Microsoft Assessment Configuration Pack for ENERGY STAR Power Management for SC ConfigMgr 2007

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.

The ENERGY STAR guidelines for computers cover both the hardware devices and the power management features expected of the operating system and applications.

The ENERGY STAR program specifies criteria for hardware manufacturers to achieve defined efficiency levels with recommendations for computer power management settings.

Although the ENERGY STAR requirements are primarily targeted at hardware manufacturers to specify minimum efficiency ratings, there are also guidelines for computer software.

This Configuration Pack uses these ENERGY STAR defined efficiency levels and recommendations to monitor and evaluate the power management settings as follows: ￭ Have computers enter system standby or hibernate after 30 to 60 minutes of inactivity. ￭ Have monitors enter sleep mode after 5 to 20 minutes of inactivity. ￭ Create a warning notification if screen savers are not disabled. If one is enabled, the wait timeout period should be less than the monitor sleep setting

Requirements:

￭ System Center Configuration Manager 2007