The Configuration Manager 2007 R3 Power Consumption report displays the following information:

This information can be used to help you to understand power consumption trends in your environment. After applying a power plan to computers in the selected collection, the power consumption of computers should decrease.

Note
If you add or remove members to the collection after you have applied a power plan, this will affect the results shown by the Power Consumption report and might make it more difficult to compare the results from the monitoring and planning phase and the enforcement phase.
Note
The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

Report Parameters

Specify the following required and optional parameters for this report.

Required Parameters for this Report

The following parameters must be specified to run this report.

Parameter Name Description

Start date

From the drop-down list, select a start date for this report.

End date

From the drop-down list, select an end date for this report.

Collection name

From the drop-down list, select a collection for this report.

Device type

From the drop-down list, select the type of computer for which you want a report. Valid values are:

  • All – Reports on both desktop and portable computers.

  • Desktop - Reports on desktop computers only.

  • Laptop – Reports on portable computers only.

Hidden Parameters for this Report

The following hidden parameters can optionally be specified to change the behavior of this report.

Parameter Name Description

Desktop computer on

Specify the power consumption of a desktop computer when it is turned on. The default value is 0.07 kW per hour.

Laptop computer on

Specify the power consumption of a portable computer when it is turned on. The default value is 0.02 kW per hour.

Desktop computer sleep

Specify the power consumption of a desktop computer that has entered sleep. The default value is 0.003 kW per hour.

Laptop computer sleep

Specify the power consumption of a portable computer that has entered sleep. The default value is 0.001 kW per hour.

Desktop computer off

Specify the power consumption of a desktop computer when it is turned off. The default value is 0 kW per hour.

Laptop computer off

Specify the power consumption of a portable computer when it is turned off. The default value is 0 kW per hour.

Desktop monitor on

Specify the power consumption of a desktop computer monitor when it is turned on. The default value is 0.028 kW per hour.

Laptop monitor on

Specify the power consumption of a portable computer monitor when it is turned on. The default value is 0 kW per hour.

Report Links

This report does not link to any other power management reports.

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