Dell Power Manager User's Guide

Peak shift Group Policies

• Day of the week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

  To disable a specific day, set all the hour and minute fields in that template to 0 (zero).

  To set time to operate on battery power only:

  • Set Hours: 0–23
  • Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

  NOTE: To disable this setting, set the Hours and Minutes the same as Set the time to resume normal power/charge operation Hours and Minutes.

  To lock the time to operate on AC power without charging the battery:

  • Set Hours: 0-23

  • Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

  NOTE: This setting is disabled if the time is not set within the Operate on battery power only and Resume normal power/charge operation period.

  To lock the time to resume normal power or charge operation:

  • Set Hours: 0-23

  • Set Minutes: 0, 15, 30, 45

• Restore AC Power Threshold

  To set a range for the threshold limits, enter the Minimum (1 - 100) and Maximum (Minimum - 100) values. If a minimum or maximum limit is not within the minimum or maximum capabilities, the minimum or maximum limit of the client system is used.

  NOTE: If invalid values are set, the system uses default values.

  NOTE: If selected minimum or maximum limits are not within the minimum or maximum capabilities, the minimum or maximum limit of the client system is used.

  Typical uses for these settings are:

  • Set the minimum and maximum threshold limits, and leave the Threshold value field blank. The sets a limit for the range, but allows the threshold value to be modified in the UI.

  • Set Threshold value and leave the Minimum threshold limit and Maximum threshold limit blank. This value is locked and cannot be modified in the UI.