Cisco EnergyWise Orchestrator

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2 EnergyWise Vision FY10 Jan BN2 Launch Future PoE devices EnergyWise architecture EnergyWise Orchestrator (Network + PC) Building automation Data Center Ecosystem expansion LMS 3.2 Integration 2

3 Introducing EnergyWise Orchestrator Taking control of your enterprise IT energy costs Measure and Monitor Power for IT Devices: PCs, Switches, PoE Sophisticated, Granular Power Management that Maximizes Energy Savings Compelling, Easy to Use, Reporting for Audiences C

4 Orchestrator Overview Leverage EnergyWise to measure, report and regulate energy consumption of a broad array of IT devices: Desktop and Laptop Computers EnergyWise enabled Switches and endpoints such as IP Phones and Access Points PCs Wireless Switches EnergyWise Orchestrator EnergyWise EnergyWise IP Telephony 4

5 Benefits A centralized interface for managing power of PoE network devices as well as desktop and laptop PCs Integration with existing EnergyWise capabilities on switches and routers Sophisticated policies that enhance energy savings without business impact Compelling reports for policy optimization, troubleshooting, and demonstration of energy savings 5

6 Benefits Enterprise-level scalability, security, and reliability Minimal operating overhead with easy setup, configuration, and ongoing administration Graceful management of business applications before transitioning to lower power modes Easy PC access for end users trying to access machines remotely Increased patch management success with dependable, on-demand wakeup over the local or wide-area network 6

7 Components C

8 Components EnergyWise Orchestrator is defined by several key components. The EnergyWise Orchestrator server EnergyWise technology on routers and switches The EnergyWise Orchestrator PC Client The EnergyWise Orchestrator Sustainability Dashboard 8

9 Orchestrator Architecture 9

10 Orchestrator Server Components Communicates with all devices under management Controls power states of all IT devices via EnergyWise Provides comprehensive power management for PCs via an additional out-of-band protocol Server can be scaled out and up Composed of multiple services that can be installed on multiple physical servers 10

11 Orchestrator Server Hardware Requirements Supported server platforms: Windows Server 2003 (SP2) Hardware Specifications Dual Core Processor : 2 Ghz+ Memory (RAM): 4 GB Hard Disk Space: 20 GB Software Requirements Flash.Net

12 Orchestrator Server: EW Proxy Server Functions as a bridge between the Orchestrator Server and the EnergyWise protocol Acts as an Orchestrator proxy for EnergyWise devices Can be installed on a separate physical server Can have more than one Proxy Service to support large environments Supported Server platforms: Windows Server 2003 (SP2) 12

13 Orchestrator Server: EnergyWise Provisioning Server Manages assignment of EnergyWise domains to instances of the EnergyWise Proxy Service Provides EnergyWise keys to Microsoft Windows EnergyWise Orchestrator Clients Supported Server platforms: Windows Server 2003 (SP2) 13

14 Orchestrator Server: Database Server Data store for system settings, devices configurations, report settings, time-in-state data, and policy settings Supported Microsoft SQL Server Versions Microsoft SQL Server 2005 ( Versions) Microsoft SQL Server 2008 ( versions) Supported Server platforms: Windows Server 2003 (SP2) Hardware Requirements: Based on Windows SQL requirements 10 GB of Disk space for every 1,000 devices under management 14

15 EnergyWise Technology on Switches and Routers Is a new Energy Management Architecture introduced by. Uses an intelligent network-based approach to measure, monitor and manage the power consumption of all network attached devices. Available in Catalyst 2960, 3560, 3750, 4500 and 6500 Series switches ISR G2 router Enhanced EtherSwitch Service modules also support EnergyWise 15

16 Orchestrator PC Agent Enables PCs to be EnergyWise capable Operates autonomously and enforces power policies received from the Orchestrator server Stores utilization information locally and relays to server periodically Invisible to the end-user Supported client operating systems: Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP (SP3) 16

17 Orchestrator Sustainability Dashboard Provides customizable management-level reports to communicate energy savings Can be installed on a separate physical server Uses the Orchestrator Database to generate reports Reports are customizable to the needs of the organization 17

