IBM Endpoint Manager Inspectors Reference

Terminology

Win: Windows
Lin: Red Hat and SUSE Linux
Sol: SUN Solaris
HPUX: Hewlett-Packard UNIX version
AIX: IBM AIX
Mac: Apple Macintosh
Ubu: Ubuntu/Debian
WM: Windows Mobile

The version (e.g. Lin:8.1) corresponds to the version of the IEM product (8.1) in which the inspector was introduced in the client on that platform.
The version number is not shown if it is less than 8.0.

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power level
power state
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Power Objects

These Inspectors return information about the energy usage patterns of BigFix Clients and their attached monitors.

power level

The <power level> Inspectors provide exposure to the underlying batter and power information used by low-power modes. On Windows, this uses the GetSystemPowerStatus system call, and on OSX, it uses the IOPSCopyPowerSourcesList functionality.

Creation Methods

DeclarationDescriptionPlatforms (?)
power levelReturns a power level representing the underlying state of the battery or charging system.

Example: power level - Returns the current power level, which might be something like "full battery power plugged in".
Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1

Properties

DeclarationReturn typeDescriptionPlatforms (?)
<power level> as string<string>Converts a power level into a human-readable string.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1
full of <power level><boolean>

Plural: fulls		Returns TRUE if the battery is fully charged.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1
low of <power level><boolean>

Plural: lows		Returns TRUE if the battery is at a low charge level.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1
normal of <power level><boolean>

Plural: normals		Returns TRUE if the battery is at a normal charge level.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1
plugged of <power level><boolean>

Plural: pluggeds		Returns TRUE if the computer is currently plugged in to AC power.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1
ups of <power level><boolean>

Plural: upss		Returns TRUE if the computer is currently being powered by a UPS.Win:8.0, Lin:8.0, Sol:8.0, HPUX:8.0, AIX:8.0, Mac:8.0, Ubu:8.1

power state

The <power state> Inspectors return the state of a device, encapsulating the enumerated types used by the Client. There are two categories, system and monitor. System (computer) states include active, idle, logged off, standby, off and invalid. Monitor (display) states include on, off and invalid.

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power history

The <power history> Inspectors retrieve information about your client computers and their displays within a tracking window (defaulting to 14 days). The information is in the form of a list of <interval, state> tuples for the system (computer) and <interval, state, monitor count> for monitors (attached displays). The first element of the list is the current state of the system. These Inspectors allow you to track computer usage for power management applications. The event lists are fetched from the client whenever 'power history' is referenced, and referencing 'system intervals of <power history>' simply iterates over the built list of intervals. Avoid referencing 'power history' multiple times in relevance as it rebuilds the list each time (increasing overhead) and may introduce inconsistency if the window slides between references.

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system power interval

The <system power interval> Inspectors return an interval or a list of intervals that contain information about the client computer. Each system interval is composed of a time range and a power state, which can include on, off, standby or hibernate.

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monitor power interval

The <monitor power interval> Inspectors return information about the monitors (displays) attached to a given computer. Each computer can have multiple monitors, and they can be either on or off. This information can be used in a power-usage study. Monitor intervals are retrieved as tuples in the form of <interval, state, monitor count>, where the interval contains the start and end time, the state (on or off) and the number of monitors that are attached to the computer.

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