Wake on LAN and Shutdown integration for SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007

The proven functionalities endure:
Just like with its predecessor WOL.NET 2007, you can use Remote Power Management 2009 for SCCM (RPM) to turn on and off workstations remotely.



However, the possible purposes have been widened.
Besides crucial requirements to an active desktop management (i.e. software installations, upgrades, backups, inventories and critical patches out of business hours), new case scenarios have been added. An active energy monitoring collects data about the energy consumption of selected workstations and offers an even better basis for achieving substantial savings by using the integrated shutdown function. Taking this into consideration, you can contribute to lowering the energy costs of your company and rapidly reach a return on invest.
Completely new scenarios come from the integrated Self-Service Portal that enables your employees to remotely turn on their workstations on demand (location- and time-independent). Both new features actively support attempts of so called Green IT and desktop on demand. By implementing a dashboard and a direct integration of all functionalities into the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, several improvements useful for IT administratos have been added to this product.

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Furthermore, RPM 2009 offers integration into Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007. Existing collections can be selected for turning on all included workstations at a configured date through Wake on LAN or shut them down respectively. With this, you can deploy software at night or out of office time, for instance huge software packages or patches. Using Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 you can even profit from the direct integration of RPM: Configuring an Advertisement, you can access extended functions from an additional tab.

Most important features at a glance

• Transparency of energy consumption (Client Power usage)
• Decreasing energy-costs due to an active energy monitoring and integrated shutdown functionality
• Performance enhancement of your systems management (e.g. due to reduction of your systems startup times)
• High appliance flexibility since RPM is detached from Microsoft products workflows
• Software deployments may be done outside the working hours
• Significant higher success rate of software deployments
• Improved administrative control of your companies computers due to an extended maintenance time frame at nights or weekends
• Wake up of specific computer is accomplishable by user (Self-Service Portal)
• Special but easy user interface/operation even for non technical personnel
• User can access their computers out of working hours and commercial premises
• Central system state at a glance and graphical view of success rates
• Logging of all relevant information and exporting functionalities to Excel and PDF

Further advantages

• Reduced down-times based on software-deployments for employees
• No user interaction needed
• No client side installation necessary since RPM 2009 is web-based
• Configuration of repetitive jobs (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Deployment of extensive software packages at nights
• Restart of computers after installations out of working hours
• Recent patch state on computers
• Instant wake up or shutdown of computers (Real-Time Operations)
• Enhanced usage of infrastructure resources at nights or on weekend
• Works both with directed broadcast and with the Hybrid Mode
• Scalable due to a modular design and multi-service-configuration
• Easy installation with MSI technology
• .NET Framework available on installation CD
• Scheduled software distribution (important for critical updates such as hotfixes, service packs and database upgrades and also useful for database transpositions)
• Software deployments can be done faster; the parallel use of different applications with their disadvantages can be shortend
• Whole collections can be pinged due to validation
• Clear validity of jobs in order to prevent malfunctions
• Systems can be excluded centrally
• Support of 802.1x networks
• Configurable normal or forced shutdown
• Optionally TOP TECHNOLOGIES CONSULTING offers the service of implementation

For more information regarding RPM 2009, you can download the productflyer or call us anytime. Additionally, we can provide you with a time-limited trial version of RPM 2009 as well.