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Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLiant Blade Workstations January 2009 Part number: 443069-004 Fourth edition: January 2009 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 2
2009 Audience Assumptions This guide is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots blade workstations and client access devices. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels and - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 3
29 3-5-3 Setting User Mode ...31 3-5-4 Verifying RGS operation ...31 3-6 Installing applications ...31 3-7 Validating the solution ...32 3-8 Integrate additional blade workstations and client computers 32 3-9 Optional: Configure network teaming 32 4 Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 4
Hardware configuration...50 7-2-2 Windows Vista installation steps 51 7-3 Viewing the Windows Vista desktop 51 8 Capturing a blade workstation image using HP RDP 9 Deploying a blade workstation image using HP RDP 10 Performing an unattended installation of Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 5
Diagnostics 93 ROM-Based Setup Utility ...93 Power-on Self Test ...93 BIOS Serial Console ...93 BIOS programming ...93 13 Troubleshooting the blade workstation solution 13-1 Troubleshooting SMH problems 94 13-2 Troubleshooting HP SIM problems 94 13-3 Troubleshooting RGS problems 95 13 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 6
Mode 16 Figure 2-3 Admin Mode ...17 Figure 2-4 Setup Mode...18 Figure 2-5 User Mode ...19 Figure 3-1 The HP Graphics Expansion Blade attaches to the xw460c blade workstation 23 Figure 3-2 Connecting media to the blade workstation 24 Figure 3-3 Connecting a monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 7
10-1 Example drivers and software ...60 Table 10-2 RGS and utilities...61 Table 13-1 Troubleshooting System Management Homepage problems 94 Table 13-2 Troubleshooting HP Systems Insight Manager problems 94 Table 13-3 Troubleshooting RGS problems...95 Table 13-4 Troubleshooting Windows problems 96 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 8
the HP Blade Workstation Solution: HP Blade Workstation Solution Planning Guide This document is available at www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals and www.hp.com/support/xw2x220c_manuals. Also available on these websites is the document: Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 9
XP" or "Windows Vista" without a numeric suffix apply to both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the operating system. The following nomenclature, shown in bold, is used to reference each blade workstation: 1. HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation-xw460c blade workstation 2. HP ProLiant xw2x220c Blade - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 10
, and HP Remote Graphics Software. Chapter 4-Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image This chapter describes how to create a custom Windows XP-32 image for the blade workstation. Chapter 5-Restoring Windows XP-32 This chapter describes how to restore the factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 11
ProLiant Blade Workstations Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLiant Blade Workstations Administrator's Guide for Linux on HP ProLiant Blade Workstations This document HP RGS HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 12
Self Repair for your blade workstation, please see the following documents: HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation Maintenance and Service Guide at www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals HP ProLiant xw2x220c Blade Workstation Maintenance and Service Guide at www.hp.com/support/xw2x220c_manuals 1-6 Ordering - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 13
Blade workstations purchased with the Genuine Windows Vista® downgrade to Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional option include a license for Microsoft Windows Vista™ Business Blade PC Edition. The Vista OS installed on the system disk has been downgraded in the factory to Microsoft Windows XP - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 14
xw460c blade workstation supports a number of NVIDIA graphics adapters, either in single-card configurations or dual-card configurations. See the document Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations for a description of the NVIDIA graphics adapters supported by the xw460c blade - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 15
to allow direct viewing of the video from NVIDIA graphics adapter(s) installed internal to the blade workstation. • Operation of the blade workstation ATI video controller and NVIDIA graphics adapter is governed by the BIOS parameter Remote Console Mode, which can be set to the following three - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 16
also provides direct control of the blade workstation power. 2. Initiate a restart of the blade workstation. Press the F9 key on your keyboard when prompted during booting. This will bring up the ROM-based Setup Utility (see Figure 2-2). 3. Select System Options -> Remote Console Mode, which will - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 17
Power-on Self Test (POST), and then generates the Windows desktop (see Table 2-1 and Figure 2-3). In this mode, the NVIDIA graphics adapter is not visible to Windows iLO 2 management processor NIC 1 NIC 2 iLO 2 Windows desktop First the boot console and then the Windows desktop are generated - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 18
POST Boot console Not used Usage after booting Windows desktop Not used but is visible to Windows Visibility of the NVIDIA graphics adapter allows the Windows operating system to install the NVIDIA graphics adapter driver the first time the blade workstation boots. For more information about the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 19
Mode video USB x 2 serial Local I/O Connector NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter User Mode ATI RN50 video controller (1280 x 1024) Windows desktop Dual Broadcom 5708 Ethernet controllers iLO 2 management processor NIC 1 NIC 2 iLO 2 The ATI video controller is used during booting but is not used - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 20
