reports

- Calculations Document: A calculations document was published to provide
details on formulas and assumptions used in the product. The document can
be found here:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en#/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Power%20Management%20Calculations%20Document


- Replacement Utilities for Windows XP & 2003: We previously used a utility
named “SetACL.exe” as part of the process to change power profile schemes
on Windows XP and 2003 machines. In this release, we have created the
replacement utilities “regacl-32.exe” and regacl-64.exe” due to changes in
licensing with the “SetACL.exe” utility. Power Profile Fixlets/Actions that
were generated for application on Windows XP & 2003 machines may need to be
stopped and recreated if the old utility is no longer cached on the
targeted endpoints.



Details of these content updates, including recommended actions to take,
can be found below.

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Site: BES Support
Affected Fixlet Messages:
- Update BES Server Plug-in Service (ID 708)

Wizard/Dashboard:
- BES Plug-in Service Configuration Wizard

Site: Power Management
Affected Fixlet Messages:

- Power Consumption Analyses (ID 2)
- Enable History Tracking on Server (ID 32)
- Update Store Power Data Utility (ID 83)
- BES Server Plug-in Service is not Configured Correctly for Power
Management (ID 67)
- Enable Client Side Dashboard (ID 4)
- Update Client Dashboard (ID 80)
- Set "Default" Office Hours Assumptions (ID 85)
- Enable Wake-from-Standby by Magic Packet - Windows XP/Vista/Win7/2008 and
Mac OS 10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7 (ID 54)
- Disable Wake-from-Standby by Magic Packet - Windows XP/Vista/Win7/2008
and Mac OS 10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7 (ID 55)


Affected Wizards/Dashboards/Web Reports:
- Dashboard:
-- Power Consumption Summary
-- Power Management Health Checks

- Wizard:
-- Power Profile Wizard
-- Manage Custom Assumptions

- Web Report:
-- Weekly Power Consumption Over Time
-- Weekly Idle Time Breakdown Over Time


Actions to Take:

- Update Store Power Data Utility (ID 83)
- Update Client Dashboard (ID 80)
- Use the BES Server Configuration Wizard in the BES Support site to Update
BES Server Plug-in Service to support encrypted passwords and encrypt the
SOAP password.
	–Power Management Health Checks Dashboard can be used to verify the
updates.
	–Stop and recreate power profile actions on 2003 and XP machines if the
old utility named “SetACL.exe” is no longer cached on the targeted
endpoints.

Published site version:
Power Management, version 36
BES Support, version 926
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