Session 2: User Productivity Enhancements in Windows Vista 49 • 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. 50 Session 2: User Productivity Enhancements in Windows Vista 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. Session 2: User Productivity Enhancements in Windows Vista 51 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. 52 Session 2: User Productivity Enhancements in Windows Vista 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. Session 2: User Productivity Enhancements in Windows Vista 53 Questions and Answers Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista Table of Contents Session Overview 1 Monitoring and Management Overview 2 System Monitoring 6 Application Monitoring 14 Group Policy and Device Management 22 Remote Management 35 Automated Management 41 Session Summary 50 Next Steps 51 Questions and Answers 52 Clinic Evaluation 53 Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise noted, the example companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted herein are fictitious, and no association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. 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Microsoft, Active Directory, ActiveX, Aero, Bitlocker, BizTalk, DirectX, Internet Explorer, NetMeeting, Visual Studio, Windows, Windows Media, Windows Server, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 1 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. 2 Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 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. [...]... 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. .. 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 8 Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista Hardware Diagnostics The hardware diagnostic tools in Windows Vista help... 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 Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows. .. 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 4 Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 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... Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 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... time • Reliability Monitor A screen that provides an overview of system stability with detailed information about events that may affect stability For example, application installations, application failures, hardware failures, and Windows failures are all tracked This information is logged automatically after system installation, but must run for 24 hours before generating the System Stability Report...Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 3 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... Stability Index 12 Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista • Data Collector Sets These are a way to group multiple data collection points into a single component that can be used to view real-time performance or log performance If logging is performed, a Data Collector Set includes information such as the log location and schedule for performing logging A Data Collector Set can contain performance... 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... snapshot of current system performance You can drill down to get more information by clicking on the graph of each resource • Performance Monitor A screen that provides a visual display of the selected Windows performance counters You can use Performance Monitor to view data in real time or historical data from log files You can also save a group of counters in Performance Monitor as a Data Collector Set . the benefits of monitoring and management. • Describe Windows Vista features for monitoring and management. Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista 3 Benefits of Monitoring and. Session 3: Monitoring and Managing Windows Vista Monitoring and Management Features in Windows Vista Windows Vista builds on the monitoring and management capabilities of Microsoft Windows XP 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