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• S5 This power state is also known as soft off or G2 When a computer is in S5, the operating system is not running and minimal power is being used by the motherboard Most current computers use this as their default off state
• G3 This power state is also known as mechanical off When a computer is in G3, it
is drawing no power To reach this state, many computers require turning of a
physical switch on the power supply
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What Are the Power Management Changes?
Shutdown has been improved in Windows Vista to speed up the boot process In previous versions of Windows, the default shutdown was to the S5 power state This stopped the operating system from running and closed all applications The startup process from the S5 state is relatively slow because the entire operating system and applications needed to
be reloaded In Windows Vista, S4 (hibernate) is the default power state used by
shutdown Resuming from S4 takes less than 10 seconds
The sleep mode in Windows Vista has been improved In previous version of Windows, you can select between standby (S3) or hibernate (S4) when reducing energy
consumption Users were sometime confused as to the differences between these two states Windows Vista combines S3 and S4 into a single hybrid sleep mode
Hybrid sleep uses both S3 and S4 at the same time When the computer goes to sleep, it saves the contents of RAM to disk but also keeps power to the RAM Later, as dictated
by the doze time-out in the power plan, the computer will transition from S3 to S4 by turning off power to the RAM By using this system, the contents of memory are
protected if overall power is lost to the system during any stage of hybrid sleep
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Demonstration 9: Configuring Power Management
In this demonstration, you will see how you can:
• Configure power management
Key Points
The key points of this demonstration are:
• Power management can be used to reduce PC power consumption
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Session Summary
This session provided an overview of the productivity enhancing features of Windows Vista The following topics were discussed:
• Increasing Productivity This topic discussed some of the causes of lost productivity and how Windows Vista enhances productivity
• User-Interface Enhancements This topic discussed the new features in Windows Explorer for enhancing productivity Additionally, use of indexing, ways to search, and saved searches were presented
• Productivity Utilities This topic discussed how Windows technologies improve productivity Collaboration technologies, Windows Meeting Space, and Speech Recognition were addressed
• Features for Mobile Computers This topic discussed how mobile PCs benefit from using Windows Mobility Center and Sync Center
• The Boot Process This topic discussed the new boot process in Windows Vista and how to modify it In addition, Startup Repair was explored
• Power Management This topic discussed how power management can be used to conserve electricity usage and preserve battery life ACPI power states and the
changes to power management were also explained
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Questions and Answers
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Table of Contents
Monitoring and Management Overview 2 System Monitoring 6 Application Monitoring 14 Group Policy and Device Management 22 Remote Management 35 Automated Management 41
Questions and Answers 52 Clinic Evaluation 53
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Session Overview
Introduction
For most organizations, the cost of software management is far greater than software acquisition The Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system includes new
monitoring and management features to reduce the total cost of ownership for personal computers This session provides an overview of the monitoring and management
features of Windows Vista
Objectives
After completing this session, you will be able to:
• Describe system monitoring tools
• Understand how applications can be monitored
• Understand Group Policy and device management enhancements
• Explain the remote management enhancements
• Describe how the management of Windows Vista can be automated
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Monitoring and Management Overview
Introduction
Monitoring and managing your network lets you take a proactive approach to system problems When properly implemented, monitoring and management reduces the overall cost of running your network Windows Vista includes many tools for monitoring and management
Objectives
After completing this section, you will be able to:
• Describe the benefits of monitoring and management
• Describe Windows Vista features for monitoring and management
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Benefits of Monitoring and Management
Monitoring is the process used by information technology staff to learn what is
happening on network computers Without monitoring, information technology staff are forced to rely only on user feedback to understand how computers are being used and which errors are occurring User feedback tends not to be very objective and is not the most reliable source of information about computer problems
Management is the process used by information technology staff to control computers on the network Without management, information technology staff must rely on users to make their own configuration changes and follow system policies and procedures
When monitoring and management are in place, you receive the following benefits:
• Users are not the primary source of information about computer systems
• Computer systems are configured in a consistent way
• Problems are identified and resolved more quickly
• Operational costs go down
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Monitoring and Management Features in Windows Vista
