Disclosed in the present invention are a device management method and a storage medium, comprising: an aggregation unit receives report data including target street light identification information sent by a transfer node; on the basis of the report data, the aggregation unit determines whether there is a living body present in a target street light detection range; and, when determining that there is a living body present in the target street light detection range, the aggregation unit controls at least one street light in the target street light detection range to execute a starting operation according to a preset starting strategy. The embodiments of the present invention are beneficial for enhancing the smart properties of street lamp management and reducing power resource waste.