Modes-Admin Mode, Setup Mode, and User Mode. The video controller used during Windows desktop Invisible to Windows Windows desktop Not used but is visible to Windows. This enables the NVIDIA graphics driver to be installed the first time Windows boots. Not used Windows desktop Blade workstation - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 21
: In previous generations of blade workstations (such as the HP ProLiant xw25p Blade Workstation), it was possible to power a blade workstation without installing it in an enclosure by using the HP Diagnostic Station. However, the xw460c and xw2x220c blade workstations do not have such a diagnostic - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 22
configured to establish a connection to the blade workstation. 3-2 Installing and turning on the blade workstation For an overview of the installation and turn on process, refer to the HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation Installation Instructions or the HP ProLiant xw2x220c Blade Workstation - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 23
Blade HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation The graphics expansion blade can only be purchased factory-attached to the blade workstation-it is not currently available as a customer-installable option. • NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter-The xw460c blade workstation supports a number of graphics - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 24
blade workstation USB x 2 video serial CD/DVD drive local I/O connector NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter 128 MB Admin Mode ATI RN50 video controller (1280 x 1024) NVIDIA graphics adapter is not visible to the operating system Dual Broadcom 5708 Ethernet controllers iLO 2 management processor - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 25
2 Remote Console. HP recommends using the Local I/O Cable to power on the first blade workstation. Once it has been based on using the Local I/O Cable. To power on the blade workstation, perform the following steps: 1. Install the blade workstation in the c3000 or c7000 enclosure. Because the blade - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 26
workstation boots the first time, it cycles through a number of OOBE (Out of Box Experience) screens. These screens enable you to configure several Windows parameters, including: • Region, keyboard layout, and input language • Time zone • End User License Agreement • Automatic Updates (enable or - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 27
by DHCP. Therefore, ensure that the blade workstation can connect to a DHCP server. NOTE: The following steps are based on continued use of a keyboard, mouse is to access the blade System Management Homepage (SMH) from your PC. To verify NIC1 and NIC2, point a browser window at each of their - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 28
the iLO 2 IP address • Log into SMH, and click Embedded NEC98431 under Management Processor, which displays the iLO 2 IP address. • Use Onboard Administrator, as described in 2 (iLO 2)." Figure 3-7 iLO 2 login screen Installing, powering on, booting, and validating the blade workstation solution 28 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 29
the CD accessible by the blade workstation. For information about iLO 2 virtual media, see Section 12-2-4, "iLO 2 virtual media". Included with the RGS download is the HP Remote Graphics User Guide-refer to this document for detailed installation instructions. Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection can - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 30
2. Double-click each LAN icon and the Support tab, which displays the IP address of each NIC ( which (from Figure 3-9) has an IP address of 10.10.42.59. This is the NIC that the blade workstation will be "listening" to for an RGS connection. Figure 3-10 Determining the first NIC Figure 3-11 Advanced - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 31
Mode to User Mode, reboot the blade workstation, and select User Mode as described in Section 2-1, "Setting Remote Console Mode." 3-5-4 Verifying RGS operation RGS connections are initiated from the client computer-see the RGS User Guide available at www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals for information - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 32
is displaying the Windows desktop. If application installation depends on detection of the NVIDIA graphics adapter, an incorrect teaming is configured using the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS), which is factory-installed on the blade workstation. BACS supports two types of network teams - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 33
is similar to the 802.3ad team described above, except that it is based on an early (draft) version of the IEEE specification, and does not include LACP. Thus, the switch (which must include support for this mode) must be manually configured with teaming information. Only a few switches implemented - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 34
-installed on your blade workstation contains a number of drivers and agents. To create a custom Windows XP-32 operating system image, ensure that the following software, drivers and agents are included: • Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 • Device drivers • HP SmartArray E200i SAS - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 35
a CD: • ATI ES1000 graphics driver • NVIDIA FX graphics driver • Broadcom NetXtreme 5708 Gigabit LAN driver • HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out 2 Management Interface driver • HP ProLiant iLO 2 Advanced and Enhanced System Management Controller health driver Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 35 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 36
Console Mode." Setup Mode causes the NVIDIA graphics adapter and ATI video adapter to both be visible to the Windows operating system to ensure correct driver installation. 3. Boot the blade workstation from the Windows XP-32 CD. 4. Immediately after booting Windows from the CD, press the F6 key - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 37
