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Power saving stratagies
I've just been appointed as the IT person in charge of electricity conservation in our company. This is a new aspect of the job for me so I'm asking for some direction. Any useful docs or specific information would be appreciated. I need to figure out how much power is currently consumed by IT hardware including hundreds of Dell desktops and servers, HP network switches and various other hardware. I then need to formulate power saving strategies that do not interfere with virus scans and batch processes in the middle of the night and coincide with the 24 hour nature of our business (some offices close, others do not). I also have to be able to show the theoretical amount saved by the changes. Thanks in advance for any help.
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for measuring the power consumption, a kill-a-watt is a must http://www.p3international.com/products/special/P4400/P4400-CE.html
then you should list up when all the activities are scheduled, only then you can start making adjustments
then you should list up when all the activities are scheduled, only then you can start making adjustments
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/10/07/1358247&tid=232
The Infoworld article and the Slashdot comments might help.
The Infoworld article and the Slashdot comments might help.
Use of blade servers can reduce total power consumption http://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid94_gci1321314,00.html
Are the workstations vPro enabled? If so you can power them on, run the virus scan, power them off again remotely rather than leaving them on all night.
www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm
www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm
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