18 Functionality C

Sustainability Dashboard Audience/user: Executives, employees,

19 Orchestrator: User Interfaces Orchestrator Administration Console Audience/user: IT staff, Desktop operations, etc. Sustainability Dashboard Audience/user: Executives, employees, customers, etc. Wake for remote access Audience/user: IT staff & employees that needs to wake PCs remotely 19

20 Orchestrator Administrator Console C

21 Administration Console Single, easy to use web-based console Centralized administration of device power states On-demand, real-time manipulation Automatic, policy-based management Agent-based, non-intrusive management for PCs Collect actual PC usage for intelligent policy authoring Policy features that ensure zero impact to end-users, business apps or IT maintenance activity High performance Wake on LAN for waking PCs Unhindered remote access to office PCs 21

22 Administration Console Unified power control via EnergyWise Network-based measurement of power draw Network-based control of device power states Group-oriented administration with role-based security privileges Event reporting for analysis and troubleshooting 22

23 Device Views Orchestrator Server Command Protocol: EnergyWise (for all devices) Out-of Band (PCs only) Devices Web based, single console to manage all devices 23

24 Basic Operations Filter Operate Alter power state on-the-fly Manually change policy or group membership Analyze Edit EnergyWise attributes 24

Custom Views allow for display of current EnergyWise Levels Set EnergyWise Level Select Devices The

25 EnergyWise Levels Orchestrator Administrator Console can be used to change EnergyWise levels of the devices. Custom Views allow for display of current EnergyWise Levels Set EnergyWise Level Select Devices The message and Display message for and force transition check boxes are PC specific fields. PoE devices that are not recognized come up as unknown devices. However, they can still be managed via Orchestrator. 25

handling for endusers and business applications Create Policy Review Assign to devices Orchestrator

26 Device Power Policies Power Policy: a reusable object, when assigned to devices, dictates when they turn on or go into low power mode For PCs, policy also defines: IDLE timeouts when not used Exception handling for endusers and business applications Create Policy Review Assign to devices Orchestrator offers a graphical, time based view of policy schedule. It depicts: Power state transitions PC power schemes 26

can author rules that match numerous device properties and

27 Rule-based Assignment In addition to manual assignment, policies can be automatically assigned to devices based on rules Administrators can author rules that match numerous device properties and EnergyWise attributes Pick Device Attributes Create Rules Assign Policy Match 27

EnergyWise Attributes Browse, sort and search by EnergyWise attributes Edit EnergyWise Importance, Keyword, Role attributes Customize View to display selected attributes Operational

28 EnergyWise Attributes Browse, sort and search by EnergyWise attributes Edit EnergyWise Importance, Keyword, Role attributes Customize View to display selected attributes Operational State report provides trending of power state change for all devices Report provides state in time information for EnergyWise devices Report provides hourly and daily granularity 28

User Activity Analysis (PCs Only) PC agent gathers useful user activity and system data: Keyboard and mouse activity tracking enable intelligent authoring of policies that are least likely to

29 User Activity Analysis (PCs Only) PC agent gathers useful user activity and system data: Keyboard and mouse activity tracking enable intelligent authoring of policies that are least likely to interrupt and annoy end-users Granular time-in-power-state data helps create accurate reporting of PC power consumption ow PC to IDLE into low power mode Set IDLE timeouts based on time of day: Less aggressive during the work day, more aggressive off-hours Schedule multiple schemes within Policy Create Scheme Set IDLE to desired level of aggressiveness Schedule Scheme within Power Policy 29

Operational State Reports for PCs Operational State report trends PC

search Overlays user activity on power state change.

granularity Correlate power states, user activity and policy attributes

30 Operational State Reports for PCs Operational State report trends PC power states over time Filter by date, policy, group, subnet or keyword search Overlays user activity on power state change. Separates out monitor power state from CPU state Hourly or daily granularity Correlate power states, user activity and policy attributes Shows PC energy waste: intelligence to craft policies that maximize energy savings without annoying users 30

