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<p><font size="2" face="Tahoma">We are pleased to announce the release of the following set of features and enhancements for our Power Management site.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Highlights include:</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- More Granular Power Tracking: </font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">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. </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Improved Setup: The BES Server Plug-in Service has been enhanced to use encrypted passwords.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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: </font><font size="2" color="#0062E1" face="Times New Roman"> </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="sans-serif"><u>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</u></font></a><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Calculations Document: A calculations document was published to provide details on formulas and assumptions used in the product. The document can be found here: </font><a href="https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en"><font size="2" color="#000080" face="Tahoma"><u> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en#/wiki/Tivoli%20Endpoint%20Manager/page/Power%20Management%20Calculations%20Document</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Tahoma"> </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"> </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Details of these content updates, including recommended actions to take, can be found below.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Site: BES Support</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Affected Fixlet Messages: </font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Update BES Server Plug-in Service (ID 708)</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Wizard/Dashboard:</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- BES Plug-in Service Configuration Wizard</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Site: Power Management</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Affected Fixlet Messages: </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Power Consumption Analyses (ID 2)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Enable History Tracking on Server (ID 32)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Update Store Power Data Utility (ID 83)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- BES Server Plug-in Service is not Configured Correctly for Power Management (ID 67)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Enable Client Side Dashboard (ID 4)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Update Client Dashboard (ID 80)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Set "Default" Office Hours Assumptions (ID 85)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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)</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Affected Wizards/Dashboards/Web Reports: </font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Dashboard: </font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Power Consumption Summary</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Power Management Health Checks</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Wizard:</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Power Profile Wizard</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Manage Custom Assumptions</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Web Report:</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Weekly Power Consumption Over Time</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">-- Weekly Idle Time Breakdown Over Time</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Actions to Take: </font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Update Store Power Data Utility (ID 83)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- Update Client Dashboard (ID 80)</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">- 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.</font><br>
<font size="2" face="OpenSymbol"> –</font><font size="2" face="Tahoma">Power Management Health Checks Dashboard can be used to verify the updates. </font><br>
<font size="2" face="OpenSymbol"> –</font><font size="2" face="Tahoma">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.</font><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Published site version:</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">Power Management, version 36</font><br>
<font size="2" face="Tahoma">BES Support, version 926</font><br>
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