Manage Wake-on-LAN Forwarders

Wake-on-LAN Forwarders (WoLFs) are IBM Endpoint Manager Agent computers that forward Wake-on-LAN packets to other computers in the same subnet. There must be at least one powered-on WoLF in a subnet to wake other computers in the subnet.

All IBM Endpoint Manager agents are set as WoLFs when Power Tracking is enabled. IBM Endpoint Manager includes heuristics to keep network traffic to a minimum, so all agents can be made Wake-on-LAN Forwarders. Designating all clients as WoLFs provides for wake redundancy by increasing the likelihood that at least one forwarder in each subnet is powered-on and can be used to wake targeted computers.

Power Management includes tasks for designating and removing WoL forwarders. Access these tasks by clicking on Manage Wake-on-LAN Forwarders in the navigation tree and selecting the appropriate task in the List Panel.

The Designate Wake-on-LAN Forwarders task configures selected clients to forward the Wake-on-LAN packet to computers in their respective subnets. To designate Wake-on-LAN forwarders, click in the Actions box.

To remove Wake-on-LAN packet forwarders, click the Remove Wake-on-LAN Forwarders task in the List Panel, and click in the Actions box to initiate the action.