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System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices
Note: The information in this section is specific to
POWER-based.
Power Management is a technique that enables hardware and software to
minimize system power consumption. It is especially important for
products that operate with batteries and desktop products.
See Power Management Limitation Warnings in the
AIX 5L Version 5.1 System User's Guide: Operating
System and Devices, which contains important information for all Power
Management users.
You must have root user authority to perform most Power Management
tasks.
You can use the following tools to perform the Power Management tasks in
the following table:
- the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)
- commands
- the Power Management application
| Power Management Tasks
|
| Task
| SMIT Fast Path
| Command or File
| PM Application
|
| Enable Events
| smit pmEnable
| pmctrl -e -a enable
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Disable Events
| smit pmEnable
| pmctrl -e -a full_on
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Configure Power Management
| smit pmConfigConfigure
| mkdev -l pmc0
|
|
| Unconfigure Power Management
| smit pmConfigUnconfigure
| rmdev -l pmc0
|
|
| Start System State Transition
| smit pmState
| pmctrl -e -a suspend
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Change/Show Parameters
| smit pmData
| pmctrl
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Change Timer Setting
| smit pmTimer
| pmctrl
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Change Display Power Management
| smit pmDisplaySelect
| pmctrl
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Change Idle Time for Each Device
| pmDevice
| pmctrl
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Show Battery Information
| smit pmBatteryInfo
| battery
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
| Discharge Power Management Battery
| smit pmBatteryDischarge
| battery -d
| /usr/lpp/x11/bin/xpowerm
|
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