to continue. Figure 4-2 Mass storage setup screen 6. When prompted for the driver diskette (see Figure 4-3), insert the diskette containing the HP Smart Array E200i SAS controller drivers, and press Enter to continue. Figure 4-3 Storage driver prompt screen Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 37 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 38
the Windows 2000 Driver for Smart Array E200 (see Figure 4-4). Press Enter to install the driver. Figure 4-4 SCSI adapter selection screen 8. When prompted, press Enter to begin the Windows XP installation (see Figure 4-5). Figure 4-5 Windows XP Pro setup screen Creating a custom Windows XP-32 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 39
, select the manual installation option. 10. When prompted, press F8 to accept the Microsoft End-User License Agreement (see Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6 Windows XP EULA 11. Partition the hard drive as desired. 12. Install Windows XP Pro in a fresh partition. Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 39 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 40
see Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7 Windows setup manual installation screen 14. If the Windows setup GUI prompts you for unsigned drivers, click Yes to install drivers that have not passed Windows Logo testing (see Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8 Windows logo testing screen Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 40 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 41
the Microsoft Out Of Box Experience (OOBE) questions, such as the time zone and computer name. 16. Enter the 25-character product key that identifies your copy of Windows XP Professional (see Figure 4-9). Figure 4-9 Product key screen 17. Set the regional and language options. Creating a custom - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 42
controller • Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit LAN driver for the BCM 5708 • NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter driver • HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out 2 Management Interface driver • HP ProLiant iLO 2 Advanced and Enhanced System Management Controller health driver 20. Installation of the following - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 43
must be installed in the following order: a. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)-This component is installed as follows: • Open the Windows Components Wizard (see Figure 4-11). Select Management and Monitoring Tools, and click Details. Select Simple Network Management Protocol, and then click - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 44
management agents, you must have a READ WRITE community defined. Figure 4-12 SNMP service properties b. HP Insight Management Agents-This is the second component that is required in order to use SMH or HP Systems Insight Manager. 22. Install SMH if required. Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 44 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 45
" program exception • Windows File and Print Sharing (required for Rapid Deployment Pack)-"File and Printer Sharing" program exception • HP Remote Graphics Software-Add "C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\ Remote Graphics Sender\rgsender.exe" program exception • System Management Homepage (SMH - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 46
and Print Sharing" program exception. Also add the port exceptions listed in Table 4-3 to enable HP RDP access to the blade workstation. Table 4-3 HP RDP port exceptions Port 53 53 67 68 69 80 88 88 123 126 135 135 137 RDP Web Agent RDP RPC RDP Ext DHCP PXE Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 46 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 47
3-7, "Validating the solution." 4-2-9 Deploying the Windows image To deploy the Windows image, perform the following steps: 1. Run sysprep to generate new security IDs on each target system. 2. Capture the image. 3. Deploy the image to the blade workstations. Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image 47 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 48
all data will be erased from your primary hard disk drive. Click Begin. 4. Select the operating system language based on the language supported by the operating system CD included with your blade workstation. Click Next. 5. Another warning message appears. Click Next. 6. You are given a choice of - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 49
of hardware and software that is supported on Windows XP-64, see the document Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations, available at www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals. • The Windows XP-64 software and drivers need to be downloaded from HP. To view and download these SoftPaqs - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 50
modules should be downloaded and installed after Windows Vista is installed: • HP Insight Management Agents • HP ProLiant iLO 2 Management Controller Driver • HP ProLiant Integrated Lights-Out Management Interface Driver • HP System Management Homepage For information on downloading and installing - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 51
system language you that the CD-specific portion of the Windows Vista desktop. 3. Use expansion blade graphics-This method assumes that your blade workstation has an HP Graphics Expansion Blade attached, and that you have an NVIDIA PCI Express graphics adapter installed in the expansion blade - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 52
8 Capturing a blade workstation image using HP RDP HP Rapid Deployment Pack (HP RDP) can be used to capture the OS image of the blade workstation for both Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64. This chapter assumes you are familiar with HP RDP-for detailed information on HP RDP, visit www.hp.com/go/rdp. - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 53
you have a specific pre-boot environment you want to run the image in, select it at the bottom of the screen, in the case of the Windows Blade the default should be WinPE. d. Accept the defaults on the "Return Codes" screen. Continue with STEP 7. Capturing a blade workstation image using HP RDP 53 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 54