Windows Vista builds on the monitoring and management capabilities of Microsoft Windows® XP Many of the monitoring and management capabilities of Windows XP have been enhanced In addition, some entirely new monitoring and management
capabilities have been added
Some monitoring and management features in Windows Vista are:
• Built-in diagnostics Windows Vista includes built-in diagnostic tools to prevent
problems and fix problems faster
• Performance Diagnostic Console This is an improved version of the Performance
Console for Windows XP
• Problem Reports and Solutions This is an improved version of Dr Watson that can
be used to monitor the resolution of application problems
• Event Viewer The new Event Viewer now has many additional features that make it
easier to troubleshoot system and software problems
• Group Policy Many of the new features in Windows Vista can be controlled by
Group Policy There are over 800 new Group Policy settings
• Remote Assistance Remote Assistance has been improved to work better through
firewalls and has increased performance
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• Windows Remote Management This is a Web service that is used to remotely
monitor and manage Windows Vista computers
• Reboot Manager This is a new feature that reduces the restarts that result from
application and operating system updates
• Task Scheduler Changes to the Task Scheduler include enhanced triggers and
improved security
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System Monitoring
Introduction
System monitoring is the key to fixing operating system problems Proactive system monitoring can identify system problems before they begin to affect users Reactive system monitoring is used to troubleshoot problems so that they can be repaired
Windows Vista provides new features for proactive and reactive system monitoring
Objectives
After completing this section, you will be able to:
• Describe built-in diagnostic features
• Describe the Performance Diagnostic Console
• Explain the Performance Diagnostic Console components
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What Are Built-in Diagnostics?
Built-in diagnostics are features that help you identify problems in Windows Vista When problems are identified quickly, you can resolve them proactively before they affect users
Software Diagnostics
The software diagnostics in Windows Vista help you identify and fix problems related to applications and the operating system The built-in diagnostic tools for software are:
• Resource Exhaustion Prevention This is a feature that identifies when
Windows Vista is starting to run out of operating system resources, such as disk space or page file space When a resource is running low, Resource Exhaustion Prevention identifies the application that is the source of the problem and helps you fix the problem by closing applications or cleaning up disk space
• Failed service recovery In Windows Vista, all services have a profile for recovery If
a service fails, Windows Vista will try to restart that service
• Startup Repair Tool If there is a problem starting Windows Vista, the Startup Repair Tool can often identify the cause of the problem and fix it
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Hardware Diagnostics
The hardware diagnostic tools in Windows Vista help you identify and fix problems related to faulty hardware In the past, these problems have been difficult to identify because they often appear to be driver or operating system problems The built-in
diagnostic tools for hardware are:
• Memory Diagnostics Tool This tool is used to test whether system memory is functioning properly It is able to find situations where memory cannot hold a correct value over time and when writing to one memory address corrupts another memory address
• Hard disk diagnostics Windows Vista monitors the hard disk of your computer for signs of failure In previous versions of Windows, you may have seen slower system performance, but not have been sure of the cause Windows Vista lets you know that
a hard disk is failing so you can replace the disk and retrieve your data
Network Diagnostics
The network diagnostics in Windows Vista help you identify and fix network
connectivity problems The built-in diagnostic tools for network connectivity are:
• Network and Sharing Center This includes a map of the network your computer
is on to aid troubleshooting If a network is unavailable or experiencing limited connectivity, it is shown on the map The status of other network settings, such as Network Discovery and Media Library Sharing are also displayed here
• Windows Network Diagnostics If you are experiencing a network problem,
Windows Network Diagnostics performs an analysis of the problem and offers to fix
it You can launch Windows Network Diagnostics from the network icon in the system tray or from the Network and Sharing Center
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Demonstration 1: Using Built-in Diagnostics
In this demonstration, you will see how you can:
• Perform network diagnostics
• Perform hardware diagnostics
Key Points
The key points of this demonstration are:
• Built-in diagnostics help you quickly find and repair problems
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What Is the Performance Diagnostic Console?
The Performance Diagnostic Console is a single Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that allows you to monitor and log system performance information In previous versions of Windows, the features in this snap-in were located in multiple tools The Performance Diagnostic Console combines the functionality of Performance Logs and Alerts, Server Performance Advisor, and System Monitor from previous versions of Windows When you access the tool, the window is named: “Reliability and Performance Monitor.”
Tasks you can perform with the Performance Diagnostic Console are:
• Monitor real-time performance
• Collect performance data in logs for later analysis
• Define thresholds for alerts and automatic actions
• Generate reports
• View logged data in a variety of ways