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Blade Abstract This guide provides information for using Microsoft® Windows® on the HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade. This guide is for technicians that install, administer, and troubleshoot servers and storage systems. Part Number: 582461-006 June - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 2
to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 3
Introduction ...5 Overview ...5 Contacting HP technical support or an authorized reseller 5 Workstation installation process overview...9 Installing and powering on the workstation blade 10 Preparing the workstation blade infrastructure 10 Configuring the workstation blade hardware 10 Connecting - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 4
Edition 28 Performing an unattended installation of Windows XP 31 Unattended installations ...31 Performing an unattended installation ...31 User information ...40 User information introduction ...40 Powering on the client...40 Changing the behavior of RGS ...40 Connecting from the client to the - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 5
the HP website (http://www.hp.com/#Support). When prompted for a product, enter WS460c. • HP ProLiant Workstation Blades • HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide • HP Workstation Blade Client Series-Embedded OS Version 9.xx Manual • Administrator guides This Administrator Guide provides information - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 6
. For more information, see Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Workstation Blades. HP offers the HP Graphics Expansion Blade (expansion blade), which comes attached only to the workstation blade. The expansion blade supports the installation of qualified PCI-Express cards. If an - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 7
supports remoting protocols such as Microsoft® Remote Desktop Protocol 7.1 or later. Mode User Mode Admin Mode Server Mode Setup Mode Description User Mode is the production install the NVIDIA graphics adapter driver. In Setup Mode, the Windows® desktop can be viewed by using: • A monitor connected - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 8
to select the desired mode. When Admin Mode has been selected, press Enter when done and perform the steps indicated to exit the ROM-based Setup Utility. The workstation blade performs a reboot, and then the Remote Console Mode appears. Workstation blade video subsystem 8 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 9
Blade User Guide • HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide • HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide • HP BladeSystem c3000 Tower Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide • HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide • HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 10
Power Supply Installation Instructions for HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosures • HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide • HP BladeSystem c3000 Tower Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide • HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade User Guide • HP - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 11
, or by Onboard Administrator. To power on the workstation blade locally using the Local I/O Cable: 1. Install the workstation blade in the c3000 or c7000 Enclosure. The blade is hot-pluggable and can be inserted and removed while the enclosure is powered. 2. Connect the Local I/O Cable to the - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 12
for downloading instructions. You can also purchase RGS 5.3.0 on the RGS homepage (http://www.hp.com/go/rgs). RGS requires installation of a license to operate. For details, see the HP RGS Licensing Guide, available on the RGS homepage. For installation instructions, see the HP Remote Graphics User - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 13
connection, see the Remote Graphics Software User Guide, which you can access by accessing the HP website (http://www.hp.com/#Support), and entering Remote Graphics Software. Installing map the PC hard drive to the blade. Using RGS, run the installation package on the blade using the mapped network - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 14
the NVIDIA graphics adapter, an incorrect installation might result. • Application installations that require a midway reboot-Both the Windows® RDC and RGS environments terminate their connections when the blade reboots. If application installation requires a midway reboot, RDC or RGS reconnection - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 15
factory-installed required. o PC-From a PC, use iLO 2 Remote Console and virtual media to connect a diskette drive and CD/DVD drive to the blade. • Microsoft® Windows® media-The Microsoft® Volume License media or a retail version can be used. You do not need to activate Volume License media. • HP - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 16
these folders from the HP Package Setup window, select Extract. You are prompted to specify the folder in which you want the files to be extracted. • Install the HP Blade Workstation Support Pack, which includes: o ATI ES1000 graphics driver o NVIDIA graphics driver o HP NC-Series Broadcom 10GbE - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 17
the remainder of the required components HP Workstation Blade PSP Support Pack. Make note of the IP addresses for connections through RGS and RDC. 22. Update Windows with Microsoft service packs as required. If you are prompted during the Microsoft service pack installation to override an old - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 18
Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP SP2. This advisory can be found by entering the Customer Advisory number, c01202170, in the search box at the HP website (http://www.hp.com). Description RGS Sender Port 42966 Protocol SSL If Insight Control server deployment is used, enable the File and Print - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 19
88 UDP 123 UDP 135 TCP 135 UDP 137 TCP 161 TCP 162 TCP 389 UDP 401 TCP 402 TCP 445 UDP 636 TCP 750 TCP 751 TCP 752 TCP 753 TCP 754 TCP 1010 TCP 1433 TCP 1500 TCP 1758 TCP 1759 TCP 2381 TCP 2500 TCP Kerberos Insight Control server deployment Kerberos - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 20
4011 TCP Insight Control server deployment Ext DHCP PXE For more information about creating the Windows® XP image, see "Creating the Windows® XP image (on page 16)". Deploying the Windows image 1. Run the sysprep command to generate new security IDs on each target system. For more information, - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 21
downloaded from HP. When prompted to select the operating system, select Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. To extract the files to create the diskette you will use during the Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition installation from the HP Package Setup window, click Extract. To install - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 22
hp.com/#Support). When prompted for a product, enter WS460c. HP recommends updating your workstation blades to the latest BIOS version available. • QFEs are OS-specific. Install the Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition QFEs required by your IT department. 64-bit QFEs are available on the HP download - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 23
This is the slower method, and is susceptible to network issues. Installing Windows Vista® on a workstation blade 1. Install Windows Vista® according to standard Microsoft® installation instructions. 2. Install the HP Workstation Blade PSP Support Pack. Viewing the Windows Vista® desktop To view the - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 24
is the slower method, and is susceptible to network issues. Installing Windows 7 on a workstation blade 1. Install Windows® 7 according to standard Microsoft® installation instructions. 2. Install the HP Workstation Blade PSP Support Pack. Viewing the Windows 7 desktop To view the Windows® 7 desktop - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 25
required for capturing an image. Setting Remote Console Mode to Admin Mode or Setup mode enables you to view the capture process using iLO 2. If Remote Console Mode is in User Mode, you cannot view the Windows® desktop until after the image is captured, and you use RGS or Remote Desktop Connection - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 26
enter the Product key to be used. If you have a specific pre-boot environment you want to run the image in, select it at the bottom of the screen. The default is WinPE. d. Accept the defaults on the Return Codes screen. Continue to step 7. Step 5: Run Sysprep manually. To run Sysprep manually, see - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 27
using Sysprep at all and want to make a carbon image of you computer d. Accept the defaults on the Return Codes screen. Step 7: Apply the new Altiris job to computers whose images you all running jobs and their status. Capturing a workstation blade image using HP Insight Control server deployment 27 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 28
, and you use RGS or Remote Desktop Connection to log in to the workstation blade. If you do set Remote Console Mode to Admin Mode or Setup Mode, you must change the mode back to User Mode after the image is deployed. Step 2: If required, configure the Deployment Server to run Sysprep. Depending - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 29
you downloaded in step 2, of the installation appear. Step manually mapped Installer. The Remote Agent Installer screen appears. Select Use this username and password for client/s. Using an Administrative account local to target, click Next. b. Accept the default install the installation appear. - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 30
boot environment, click Next, accept the defaults, and then click Finish. Step 7: Deploy the OS using the new Altiris job. This step might require a manual PXE boot, depending on whether you have job and the status. Deploying a workstation blade image using HP Insight Control server deployment 30 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 31
to store the OS installation files, as well as the HP-specific drivers and software for the workstation blade. a. Windows® XP Professional SP3-The $OEM$ folder is created under the i386 directory, which was originally created manually or via Remote Installation Service. b. Windows® XP Professional - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 32
screen. AllowMultipleTSSessions-Set to 0 to disable fast user switching, set to 1 to enable switching. b. Turn off Simple File Sharing-In this example blade-specific entries to the different sections of the unattended answer file, either unattend.txt or ristndrd.sif (for RIS installation). The - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 33
later in the installation process and activated before switching to User Mode. The ATI drivers that are downloadable from the workstation blade software and drivers web page are not Microsoft® signed. If you do not to use the unsigned drivers, the default VGA driver in the operating system is - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 34