, you'll see a "Do not boot to production" selection. By selecting this, Altiris A-Client will not run the system image preparation procedure that includes Sysprep. This selection should be used in two specific situations: • If you are running Sysprep manually. • If you are not using Sysprep at all - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 55
9 Deploying a blade workstation image using HP RDP HP Rapid Deployment Pack (HP RDP) can be used to deploy an OS image to the blade workstation for both Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64. This chapter assumes you are familiar with HP RDP-for detailed information on HP RDP, visit www.hp.com/go/rdp. - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 56
the Names or IP address of the workstation(s) you wish to install A-client(s) to using the "Add" button, you can select multiple at a time. When finished adding systems, select finish, and it will show the progress and results of the installation. Deploying a blade workstation image using HP RDP 56 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 57
, depending on whether you've configured the Altiris A-client to automate computer shutdown and PXE boot. To perform a manual PXE boot, press F12 key during Power-on Self Test. a. Now that your new job is created, you can drag and drop that job to computers in the HP RDP console. b. By selecting the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 58
perform an unattended installation of Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64. This chapter does not detail all steps needed to create and configure an unattended installation environment; rather, it demonstrates the essential elements that are specific to blade workstations. 10-1 Assumptions This chapter - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 59
drivers and software for the blade workstation. Example directories are shown in Figure 10-1 (the highlighted directories are discussed in step 3). a. Windows XP Pro SP2-The $OEM$ folder is created under the i386 directory, which was originally created manually or via Remote Installation Service - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 60
Driver iLO Management Interface Driver HP System Management HomePage Insight Management Agents Broadcom NIC Driver SmartArray E200i Storage Controller Driver Intel Chipset Driver Intel ESB2 Driver Windows XP Pro SP2 example directory ROOT : $OEM$\$1\HP_Install\Drivers\... graphics\ATI graphics - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 61
script' Windows XP Pro SP2 example directory Windows XP Pro x64 example directory ROOT : $OEM$\$1\HP_Install\ ROOT : $OEM$\$1\HP_Install\... RGS RGS conrep conrep unsignok unsignok Firewall NOTE: For more information on creating the RGS answer file, refer to the RGS User Guide. 4. Create - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 62
5. Next, add blade workstation-specific entries to the different sections of the unattended answer file, either unattend.txt or ristndrd.sif (for RIS installation). The following entries are based on the example directories created in step 2, and will need to be adapted to your configuration if it - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 63
RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\$OEM$\text mode;Drivers\HP_NULL_IPMI;Drivers\HP_SmartArray_E200i_SAS;Drivers\ Intel_chipset;Drivers\ " IMPORTANT: For both Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64, the path for the NVIDIA driver is intentionally omitted. Because the blade workstation contains two video controllers, the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 64
Go to: h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/download/27418.html Download the HP NC-Series Multifunction Drivers for RIS/WinPE. For example, for Windows XP-64, the b06nd.inf and b06nd51a.sys files are needed for RIS. Add the files and restart RIS. 7. Connect the target blade workstation to the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 65
Example Windows XP Pro GuiRunOnce script The GuiRunOnce script installs the needed software and drivers in the proper order, and runs after the first boot. A sample version of this script is included in the "HP Blade Workstation Unattended install support Files" downloaded earlier in step 3a. This - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 66
Management Interface install echo. echo Starting HP Proliant iLO Management Interface install cd %systemdrive%\Drivers\HP_Proliant_iLO_Management_Interface cpqsetup.exe /s rem Completed HP Proliant iLO Management Interface install rem Starting System Management Homepage install echo. echo - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 67
firewall punch holes script (firewall.cmd) netsh firewall add portopening TCP 2381 "HP SMH Secure Web Server (TCP 2381)" netsh firewall add portopening TCP 5988 "WBEM 389 "LDAP (UDP 389)" netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 Performing an unattended installation of Windows XP-32 and Windows XP-64 67 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 68
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 mouse input are - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 69
entering an IP address and clicking Connect. However, RGS is a highly configurable product and your administrator can assign blade workstations to the client in three ways: • Enterprise Directory • Local directory file • Manual entry The following sections describe the default behavior of RGS during - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 70
content of the directory file, see the HP Remote Graphics User's Guide. Default: You will be asked for your username and password twice for each blade-once from RGS to authenticate the connection, and once by Windows for login authentication. Enter your user name and password in the indicated boxes - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 71
process is identical to a desk side system-the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key sequence is forwarded directly to the blade: • HP Blade Workstation Client • HP dc72 Blade Workstation Client • HP dc73 Blade Workstation Client If you are using a client running Microsoft Windows, Ctrl+Alt+Delete is intercepted by - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 72