31 Idle Timers (PCs Only) Optionally, Orchestrator IDLE timer (rather than OS timer) can be used for more granular control of Scheme IDLE definition This custom IDLE timer can also overcome insomniac PCs where misbehaving apps prevent PC low power modes Insomnia commonly caused by: screen savers, media players, security software, some mainframe apps, spurious network activity Custom IDLE timer Benefits: Granular IDLE definition can match exact needs of PC user or business app Overcome insomnia and automatically maximize PC energy savings Customize IDLE definition in a Scheme Schedule Scheme within Power Policy 31

32 Power State Change Settings (PCs Only) When PCs transition to low power mode, administrators can: Optionally, allow users to skip the power state change Optionally, allow users to delay the state change by x hours Specify message seen by the PC user prior to state change Policies can also disable sleep, shutdown if remote users logged into PC 32

govern how applications behave when PC sleeps or shuts down Applications can be gracefully ended or instead,

33 Power State Transition Rules (PCs only) Match specific application.exe When PC sleeps and/or shuts down Skip transition or terminate app Create power state transition rules to govern how applications behave when PC sleeps or shuts down Applications can be gracefully ended or instead, state change can be aborted dd Create rule for each application Attach rules to policy schedule Power state transition rules can be reused within any policies 33

Groups and Role-based Access Assign device group membership manually or automatically via group assignment rules that match a slew of device properties Define security roles with admin privileges for

34 Groups and Role-based Access Assign device group membership manually or automatically via group assignment rules that match a slew of device properties Define security roles with admin privileges for specific groups Restrict power management to mimic organizational structure Define nested groups Automatically or manually assign devices to groups Power control restricted by assigned privileges Assign roles to groups Associate users to roles Define security roles with global and grouplevel permissions 34

errors, end-user interaction Summarized data with filters

35 Events and Reports List or graphical reporting of user / system generated events Show Events: power state changes, errors, end-user interaction Summarized data with filters Pivot data by device with event counts Useful reports for troubleshooting 35

36 Orchestrator Sustainability Dashboard C

Orchestrator: Sustainability Dashboard Easy to use, interactive reports

access points Visually compelling to share with wide audience Corporate Green

37 Orchestrator: Sustainability Dashboard Easy to use, interactive reports Focused on business metrics How much are we saving? What is our impact on the environment? Consolidated charts for all devices types: PCs, switches, IP phones, wireless access points Visually compelling to share with wide audience Corporate Green Dashboard Large displays in corp. lobby Real time interactivity KPIs Consumption Savings KPI Measures Money kwh CO 2 Carbon Equivalents Trees Fuel Cars 37

38 Orchestrator: Sustainability Dashboard 38

39 Orchestrator: Sustainability Dashboard Navigation & Interaction Easy to change chart parameters for analysis Rollover values on key data points Fast & responsive chart manipulation Analysis of data with business perspective Specify Business Units / Department Specify Location / Geography Increased accuracy Ability to input regional energy rates by location Ability to input HW types and wattage information Highly customizable to meet organizational needs Define chart layout, metrics and display Embed any number of chart objects in corporate portal 39

40 Orchestrator Wake for Remote Access C

procedures It is provisioned as a self-service web page for corporate users The application is easy

41 Orchestrator: Wake for Remote Access Wake for Remote Access uses the Orchestrator s unique Wake on WAN technology to enable users to wake up their PCs prior to initiating standard remote login procedures It is provisioned as a self-service web page for corporate users The application is easy to use with the ability for users to create a shortcut on their remote PC to directly wake up office machines 41

are used to forward WoL packets to any PC on the network Easily configured, the solution automatically elects proxies; for faulttolerance,

42 Orchestrator: Wake on WAN Wake-on-LAN (WoL), a common mechanism used for remote wake, mandates directed broadcasts not viable in most enterprises Orchestrator provides a secure, high performance WoL solution called Wake on WAN (WoW) Always-connected PC proxies in each subnet are used to forward WoL packets to any PC on the network Easily configured, the solution automatically elects proxies; for faulttolerance, two proxies are elected for each subnet Administrators can also assign specific PCs as proxies; it also preferentially selects desktops over laptops 42

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