Enable and Configure Energy Saver using Quick Configuration

About this task

Perform this procedure to enable and configure Energy Saver globally using the quick configuration Efficiency Mode. Efficiency Mode automatically configures the following:

  • enables Energy Saver on all ports.

  • creates a default schedule with a weekday schedule of Energy Saver activated from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., and during weekends. You cannot change this default schedule while Efficiency Mode is enabled.

  • enables Energy Saver globally.

Procedure

  1. Enter Global Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

  2. Enable efficiency mode:

    energy-saver efficiency-mode

Example

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#energy-saver efficiency-mode

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the energy-saver command.

Variable

Value

efficiency-mode

Enables efficiency mode. The default is disabled.