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Rob Johnson, Information Services r [email protected] http://paws.aber.ac.uk

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Rob Johnson, Information Services

[email protected]

http://paws.aber.ac.uk

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Power down And Wake System

What is it?

The history of PAWS

Why PAWS?

What’s PAWS?

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JISC

Funding – how much? objectives? timescale?

Open Source

Collaborate with other institutions

Who are they?

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Savings?- 1 computer = 2.5 KW/h units of electricity per

day…- Without power management:

- 4375 units of electricity per day - £127,750 per year!

- The average utilisation:- public service computer = 20% - staff computer = 23%...

- With PAWS power management in place:

A total potential saving of £100,000 per year for 1750 computers at just Aberystwyth University!

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And if you don’t believe me…

These live statistics provided at http://power.aber.ac.uk/paws

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Main Features of PAWS?

Server Controlled

End user has the power!

Savings stats are auto generated

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Techie Bit…

Technologies

Development Environment

Subversion

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What makes up PAWS?

GUI: PAWS Client Manager

GUI: PAWS Admin Manager

Agent: PAWS Client

Agent: PAWS Server

Servlets: PAWS Web

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How does PAWS sleeping work?

SQL Server/MySQL Database

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Sleep Modes?

Forced/scheduled sleep

Sleep when logged out

Idle sleep

Warned sleep

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Wake-on-LAN

How is it useful?

What is it?

Windows Updates

PAWS WOL

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Freebies with PAWS Client…

Automatic logout

Abandoned Memory Sticks

Public Service Computer Monitoring

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Negatives?

Maintenance

Support?

Client Agent Installation

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Positives?

Environment

Free – open source under Apache GPL

Financial

Institutional benefits

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What about other products?

Data Synergy - Powerman

Other free products – not really…

1e Nightwatchman

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Interested Parties

Pembrokeshire & Ceredigion County Councils

SOCITM Cymru

Swansea & Trinity St. Davids

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Where are we now?

Agent development

Generic development and

Interface development

consultation with other institutions

Test rollout to Information Services, Estates and IBERS departments

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Goals?

Be accepted

Offer Support Team?

View our blog at http://paws.aber.ac.uk

Financial & Environmental

Contact: Rob Johnson, [email protected]

Documentation/User manuals