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Power Management Guide

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Managing power consumption on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Edited by

Marie Doleželová

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Jaroslav Skarvada

Red Hat Developer Experience

Jana Heves

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Yoana Ruseva

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Jack Reed

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Rüdiger Landmann

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Don Domingo

Red Hat Customer Content Services

Abstract

This document explains how to manage power consumption on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 systems effectively. The following sections discuss different techniques that lower power consumption (for both server and laptop), and how each technique affects the overall performance of your system.