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ExecutiveSummary3
Introduction4
SystemCenterConfigurationManager2007ArchitectureatMicrosoft4
Situation7
Solution8
PilotDeployment8
ProductionDeployment8
Benefits20
BestPractices21
Conclusion22
ForMoreInformation23
Situation
Microsoftiscommittedtoanambitiousgoalofcuttingitsenterprisecarbonemissionsby30%overafive-yearperiod.Tohelpcontributetothisgoal,MicrosoftITwantedtobuildonitsSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007desktopmanagementinfrastructuretoimplementaflexibleandcentralizedpowermanagementsolution.MSITalsowantedtofullyleveragepowermanagementcapabilitiesinproductssuchasWindows7.Thesolutionneededtoeffectivelymanage,monitor,andreportclientpowerutilizationacrosstheenterprise.
Solution
UsingSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007R3,MicrosoftITdeployedapowermanagementsolutionto165,000desktopandlaptopcomputers.Throughnewtoolsthatenablecentralizedmanagement,powerfulreporting,andadeepunderstandingofcurrentpowersettings,MSITrealizedsignificantenergyandcostsavings.Thesolutionprovidesahighdegreeofflexibility,anddifferentlevelsofenforcement.Inadditiontodeliveringonpowerusageandcarbonreductiongoals,thesolutionalsodeliversontheMicrosoftIT-specificgoalofdrivingproductfeedbacktodeliverasuccessfulpowermanagementproduct.
Benefits
∙27percentdropintheamountofpowerusedbythemanageddesktopcomputers
∙12.33kilowatthoursperdesktopcomputerpermonthsavings
∙Aprojectedsavingsof$12-$14USDperdesktopcomputerperyear,basedoncurrentlyreporteddata
∙Centralizedpowermanagementandenhancedreportingcapabilities
∙Leveragingexistingclientmanagementinfrastructureminimizescostandexpense
Products&
Technologies
∙SystemCenterConfigurationManager2007
∙SystemCenterConfigurationManager2007R3
ExecutiveSummary
Accordingtomostexperts,theITindustrycontributestwopercentoftheworld’scarbonemissions.Microsoft®
iscommittedtoreducingitsown,andtheglobalITcarbonfootprint.SoftwareandtechnologyinnovationsfromMicrosoftenablepeopleandorganizationsworldwidetoreducetheirimpactontheenvironment.Inadditiontoprovidingkeytechnologiesandsolutionsthathelpsupport'
GreenIT'
initiatives,manyMicrosoftcustomerscanlearnvaluablelessonsfromtheMicrosoftITdeploymentandmanagementexperienceofthosesamesolutionsandtechnologies.
ThepurposeofthiswhitepaperistodescribehowMicrosoftIT(MSIT)successfullydeployedMicrosoftSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007R3toprovideacentralizedpowermanagementsolutionto165,000physicalclientdesktopandlaptopcomputersacrosstheenterprise.ThepapershowshowMicrosoftITleveragedSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007R3toimplementacohesivepowermanagementstrategythattakesfulladvantageofthenativepowermanagementfeaturesintegratedintoproductssuchasWindows®
7,WindowsXP,andWindowsVista®
.
BydeployingConfigurationManager2007R3,MicrosoftITaddedcentralizedclientpowermanagementtoolsandreportingfunctionalitiestoitsexistingConfigurationManager2007clientmanagementhierarchy.ThesolutionbuildsonexistingConfigurationManager2007capabilities,includingsoftwaredistributionandhardwareinventorycapabilities.ConfigurationManager2007R3providescentralized,console-basedadministrationofpowermanagementsettingsandpolicies,anddeliversrobustpowermanagementreports.
WithConfigurationManager2007R3,MSITnowhastheabilitytomoredeeplyunderstandthecurrentpowersettingsenvironment,assesspowersavingopportunities,andcentrallymanageclientsystempowersettings.Allofthesecapabilitieshelptorealizeenergyandcostsavings.
Intendedfortechnicaldecisionmakers,andotherITprofessionalsthatareinterestedorinvolvedinenvironmentalsustainability,orGreenITinitiatives,thispaperdescribestheConfigurationManager2007architecturethatMicrosoftleveragedtoenablethesolution.ThispaperdetailstheConfigurationManager2007R3deployment,placingspecialemphasisondefiningthepowermanagementstrategy,andtherealizedbenefitsofimplementinganenterprise-widepowermanagementsolution.
Itisimportanttonotethatthisdocumentshouldnotfunctionasadeploymentroadmap.Organizationaloperationalenvironmentsdiffer,andtheuniqueneedsofindividualsandoperationalcriticalitiesshouldbeconsidered.Thegoalistodefineasuitablepowermanagementstrategythatproducesnetpowersavings,withoutcompromisinguserproductivity.
Note:
Forsecurityreasons,thesamplenamesofforests,domains,internalresources,organizations,andinternallydevelopedsecurityfilenamesusedinthispaperdonotrepresentrealresourcenamesusedwithinMicrosoftandareforillustrationpurposesonly.
