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Managing Power Usage

You can conserve power by configuring the appliance to turn off its hard drives after a period of inactivity.

To manage appliance power usage

  1. In the Configuration tab's navigation pane, click Storage > Power Management.

    The Storage > Power Management page appears.

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  2. Select the Put hard drives to sleep check box.
  3. In the After inactivity of drop-down list, select the amount of time after which the hard drives should be put to sleep if inactive.
  4. Click Save.

See Also

Viewing the Appliance Details

Configuring the CTERA Appliance Name and Location

Configuring the CTERA Appliance Time and Date

Configuring the User Interface Language

Updating the Firmware

Exporting and Importing CTERA Appliance Settings

Viewing Attached UPS Device Details

Resetting the CTERA Appliance to Its Default Settings

Restarting the CTERA Appliance

Shutting Down the CTERA Appliance