Restarting, shutting down, and waking devices

You can restart a single device, multiple devices, all devices that match a saved filter’s criteria, or a group. Alternatively, you can:

• Use a trigger to initiate the restarting of devices at a scheduled time or when a specific event takes place.

  SeeManaging schedulers and triggers

• Include the restarting of devices in workflows.

  SeeManaging workflows

To restart a single device

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Click the device’s row.

   The device’s dashboard window appears.

4. Click Power, and then click Restart.

5. Click Yes.

To restart multiple devices

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Select the devices’ check boxes.

4. Click More actions and select Restart.

5. Click Yes.

To restart all devices that match a saved filter’s criteria

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Filters in the Search bar.

3. Click Actions in the saved filter’s row and select Restart.

4. Click Yes.

To restart a group

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Groups to open the Groups panel.

3. Click Actions in the group’s row and select Restart.

4. Click Yes.

You can shut down a single device, multiple devices, all devices that match a saved filter’s criteria, or a group. Alternatively, you can:

• Use a trigger to initiate the shutdown of devices at a scheduled time or when a specific event takes place.

  SeeManaging schedulers and triggers

• Include the shutdown of devices in workflows.

  SeeManaging workflows

To shut down a single device

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Click the device’s row.

   The device’s dashboard window appears.

4. Click Power, and then click Shutdown.

5. Click Yes.

To shut down multiple devices

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Select the devices’ check boxes.

4. Click More actions and select Shutdown.

5. Click Yes.

To shut down all devices that match a saved filter’s criteria

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Filters in the Search bar.

3. Click Actions in the saved filter’s row and select Shutdown.

4. Click Yes.

To shut down a group

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Groups to open the Groups panel.

3. Click Actions in the group’s row and select Shutdown.

4. Click Yes.

Using SMART Remote Management, you can make a source device wake target devices if those target devices support Wake on LAN (WOL):

You can choose a single source device, multiple source devices, all source devices that match a saved filter’s criteria, or a group. If you choose multiple source devices or a group, SMART Remote Management determines which source device to send the WOL command from based on criteria such as availability, performance, and priority.

The WOL command that SMART Remote Management sends to the source device includes the target devices’ MAC addresses. The source device generates and sends a magic packet for each target device. A magic packet is a special signal that contains the MAC address of the target device and is sent as a broadcast frame over the network, meaning it reaches all the devices on the network. Only the device with the matching MAC address in the magic packet responds and wakes up.

In addition to waking target devices on demand, you can:

• Use a trigger to wake target devices at a scheduled time or when a specific event takes place.

  SeeManaging schedulers and triggers

• Include the waking of target devices in workflows.

  SeeManaging workflows

To choose a single source device

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Click the source device’s row.

   The source device’s dashboard window appears.

4. Click Power, and then click Wake On Lan.

   The Wake on lan window appears.

5. To wake the target devices that match a filter’s or group’s criteria, select Filter or Group and select a filter or group from the drop-down list.

   SeeFinding devices

   OR

   To wake a single target device, select Device and type a target device’s ID in the Device ID box.

6. OptionalTurn on Advanced wake-on-lan settings and specify the broadcast address and port for execution if your network requires this information.

7. Click Confirm.

To choose multiple source devices

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. OptionalFilter the devices shown in the Devices view.

   SeeFinding devices

3. Select the source devices’ check boxes.

4. Click More actions and select Wake on lan.

   The Wake on lan window appears.

5. To wake the target devices that match a filter’s or group’s criteria, select Filter or Group and select a filter or group from the drop-down list.

   SeeFinding devices

   OR

   To wake a single target device, select Device and type a target device’s ID in the Device ID box.

6. OptionalTurn on Advanced wake-on-lan settings and specify the broadcast address and port for execution if your network requires this information.

7. Click Confirm.

To choose multiple source devices that match a saved filter’s criteria

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Filters in the Search bar.

3. Click Actions in the saved filter’s row and select Wake on lan.

4. To wake the target devices that match a filter’s or group’s criteria, select Filter or Group and select a filter or group from the drop-down list.

   SeeFinding devices

   OR

   To wake a single target device, select Device and type a target device’s ID in the Device ID box.

5. OptionalTurn on Advanced wake-on-lan settings and specify the broadcast address and port for execution if your network requires this information.

6. Click Confirm.

To choose a group

1. Click Devices to open the Devices view.

2. Click Groups to open the Groups panel.

3. Click Actions in the group’s row and select Wake on lan.

   The Wake on lan window appears.

4. To wake the target devices that match a filter’s or group’s criteria, select Filter or Group and select a filter or group from the drop-down list.

   SeeFinding devices

   OR

   To wake a single target device, select Device and type a target device’s ID in the Device ID box.

5. OptionalTurn on Advanced wake-on-lan settings and specify the broadcast address and port for execution if your network requires this information.

6. Click Confirm.