Welcome to the NightWatchman Enterprise 7.3 documentation space. Here we describe all aspects of configuring and using NightWatchman. Here's a quick overview of what the NightWatchman documentation pages will tell you.
Introducing NightWatchman Enterprise 7.3
How it works
- How NightWatchman Enterprise works — NightWatchman's power management feature reduces energy costs by automatically powering down computers across your network overnight and at weekends.
- Architecture — If you use WakeUp, you must either integrate WakeUp Server with NightWatchman Management Center or with Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr or SCCM).
- Understanding Power Optimization — NightWatchman’s Power Optimization feature helps you optimize the power-related benefits of your battery-enabled computing devices.
- Options for secure communications — The various options for secure communications between NightWatchman and WakeUp components.
- NightWatchman power-down actions — Choose which NightWatchman power-down actions are suitable for your organization.
- NightWatchman Enterprise and ActiveEfficiency — How to integrate NightWatchman Enterprise with ActiveEfficiency when you install the NightWatchman Management Center.
- NightWatchman Enterprise and Tachyon — NightWatchman 7.3 includes the Tachyon installation files and a 60 day Tachyon license so that you can use Tachyon to optimize NightWatchman.
- Understanding WakeUp Status — When you are reading WakeUp reports, using the WakeUp Console, or otherwise working with WakeUp, you will often see details about the results of wakeup requests.
Quick starts, evaluations and pilots
- Quick start — An overview of how to download and install NightWatchman Enterprise.
- Evaluating NightWatchman Enterprise — How to evaluate NightWatchman Management Center in a small test environment.
- Piloting NightWatchman Enterprise — How to install NightWatchman Management Center on a group of pilot computers.
Implementation
- Preparation — What you will need to prepare in advance of implementing NightWatchman Enterprise in your network. Typically, these are tasks that may take some time to organize, depending on how your organization works. A more complete checklist of tasks is provided in Requirements.
- Prerequisites — A definitive list of prerequisites and dependencies to take into account before you install NightWatchman Enterprise.
- Installing and upgrading — How to use the wizard or carry out an unattended deployment and what to do when upgrading.
Working with NightWatchman Enterprise
- Using the core components
- Configuring and managing advanced components
- Using the NightWatchman console
- Using the WakeUp console
- Web WakeUp server configuration
- Operational best practices
- Frequently asked questions
Troubleshooting
- Known issues
- Resolving issues with Reports
- Resolving installation issues with the WakeUp Server
- Resolving Tachyon integration issues
- Resolving issues with Web WakeUp and the WakeUp Agent
- Resolving shutdown issues with NightWatchman
- Resolving issues with 1E NightWatchman Agent clients
Training
An introduction to NightWatchman training resources, including lab guides.
Reference
- Supported Platforms
- Server Sizing — Server sizing guidelines and recommended configurations for on-premises installation in customer environments.
- Communication ports
- Server installation properties
- Agent installation properties — Configuration properties for the 1E NightWatchman Agent, and the WakeUp client module that is installed as part of Tachyon Agent and 1E Client.
- Server API reference
- Windows 1E NightWatchman Agent scripting reference
- Mac 1E Agent scripting reference
- Extending the Console Query interface
- NightWatchman Enterprise release information
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