Configure power plan Exchange Server
Configure the right power plan on the Exchange Server. When you install Windows Server, the standard power plan is Balanced (recommended). This is not the best practice power plan for the Exchange Server. Microsoft recommends changing the power plan to High Performance on the Exchange Server. In this article, we will configure the High Performance power plan through PowerShell.
Check the current status of the power plan
Run PowerShell as administrator. Check the current status of the power plan on the Exchange Server.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | PS C:\> Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan | Select-Object -Property ElementName, IsActive | Format-Table -Property * -AutoSize ElementName IsActive ----------- -------- Balanced True High performance False Power saver False |
In the next step, we are going to configure the power plan to High Performance.
Configure power plan Exchange Server through PowerShell
Run PowerShell as administrator. Set the power plan to High Performance.
1 2 3 4 5 | PS C:\> $p = Get-CimInstance -Name root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan -Filter "ElementName = 'High Performance'";Invoke-CimMethod -InputObject $p -MethodName Activate ReturnValue PSComputerName ----------- -------------- True |
If you like to save the script, download the Set-HighPerformancePowerPlan.ps1 script. Place the script in the C:\scripts\ folder on the Exchange Server. Run the script with PowerShell as administrator.
Check power plan Exchange Server
Get the status of the configured power plan on the Exchange Server. Both commands will give you the same output. The first command is the expanded version. The second command is using an alias for the cmdlets and parameters.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | PS C:\> Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan | Select-Object -Property ElementName, IsActive | Format-Table -Property * -AutoSize ElementName IsActive ----------- -------- Balanced False High performance True Power saver False [PS] C:\>gwmi -NS root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan | select ElementName, IsActive | ft -a ElementName IsActive ----------- -------- Balanced False High performance True Power saver False |
High Performance plan is active.
Configure power plan Exchange Server through GUI
Click on Start and click Control Panel. If you can’t find it, search for Control Panel. You can also enter the command powercfg.cpl.
From the list of displayed items under Control Panel click on Power Options. If you do not see Power Options, type the word power in the Search Control Panel box. Click Power Options.
It will take you to select a power plan. By default, the Balanced (recommended) power plan is enabled. Choose the High Performance power plan to enable.
High Performance plan is active.
Thoughts
In this article, you learned how to configure the power plan to High Performance on the Exchange Server. You can configure it with PowerShell or with the GUI. Check the power plan after you configured it. If you enjoyed this article, you may also like Restart Exchange Server services through PowerShell. Don’t forget to follow us and share this article.
