LightsOut is a power management add-in that allows you to place your home server in sleep or hibernation at scheduled times.

To go to sleep, you can choose from several methods:

• On demand, when no more clients are active
• Based on a calendar, as a single action or repeated each weekday
• Or as a combination of both methods

You can define times, where the server has to be up and running:

• Using the calendar
• Based on the defined backup time

Wake up

A suspended or hibernated server can be resumed using a calendar event.
You can also install a small application on your client machines to wake up your server when needed.

Developer: Martin Rothschink

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Release History

v0.8.2 (25th June 2009)

Important changes:

• Fix for ACER Aspire easyStore H430 (see below)
• Fix for wrong backup time calculation
• Fix for occasionally wrong standby detection

Changes on LightsOut Client (used for server wake-up via WOL):

• Improved support for virtual NICs installed by VirtualBox or Vmware
• Improved support for VPN networks

v0.8

• Localisation into French, Spanish, Chinese & Japanese
• Whenever a restore operation is detected, LightsOut keeps the server running for 2 hours for each selected volume
• The help file is now opened on the server and no longer requires a LightsOut client installation
• The Uptime diagram shows tooltip details about computers and remote access
• A version check has been added for SB Core service. When a fixed version is detected, a warning is no longer displayed.