maximizing a window. If configured properly, the maximized window fills only one monitor. nView supports other customizations in the Windows environment as described in the ForceWare Graphics Driver nView Desktop Manager User's Guide included with the NVIDIA graphics driver SoftPaq. User Information - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 73
remotely attached to the blade workstation. Remote USB is described in the HP RGS User Guide available at www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals. This document all blades, and muting audio at the client mutes all audio from the blades. This change is not shown on individual Microsoft Windows XP desktops. - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 74
that you not turn off the blade from the Windows XP desktop (for example, by selecting Turn Off in the menu shown in Figure 11-3). Doing so would require administrator intervention to restart the machine. IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you not select a power-saving state (such as Standby or - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 75
is based on the design of the corresponding server blade, and most of the manageability features are common between blade workstations and server blades. The following documents contain information about the manageability of the systems: • HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade User Guide • HP ProLiant - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 76
and rear views Using Figure 12-1, you can determine the following: • A blade workstation is installed in each device bay. • All blade workstations are powered on as indicated by the green lights. • Four power supplies are installed in the enclosure. • Two network interconnect devices are installed - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 77
each blade in the enclosure. In Figure 12-2, OA is providing status information for blade 9. Figure 12-2 Detailed blade information As shown in Figure 12-3, OA enables remote management of the blades, including power management. Figure 12-3 Blade power management Managing the blade workstation 77 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 78
As described in the HP Blade Workstation Solution Planning Guide, OA also includes the Insight Display, which enables administrators to locally view and control the blades. For more information about OA capabilities, see the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide. 12-2 Integrated Lights-Out - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 79
Console tab (see Figure 12-5). For more information about each console type, see the HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide. Figure 12-5 Remote Console selection NOTE: The Remote Console capability of iLO 2 is not the same as the Remoter Console Mode BIOS setting. Managing the blade workstation 79 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 80
In Figure 12-6, the Integrated Remote Console is displaying the boot console. This enables you to remotely interact with the boot process in the same manner as when a monitor, keyboard, and mouse are connected directly to the blade. Figure 12-6 Boot console Managing the blade workstation 80 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 81
and is viewable through the iLO 2 Remote Console (see Figure 12-7). Figure 12-7 Windows desktop During normal use, Remote Console Mode is set to User Mode, which means that the Windows desktop is generated by the NVIDIA graphics adapter. In this case, the iLO 2 Remote Console (which is generated by - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 82
12-2-4 iLO 2 virtual media The iLO 2 Virtual Media screen allows you to connect a floppy drive, USB key, or CD/DVD drive to the blade workstation from your local PC. To create this connection, perform the following steps: 1. Click the iLO 2 Virtual Devices tab. 2. Click the Virtual Media link. 3. - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 83
12-10 shows that the USB key files are now accessible from the blade workstation. Note that the E: drive on the PC is mapped to the D: drive on the blade workstation. Figure 12-10 PC files accessible from the blade workstation Windows desktop Local image files on the PC can also be connected to the - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 84
, the RGS Sender resumes automatically, and users can connect to the blade with RGS. See the RGS User Guide for more details. NOTE: Prior to Remote Desktop Connection menu 2. RDC displays a dialog box for entry of the blade workstation NIC1 or NIC2 IP address (see Figure 12-13). In Figure 12-13, - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 85
3. Click Connect. The Remote Desktop window appears with the Log On to Microsoft Windows screen. After logging in, the Windows desktop is displayed (Figure 12-14 shows the Windows desktop, reduced in size). Figure 12-14 RDC Windows desktop Managing the blade workstation 85 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 86
is set to "Classic - local users authenticate as themselves." Note that this setting is also required for RGS operation, and may have already been set. After logging in, the Overall System Status page is displayed (see Figure 12-16). Figure 12-16 System status page Managing the blade workstation 86 - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 87
12-5 HP Systems Insight Manager The blade workstation is designed to work with HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM). If you created a custom Windows image, ensure that SNMP and the HP Insight Management Agents for Windows are installed as described in Section 4-2, "Creating the Windows XP-32 image - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 88
of HP RDP and Windows image creation and installation. For more information about HP RDP, see the HP website at h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/rdp.html. 12-6-2 HP RDP content HP RDP is based on Altiris Deployment Solution (DS) technology. Functionality specific to HP ProLiant Systems - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 89