Introduction
Microsofthasbuiltenergysavingfeaturesdirectlyintoitsproductsandofferssolutionssuchasvirtualizationandcollaborationtools.Virtualizationproductsreduceelectricalpowerconsumptionwithindatacenters,reducehardwareacquisitioncosts,automatedesktopandservermanagement,andcentralizeapplicationdeployment.AtMicrosoft,theuseofcollaborationproductsandtechnologies,suchasvideoconferencing,MicrosoftOfficeLiveMeeting,MicrosoftOfficeCommunicationsServer,MicrosoftOfficeGroove®
andMicrosoftOfficeSharePoint®
Serverhavereducedtheneedforbusinesstravel,savingmoneyandreducinggreenhousegasemissions.
Microsofthascommittedtothegoalofreducingitsowncarbonemissionsperunitofrevenuebyatleast30percentcomparedwith2007levelsby2012,andhasimplementedsupportingenvironmentalsustainabilityinitiatives,suchas:
∙Virtualizationofenterpriseserversandapplications
∙Developmentanddeploymentofcollaborationtoolsandteleworktechnologiessupportedbyanevolvingbusinessclimatethatsupportsremotecollaboration,withthegoalofreducingbusinessrelatedtravelby30percent
∙EstablishproductprovisioningstandardsandPCRecyclingthroughwell-definedrefurbishmentchannels
WiththereleaseofConfigurationManager2007R3,MicrosoftITwasabletoimplementacomprehensivepowermanagementsolutionthatleveragedandcentrallyadministeredpowermanagementcapabilitiesinproductssuchasWindows7,WindowsXP,andWindowsVista.
Atthesametime,MSITwantedtoimproveitsabilitytomanageclientcomputers.MostMSITcustomerswerechangingtheirdefaultpowersettingswithin30daysofreceivinganewcomputer.Inaddition,MSITcouldnoteffectivelyreportonpowerusage.MSITwantedtobuildonitsexistingSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007desktopmanagementinfrastructuretoimplementaflexibleandcentralizedclientpowermanagementsolution.
SystemCenterConfigurationManager2007ArchitectureatMicrosoft
MicrosoftIThasusedSystemCenterConfigurationManager2007tomanagethemajorityofdesktopclientsforseveralyears.Distributedgeographically,thehierarchyiscomprisedofacentralsiteandfivechildprimarysites.Globally,thehierarchycoversapproximately255,000activephysicalandvirtual,desktopandlaptopcomputers.ConfigurationManager2007clientmanagementservicesinclude:
∙Securityupdatesmanagement
∙Softwaredistribution
∙Assetmanagement
∙Operatingsystemdeployment
∙Desiredconfigurationmanagement
ThefollowingdiagramrepresentstheConfigurationManager2007hierarchyatMicrosoft.Italsoshowsthetotalnumberofclientcomputersmanagedbyeachsite.
Figure1.SystemCenterConfigurationManager2007Hierarchy
Thecountandpercentagedetailshighlightedinthiswhitepaperareconstantlyevolving.ThiswhitepaperreflectsdatagatheredinJulyandAugust2010.
Notshownintheabovediagramisaseparatebetadeploymentsite,alsoreferredtoasdogfood.Thedogfoodsitemanagesabout6,000clientcomputers,containsaprimarysite,andprovidesatestenvironment.
DistributionbyOperatingSystem
ThemajorityofclientcomputersatMicrosoftrunWindows7.However,asubstantialnumberofclientcomputersrunWindowsServer®
.Typically,thesecomputersareusedfordevelopmentandtestpurposes.AsmallpercentageofcomputersrunearlierWindowsoperatingsystems.ThefollowingdiagramrepresentstheMSITmanagedclientdesktopandlaptopoperatingsystemdistribution.
Figure2.DistributionofclientoperationsystemsatMicrosoft
BeforetheavailabilityofConfigurationManager2007R3,MicrosoftITrecognizedtheneedforacomprehensivepowermanagementsolution.MSITreliedprimarilyonprovidingrecommendedclientpowersavingsettingsthroughstandardinstallationimages,whichwereincludedonnewdesktopandlaptopcomputers.Thesameoperatingsysteminstallationimagesarealsoavailablefordownloadandinstallationfromotherlocationsonthecorporatenetwork.
Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofenvironmentalsustainability,MSITmadequeriestodeterminethepercentageofusersthatwerechangingtheirstandardsettings.MSITfoundthatupto80percentofuserswerechangingtheirpowermanagementsettingswithin30days.
Withtheexceptionofaone-timeprogramthatenforceddisplayormonitortime-outsettingsmanagedthroughaGroupPolicyPreferenceModeavailableinWindowsVista,MicrosoftITdidnothaveaformalimplementationofclientpowermanagement.
Inadditiontowantingtoutilizethenativepowermanagementcapabilitiesinprod