AutoLogonCount=2 - Add to the [NetOptionalComponents] section: [NetOptionalComponents] SNMP = 1 This entry installs SNMP during setup. This entry must be made must be made, or the management agents will not install correctly. - Add to the [GuiRunOnce] section: [GuiRunOnce] "%systemdrive%\HP_Install - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 35
® XP Pro GuiRunOnce script The GuiRunOnce script installs the required software and drivers in the proper order, and runs after the first boot. A sample version of this script is included in the HP Workstation Blade Unattended install support Files downloaded in step 3. This script runs after first - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 36
Options on this command includes : rem -fsetup.dat : change system to setup mode rem -fuser.dat : change to user mode rem - fadmin.dat : change system to admin mode echo. echo Starting Management Homepage install cd %systemdrive%\HP_Install\conrep conrep.exe -l -fuser.dat -xconrep.xml rem - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 37
driver rem Starting ATI driver install echo. echo Starting ATI driver install cd %systemdrive%\Drivers\ATI cpqsetup.exe /s rem Completed ATI driver install rem Starting NVIDIA driver install echo. echo Starting NVIDIA driver install cd %systemdrive%\Drivers\NVIDIA setup.exe -h"1024" -v"768" -b"24 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 38
Options on this command includes : rem -fsetup.dat : change system to setup mode rem -fuser.dat : change to user mode rem - fadmin.dat : change system to admin mode echo. echo Starting Management Homepage install cd %systemdrive%\HP_Install\conrep conrep.exe -l -fuser.dat -xconrep.xml rem - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 39
portopening TCP 80 "HTTP + ILO (TCP 80)" netsh firewall add portopening TCP 126 "SNMP port 126 (TCP 126)" netsh firewall add portopening TCP 137 "Netlogon SMB (TCP/UDP 137)" netsh UDP 389 "LDAP (UDP 389)" netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 Performing an unattended installation of Windows XP 39 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 40
. The Virtual KVM allows switching between connections in situations where you have more display area on your blades than you have monitors on the client. For more information about configuring RGS, see the HP Remote Graphics User's Guide. The RGS Receiver must be in Setup Mode (where keyboard and - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 41
the blade RGS supports these basic operating modes: • The Normal Mode enables RGS to connect to a single remote computer. • The Directory Mode enables RGS to connect to multiple remote computers. For more information about RGS operation, see the HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide. Sending Ctrl - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 42
the left-most monitor to view it in its entirety. Using RGS If RGS is your primary protocol, see the Using RGS chapter in the HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide ("Using RGS" on page 42, http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01883671/c01883671.pdf - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 43
DNS domain name system HP SIM HP Systems Insight Manager iLO 2 Integrated Lights-Out 2 OA Onboard Administrator PCI Express Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PDU power distribution unit POST Power-On Self Test QFE quick fix engineering RDC remote desktop connection RGS remote graphics - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 44
RIS reserve information sector SAM Session Allocation Manager SAS serial attached SCSI SATA serial ATA SIM Systems Insight Manager SMB Server Message Block SMH System Management Homepage TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol USB universal serial bus WOL Wake-on LAN Acronyms and abbreviations 44 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 45
documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or comments to Documentation Feedback (mailto:[email protected]). Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL when submitting your feedback. Documentation feedback 45 - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 46
7 Mode, server 6 Mode, setup 6 Mode, user 6 monitors, spanning 41 N network, configuring 12 networking, verifying 12 NIC configuration 12 O operating system configuration 17 overview 5 P phone numbers 5 powering on the workstation 9, 11 powering up 40 preparing for installation 10 process, creating - HP BladeSystem c3000 | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on H - Page 47
S Server mode 6 setup 6 Setup mode 6 sleep states 11 spanning monitors 41 T technical support 5 telephone numbers 5 U unattended installation 31 user information 40 User mode 6 V validating the solution 14 validating the workstation blade 9 verifying network 12 video controller 6 video subsystem 6 W
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Administrator's Guide for Microsoft® Windows®
on HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blades
with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade
Abstract
This guide provides information for using Microsoft® Windows® on the HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade with WS460c Graphics
Expansion Blade. This guide is for technicians that install, administer, and troubleshoot servers and storage systems.
Part Number: 582461-006
June 2012
Edition: 6