id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component resolution keywords cc fix_version see_also 1545 sleep machines for power savings jweiss "Wit climatechange.mit.edu being a thing (http://climatechange.mit.edu/turn-lightscomputers-night) we should re-investigate putting idle cluster machines to sleep. Since CrashPlan is a thing too, expeanding to private workstations may also be possible, though it may not be the lowest hanging fruit. Policy questions include: Do we need to wake the machines up at a certain time in the morning, so that they are up when ACIS/hotline checks in on them, and so they have a shot at running an overnight update cron job? " enhancement new normal The Distant Future --