Energy Saving Policy Using HP ProCurve Manager Plus on HP ProCurve Power Over Ethernet Switches: Scheduled Turn on and Turn Off of Power Over Ethernet

HP ProCurve's network management utility, ProCurve Manager Plus (PCM+), has the capability to create schedule-driven policies that can trigger at specified times on an hourly, a daily, a weekly, or a monthly basis. For a "Power-Saving" policy on ProCurve POE products, ProCurve Manager Plus can be configured to schedule a turn off time and a turn on time for each ProCurve PoEcapable switch or specific POE-connected ports. This can be done by ProCurve product groups or custom groups (groups of devices defined by the customer).