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Dell Power Manager User's Guide

Apply a Group Policy

Administrators can apply a Group Policy to specific systems, groups, or users by associating the Group Policy Object (GPO) with an Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) in the Group Policy Management Editor.

  1. Create a Group Policy Object (GPO).
    1. In Group Policy Management for your domain, expand Group Policy Objects.
    2. Right-click the Group Policy Objects group and create a GPO.
    3. Enter a Name for the GPO, and click OK.
  2. Add a policy to the new GPO.
    1. In Group Policy Management for your domain, right-click the new GPO you created in previous step and select Edit.
    2. In the left pane, select Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > System > Dell Power Manager.
    3. Set the wanted policy.
  3. Create an Active Directory OU, if it does not exist.
    1. In Active Directory, right-click the domain, and select New > Organizational Unit.
    2. Enter a Name for the organizational unit, and click OK.
    3. In the right pane, right-click the new OU, and select New.
    4. Select the system, group, or users to which this policy applies.
  4. Link the GPO to the OU.
    1. Close Active Directory and the Group Policy Management Editor, if they are open.

      NOTE: Restart the Group Policy Management Editor to see new OUs.

    2. Reopen the Group Policy Management Editor.
    3. Select Group Policy Management > Domains > <DomainName>
    4. Right-click the OU, and select Link an existing GPO.
    5. Select the GPO created in a previous step, and click OK.

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