Chapter 19. Using Power Management

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 Version 4.3 System User's Guide: Operating System and Devices, which contains important information for all Power Management users.

Prerequisites

You must have root user authority to perform most Power Management tasks.

Procedures

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