HP Xw460c HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation - Installation Instructions

HP Xw460c - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Manual

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HP ProLiant xw460c
Blade Workstation
Installation Instructions
Overview
These instructions provide an overview of the HP ProLiant
xw460c Blade Workstation installation process. For detailed
installation information, see the
Administrator’s Guide
for your
operating system:
Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft Windows XP on the
HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant xw460c
Blade Workstation
Administrator’s Guide for Linux on the HP Blade
Workstation Solution: HP ProLiant xw460c Blade
Workstation
These
Administrator’s Guides
are available on the HP website
(
). For a high
level overview of the blade workstation solution, see the
HP
Blade Workstation Solution Planning Guide: HP ProLiant
xw460c Blade Workstation
, which is also available on the
above website.
Installation of a blade workstation requires the following
steps:
1.
Install and configure the HP BladeSystem c-Class
enclosure.
2.
Install any blade workstation options.
3.
Install interconnect modules in the enclosure.
4.
Connect the interconnect modules to the network.
5.
Install a blade workstation.
6.
Complete the blade workstation configuration.
Each of these steps is described in more detail below.
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November 2007 (Fourth
Edition)
Part Number 443068-004
Printed in the US
*443068-004*
1. Install the HP BladeSystem
c-Class enclosure
Before performing any blade workstation-specific procedures,
install the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.
The most current documentation for blade workstations and
other HP BladeSystem components is available on the HP
website
(
)
Documentation is also available on the Documentation CD
that ships with the enclosure.
2. Install blade workstation
options
Before installing and initializing the blade workstation, install
any blade workstation options, such as an additional
processor or hard drive. For options installation information,
see the
Administrator’s Guide
for your operating system
available on the HP website
(
).
3. Install interconnect modules
For specific steps to install interconnect modules, see the
documentation that ships with the interconnect module.
Interconnect bay numbering and
device mapping
To support network connections for specific signals, install an
interconnect module in the bay corresponding to the
embedded NIC signals. The HP ProLiant xw460c Blade
Workstation does not support interconnect modules in
interconnect bays 3-8.