Preface

Using Power Management describes how to configure and operate workstations to conserve energy using the Power Management^TM software provided within the Solaris(TM) operating environment. The software for managing system power is not intended for use on server computers; however, techniques described in this manual for managing power for a display connected to a server computer may be of value.

This manual describes how to use Power Management features on workstations produced by Sun Microsystems, Inc^TM. If you are using this Solaris release on hardware supplied by another manufacturer, refer to information sources for those products to determine whether this Power Management software can be used with your hardware. Also refer to your hardware manufacturer's documentation to determine which distinctions within this manual (such as between machines with sun4m and sun4u architectures) apply to your hardware.

How This Book Is Organized

This manual contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Introduction to Power Management describes the value of reducing power consumption and provides an overview of how Power Management features can help achieve that goal.

Chapter 2, Basic Dtpower Settings and Configurations gives an overview of the Dtpower graphical user interface (GUI), its conventions, and basic power saving schemes.

Chapter 3, Customizing Power Schemes describes how to create a customized power saving scheme by overriding the schemes for system, monitor, and disk drive power.

Chapter 4, Using the Suspend-Resume Feature discusses the ramifications of using Suspend-Resume on ongoing system processes and issues that should be considered before choosing this feature. It describes the power off and power on features, as well as ways to save your system state when you power down and resume in the saved state. It also explains how to respond to various problems and error messages related to the Suspend-Resume feature.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Examples
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	#

Related Documentation

Application	Title
Sun Hardware Products	Sun Hardware Platform Guide
Development	Writing Device Drivers (Part of the Solaris 8, Software Developer Collection)

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