IT Power Management IT Power Management Strategy & Business CaseStrategy & Business CaseEnterprise ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureInformation Technology ServicesInformation Technology ServicesSaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University

Why Look at Power Why Look at Power Issues Now?Issues Now? Proactive financial planningProactive financial planning: the AmerenIP : the AmerenIP

Illinois rate change story, future energy costsIllinois rate change story, future energy costs Policy opportunityPolicy opportunity to define the default power to define the default power

configuration expectations of electronic configuration expectations of electronic devicesdevices

Environmental stewardshipEnvironmental stewardship and the University and the University MissionMission

Scheduled PC replacementScheduled PC replacement, with HD data , with HD data cleansing, creates opportunity to phase in new cleansing, creates opportunity to phase in new lower-power technologylower-power technology

Disposal InitiativeDisposal Initiative already proposed for already proposed for responsible electronics recycling and disposalresponsible electronics recycling and disposal

Drivers for Computer Drivers for Computer Power Management Power Management StrategyStrategy Billiken InfoShield completion: all PCs could Billiken InfoShield completion: all PCs could

now be power-optimized by managed now be power-optimized by managed software settingssoftware settings

Generational improvements computer Generational improvements computer hardware (Energy Star advancement)hardware (Energy Star advancement)

Laptop interest increasing, especially faculty Laptop interest increasing, especially faculty and studentsand students

Datacenter power load growth, partly from Datacenter power load growth, partly from non-enterprise departmental serversnon-enterprise departmental servers

Peripherals and electronics default settings Peripherals and electronics default settings offer Energy Star optionsoffer Energy Star options

CRT-based displays seldom purchased nowCRT-based displays seldom purchased now

Computer Hardware: Computer Hardware: Generational Generational improvementsimprovements

Personal Computers Personal Computers couldcould be set to use 70% be set to use 70% less energy than current (2002 IT Power Costs less energy than current (2002 IT Power Costs spreadsheet)spreadsheet)

CPUs from Intel and AMD now emphasize “power CPUs from Intel and AMD now emphasize “power manageability” (manageability” (if configured ! if configured ! ))

CPUs sit idle much of the time; new processors CPUs sit idle much of the time; new processors can enter “low power” statecan enter “low power” state

Sleep instead of “screensavers” = $ savingsSleep instead of “screensavers” = $ savings Managed, automated night shutdownManaged, automated night shutdown Potential HVAC savings from heat reductionPotential HVAC savings from heat reduction

Laptops in Energy Laptops in Energy Strategy?Strategy? Lowest power requirements, comparable Lowest power requirements, comparable

computing power for most userscomputing power for most users Built-in LCD monitor Built-in LCD monitor Battery backup for brown-outs and Battery backup for brown-outs and

outagesoutages SLU wireless investments promote SLU wireless investments promote

productive mobilityproductive mobility Discourage Monitors! Power savings Discourage Monitors! Power savings

, costs if external monitors are used, costs if external monitors are used

SLU Personal Computers: SLU Personal Computers: 5764 Managed PCs by Summer 5764 Managed PCs by Summer 20072007

PC: Wired Ethernet Mac: UnmanagedSLU-owned employee desktops 538

SLU-owned employee laptops 62

Externally-funded campus computers (may be SLU-owned) N/A

SLU-owned computers in Resnet areas N/A

SLU-owned computers in Tenet, SSM, partner networks N/A

SLU-owned Shared-use desktops (RPSC) 754 56

SLU-owned Shared-use desktops in Resnet areas (RPSC) 5 N/A

SLU-owned Shared-use laptops (RPSC) 37 N/A

SLU-owned Shared-use desktops (distributed owner)

520 42

SLU-owned Shared-use laptops (distributed owner)

50 N/A

Total Computers in Grid: 5764 698

4398

No Mac Management at this time

Potential Savings:Potential Savings:Generational Changes in Power Generational Changes in Power ManagementManagement

New LaptopsNew Desktops2005 Desktops

Assumptions

New LaptopsNew Desktops2005 Desktops

Potential Savings:Potential Savings:Generational Changes in Power Generational Changes in Power ManagementManagement

What Will It Take What Will It Take to Do It?to Do It?

Immediate deployment in 800 “shared use” Immediate deployment in 800 “shared use” PCs beginning in MayPCs beginning in May

IT rollouts of power-optimized new PCs when IT rollouts of power-optimized new PCs when purchasedpurchased

Limited, clearly defined “exception request” Limited, clearly defined “exception request” policy for research computers, special needspolicy for research computers, special needs

Community decision on applying power Community decision on applying power management to existing SLU-owned PCsmanagement to existing SLU-owned PCs

Adopt specific institutional PC-power goalsAdopt specific institutional PC-power goals Consider student computers’ energy useConsider student computers’ energy use

Datacenter Power Datacenter Power Strategies & Strategies & OpportunitiesOpportunities IT exploring fewer, but more powerful IT exploring fewer, but more powerful

physical servers hosting multiple physical servers hosting multiple “virtual” servers for the future“virtual” servers for the future

Server “high efficiency” power suppliesServer “high efficiency” power supplies High-efficiency cooling enclosuresHigh-efficiency cooling enclosures Policy needed on criteria for housing Policy needed on criteria for housing

non-enterprise servers in Datacenters non-enterprise servers in Datacenters (unmanaged power growth)(unmanaged power growth)

Printers, Copiers, Printers, Copiers, ElectronicsElectronics Encourage shared printers/copiers Encourage shared printers/copiers

over personal printersover personal printers Enable “Energy Star” default Enable “Energy Star” default

settings as SLU installation settings as SLU installation standardstandard

Expand “smart” shutdown Expand “smart” shutdown management tools, such as in management tools, such as in classroom presentation systemsclassroom presentation systems

IT Helping SLU Stay Affordable IT Helping SLU Stay Affordable through Stewardship & through Stewardship & ComplianceCompliance http://energystar.gov/powermanagementhttp://energystar.gov/powermanagement http://www.dell.com/html/us/products/optiplehttp://www.dell.com/html/us/products/optiple

x/calculator/index.htmlx/calculator/index.html http://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/archttp://weblog.infoworld.com/sustainableit/arc

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Enterprise Architecture, 3/23/07 – John M. Ashbyashbyjm@slu.edu