HP ProLiant xw2x220c Session Allocation Manager 2.1 -- Optimizing your HP Blad - Page 6

Figure 4. Desktop sessions from multiple computing resources can each be displayed on a separate monitor on the client computer. Computing resources Client computer • Advanced configurability-RGS is highly configurable, both through its user interface as well as by setting RGS properties in a configuration file. For example, RGS properties can be set to specify where a window (displaying the desktop from a blade workstation) is positioned on the client monitor. SAM provides centralized management of the RGS properties, including on a per user basis, a per user group basis, and a per security group basis. SAM features and benefits SAM has a number of features that allow optimization of the HP Blade Workstation Solution, including: Static and dynamic resource assignments-SAM supports two types of resource assignments: • Static resources-A user and the user's client computer are connected to a pre-defined set of remote computing resources, even when the user changes location. • Dynamic resources-Users are assigned remote computing resources from a pool of available computing resources. These two types of resource assignments provide significant flexibility in meeting the needs of your users. • Single log in-SAM simplifies the user experience by allowing the user to log in just once, even if the user is connecting to multiple blade workstations. Furthermore, with a multi-monitor client computer, SAM will automatically position the user's windows on the client computer monitors based on pre-configured information. The net result is that logging into the blade workstation solution is as simple as logging into a single workstation. • Follow-me roaming-This feature enables users to move to a different location, and be automatically re-connected to the same computing resources they used previously, without disrupting the applications running on the computing resources. In doing this, SAM automatically adapts to different monitor configurations. For example, assume that a user has four monitors in the office, each displaying the frame buffer from a different blade workstation. If the user relocates to home where there is only one monitor, SAM will re-connect to the live sessions on the same four