ProLiant Support Packs are not currently supported on the blade workstation. • The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is not supported on the blade workstation. In particular, the Conrep.exe tool and server deployment jobs that capture firmware settings (for example, the default Hardware Configuration or - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 90
CD, is not supported on the blade workstation. 12-7-1 Key features and benefits HP Insight Diagnostics simplifies the process of identifying, diagnosing, and isolating hardware issues. In addition to robust management tools, service tools can be invaluable for quickly resolving system problems. To - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 91
-Shows they type of bus the computer uses and BIOS information. In addition, if the bus is a PCI, information about the PCI configuration is displayed. • Asset Control-Shows asset tag, system serial number, and processor information. • Communication-Shows information about the computer parallel port - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 92
number of times the tests were executed, number the number of HP system automatically creates an html file that looks the same as the information displayed on the screen. 1. Insert a diskette or USB 2.0 drive key (capacity must be 64MB or higher). USB 1.0 drive keys are not supported exit HP Insight - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 93
the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the HP website www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals. 12-9 Power-on Self Test At power-on, the blade workstation performs Power-On Self Test (POST). See the "Troubleshooting" chapter of the HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade User Guide (available at www.hp.com - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 94
Guide • HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade User Guide • HP ProLiant BL2x220c Server Blade User Guide • HP Remote Graphics User's Guide • HP ProLiant Servers Troubleshooting Guide • Documentation for your specific client computer 13-1 Troubleshooting SMH problems Table 13-1 Troubleshooting System - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 95
13-3 Troubleshooting RGS problems Also see the Chapter "Troubleshooting" in the HP Remote Graphics User's Guide for additional information on possible RGS problems and suggested solutions. Table 13-3 Troubleshooting RGS problems Problem Cause Unable to connect using RGS Receiver A connection - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 96
13-4 Troubleshooting Windows problems Table 13-4 Troubleshooting Windows problems Problem Cause Suggestions RAM discrepancies Blade workstation configurations using 4 GB of RAM report only 3,456 MB during the system BIOS POST (when the system first boots). When using 2 GB of RAM, the blade - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 97
software and drivers: 1. SoftPaqs 2. Smart Components Until recently, blade workstation downloads were based on SoftPaqs. Starting in the fall of 2007, a transition began to using Smart Components for new blade workstation downloads. Because Smart Components are already used by HP ProLiant servers - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 98
(see Figure A-1). For this example, Microsoft Windows XP Professional is selected. Figure A-1 Operating system selection options 4. On the next page, scroll down to the driver of interest, and click the Download button. The Broadcom network driver is used in this example. To download the Broadcom - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 99
sp35518.exe to a temporary location on the blade workstation. Figure A-3 SoftPaq file download window 6. When the download window indicates the download is complete, click Run. This brings up the SoftPaq start window shown in Figure A-4. Click Next to review the License Agreement, and click Next if - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 100
A-5, the user-settable location option is selected, and the default location C:\swsetup\SP35518 is used. Figure A-5 Specifying the unpacking location of the SoftPaq files Figure A-6 shows the unpacked Broadcom SoftPaq files. Figure A-6 Unpacked SoftPaq files 8. Continue to follow the instructions to - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 101
• The Xs represent the unique component number A-2-1 Installing Smart Components using their graphical user interface Smart Components are downloaded and installed Smart Components. In this section, installation is continued based on the user interface built into the Smart Component. APPENDIX A: - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 102
computer. If the Smart Component is not supported, the install will not continue. Figure A-9 Pre-installation window 4. In the Smart Component is needed and supported on the blade workstation, click Install and follow the installation instructions. APPENDIX A: Downloading and installing SoftPaqs and - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 103
component to the older version number. However, some components do not support downgrading and might require that target system to reboot if the installation requires a reboot to complete the installation. If this argument is omitted from the command line, the server must be rebooted manually - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 104
Component installed successfully, but the system must be restarted. The target server, using the defaults of the component. The installation GUI does not appear. Installs the cp002575.exe component, forcing the component to install over an existing version and allowing the blade workstation - HP ProLiant xw2x220c | Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLian - Page 105
, 75, 86 SNMP installation, 43 synchronizing a PDA, 73 system management homepage, 86 T technical support, 12 test logs, HP Insight Diagnostics, 92 troubleshooting the blade workstation solution, 94 U USB devices, supported, 73 user information, 68 User Mode, 19 using iLO 2 Remote Console, 81 using
Administrator’s Guide for Microsoft Windows
on HP ProLiant Blade Workstations
January 2009
Part number: 443069-004
Fourth edition: January 2009