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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization Procedure to set Remote Console: 1. Using either iLO remote console or the Local I/O Connector, connect to server console 2. When prompted during boot, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears 3. Select System Options > Remote Console Mode. The current Remote Console Mode appears (figure 11) 4. To change the Remote Console Mode, press Enter. The Remote Console Mode menu appears. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the desired mode. When done, press Enter and then perform the steps indicated to exit the ROM-based Setup Utility 5. The Graphics Server Blade will reboot, and then the Remote Console Mode will be in effect Figure 11. Remote Console Mode Setting the Graphics Server Blade to Static High Performance When used with hypervisors, the Graphics Server Blade must be in Static High Performance mode. A BIOS setting dictates the performance mode. This setting must be manually set. Configuring the Graphics Server Blade performance mode. Procedure to set performance mode: 1. Using either iLO remote console or the Local I/O Connector, connect to server console 2. When prompted during boot, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears 3. As shown in figure 12, select Power Management Options > HP Power Profile 4. To change mode, press Enter. The mode menu appears. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the desired mode 5. Select and enable "Maximum performance." Figure 12. High Performance Mode 22

Section	Page
Purpose of this document	2
Abbreviations and naming conventions	2
Hardware accelerated graphics for desktop virtualization concepts and technology	3
Bare Metal OS	3
Pass-through GPU	4
Software Virtualized GPU	5
Graphics accelerated desktop sessions and application virtualization	6
Hardware Virtualized GPU—True virtual GPU	7
Planning considerations for implementing hardware accelerated desktop virtualization technologies	8
Determining the right GPU and platform for your use case	8
Virtualization solution feature comparison and considerations	9
XenServer Multi-GPU pass-through considerations	10
Citrix XenServer NVIDIA GRID vGPU considerations	10
Hyper-V RemoteFX Considerations	11
VMware vDGA density considerations	11
VMware vSGA VM density considerations	11
The HP WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade	12
The HP Multi-GPU Carrier Card	12
HP WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade Overview, Configuration and Support Guidelines	13
Understanding WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade Core configurations and options	13
HP Graphics Server Supported GPUs, Specification, and Configuration Options.	14
HP Multi-GPU Carrier Card Options and Configurations	14
HP Graphics Sever Blade supported GRID cards	15
HP Graphics Sever Blade supported Quadro full size cards	16
HP Graphics Sever Blade supported MXM cards	16
HP Graphics Sever Blade supported Teradici APEX cards	17
WS460c Graphics Server Blade OS, hardware, and firmware guidelines and support	17
Required WS460c BIOS configurations	21
Configuring Server Blade video mode	21
Setting the Graphics Server Blade to Static High Performance	22
Configuring the Graphics Server Blade PCIe mode	23
Turn off PCIe Gen3 support	23
Platform specific version and configuration recommendations	24
Citrix XenServer Direct Map system configuration recommendations	24
XenServer pass-through 6 important notes	24
Configure Citrix VM and HDX 3D Pro for best performance	24
VMware system configuration recommendations	25
VMware important notes	25
Configure VMware VM and PCoIP for best performance	25
Microsoft Hyper-V/RemoteFX system configuration recommendations	26
Hyper-V RemoteFX considerations	26
Microsoft RemoteFX important notes	26
Configure RemoteFX for best performance	27
Complete the solution with HP Thin Clients	28
Appendix A—Choosing the best graphics hardware and client virtualization solution	29
Pass-through GPU:	29
Shared GPU:	29
Hardware Virtualized GPU—True virtual GPU	29
Citrix GPU pass-through for 4 Displays	30
Shared GPU:	30
Hardware Virtualized GPU—True virtual GPU	30
Microsoft RemoteFX	30
Appendix B—Alternative remoting protocols and brokers	31
Leostream—Connection Broker	31
HP Remote Graphics Software—remoting protocol	32
Resources	32

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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization

Procedure to set Remote Console:

Using either iLO remote console or the Local I/O Connector, connect to server console

When prompted during boot, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears

Select System Options > Remote Console Mode. The current Remote Console Mode appears (figure 11)

To change the Remote Console Mode, press Enter. The Remote Console Mode menu appears. Use the Up and Down

arrow keys to select the desired mode. When done, press Enter and then perform the steps indicated to exit the

ROM-based Setup Utility

The Graphics Server Blade will reboot, and then the Remote Console Mode will be in effect

Figure 11.

Remote Console Mode

Setting the Graphics Server Blade to Static High Performance

When used with hypervisors, the Graphics Server Blade must be in Static High Performance mode. A BIOS setting dictates

the performance mode. This setting must be manually set.

Configuring the Graphics Server Blade performance mode. Procedure to set performance mode:

Using either iLO remote console or the Local I/O Connector, connect to server console

When prompted during boot, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears

As shown in figure 12, select Power Management Options > HP Power Profile

To change mode, press Enter. The mode menu appears. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the desired mode

Select and enable “Maximum performance.”

Figure 12.

High Performance Mode