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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). It’s 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.
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Check the current status of the power plan
Run PowerShell as administrator. Check the current status of the power plan on the Exchange Server.
PS C:\> Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan | Select-Object -Property ElementName, IsActive | Format-Table -Property * -AutoSize
ElementName IsActive
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Balanced True
High performance False
Power saver FalsIn 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.
PS C:\> $p = Get-CimInstance -Name root\cimv2\power -Class win32_PowerPlan -Filter "ElementName = 'High Performance'";Invoke-CimMethod -InputObject $p -MethodName Activate
ReturnValue PSComputerName
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TrueIf 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.
Verify power plan Exchange Server
Verify the status of the configured power plan on the Exchange Server. Both of the cmdlets will give you the same output. The first cmdlet is the expanded version. The second cmdlet is using an alias for the cmdlets and parameters.
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 FalseThe 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.
The High Performance plan is active.
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Conclusion
In this article, you learned how to configure the power plan to High Performance on the Exchange Server. You can configure the power plan with PowerShell or with the GUI. It’s always good to verify the power plan after applying the changes.
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On Server 2019 Core installs, the Invoke-CimMethod command throws an error (Invoke-CimMethod : This method is not implemented in any class).
Had to use powercfg to modify the Power Plan as follows:
for /f “tokens=4” %g in (‘powercfg /list ^| findstr “High performance”‘) do powercfg /setactive %g
Use %%g if used in a batch script.