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3-2-2 Configuring the blade workstation hardware

The blade workstation hardware listed below is configured before installing the blade in the enclosure. Unless

otherwise noted, the hardware listed below can be configured on both the xw460c and xw2x220c blade

workstations.

IMPORTANT:

Refer to the document

Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations

for

more details on hardware configuration, as well as the latest information on supported hardware and software.

•

Intel Xeon processors—

The blade workstation supports either one or two Dual-Core or Quad-Core

processors, offering multiple frequencies of each processor type. In dual processor configurations, both

processors must have the same number of cores, and must operate at the same frequency. See the

document

Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations

for a description of the

processors that are available for each blade workstation.

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Memory

—Up to eight memory DIMMs can be installed in the blade workstation, supporting up to 64 GB of

memory for the xw460c blade workstation and up to 32 GB for each workstation node with the xw2x220c

blade workstation. See the document

Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade

Workstations

for a description of per-OS memory limitations.

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HP Graphic Expansion Blade

—The graphics expansion blade, circled in Figure 3-1, is supported as of

September 2008, on the xw460c blade workstation. The graphics expansion blade attaches to the top of

the blade workstation and accommodates a full length PCI-Express graphics card.

Figure 3-1

The HP Graphics Expansion Blade attaches to the 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.

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NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics adapter

—The xw460c blade workstation supports a number of graphics

adapters, which can be ordered factory-installed or as after market option kits. See the document

Hardware

and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations

for a list of the NVIDIA graphics adapters that

are available. The xw2x220c blade workstation supports only a single, factory-installed NVIDIA Quadro FX

770M graphics adapter per workstation node.

•

Disk drives

—The xw460c blade workstation supports one or two Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) disk drives,

with either 72 GB or 146 GB per drive. The xw2x220c blade workstation supports one 120 GB or one

250 GB SATA disk drive per workstation node.

•

Storage controllers—

The xw460c blade workstation can be ordered with either of these storage controllers:

•

Storage controller with 64 MB of cache memory

•

Storage controller with 128 MB of battery-backed write cache—This storage controller is the default

controller from the factory, and can also be ordered as a field upgrade.

The xw2x220c blade workstation is configured with one SATA storage controller per workstation node.

HP ProLiant xw460c

Blade Workstation

HP Graphics

Expansion Blade

Section	Page
Introduction	8
Nomenclature	8
Administrator’s Guide organization	10
Blade workstation solution documents	11
Obtaining HP technical support	12
Customer Self Repair	12
Ordering Windows recovery media	12
Microsoft Windows licensing	12
Blade workstation video subsystem	14
Setting Remote Console Mode	16
Admin Mode	17
Setup Mode	18
User Mode	19
Summary of Remote Console Modes	20
Installing, powering on, booting, and validating the blade w	21
Setting up the client computer	22
Installing and turning on the blade workstation	22
Preparing the blade workstation infrastructure	22
Configuring the blade workstation hardware	23
Connecting media to the blade workstation	24
Powering on the blade workstation	25
Blade workstation sleep states	26
The OOBE screens	26
Verifying networking	27
NIC1 and NIC2 verification	27
iLO 2 network verification	28
Installing, configuring, and verifying RGS	29
Installing RGS	29
Setting the RGS NIC binding order	29
Setting User Mode	31
Verifying RGS operation	31
Installing applications	31
Validating the solution	32
Integrate additional blade workstations and client computers	32
Optional: Configure network teaming	32
Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image	34
Components in the factory-installed Windows XP-32 image	34
Creating a custom Windows XP-32 image	35
Required components	35
Optional software components	36
Creating the Windows XP-32 image	36
Configuring the operating system	45
Verifying the network connections	47
Installing and verifying RGS	47
Installing the applications	47
Validating the solution	47
Deploying the Windows image	47
Restoring Windows XP-32	48
Hardware configuration	48
Restoring Windows XP-32 from the RestorePlus! CD	48
Using Windows XP-64 on the blade workstation	49
Windows XP-64 processes	49
Using Windows Vista on the blade workstation	50
Acquiring Windows Vista	50
Installing Windows Vista	50
Hardware configuration	50
Windows Vista installation steps	51
Viewing the Windows Vista desktop	51
Capturing a blade workstation image using HP RDP	52
Deploying a blade workstation image using HP RDP	55
Performing an unattended installation of Windows XP-32 and W	58
Assumptions	58
Unattended installation procedure	59
User Information	68
Introduction	68
Powering on the HP blade workstation client	68
Changing the behavior of RGS	68
Connecting from the client to the blade	69
Using Enterprise Directory	69
Using a local directory file	70
Using manual entry	70
Sending Ctrl+Alt+Delete to the blade workstation	71
Accessing blade workstation desktop windows	71
Moving desktop windows between monitors	72
Spanning multiple displays with a desktop window	72
Maximizing a window to a single display	72
Supported USB devices	73
Synchronizing a PDA	73
Adjusting audio volume on the client and blade	73
Disconnecting the client from the blade workstations	74
Reconnecting to disconnected sessions	74
Managing the blade workstation	75
Onboard Administrator	76
Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2)	78
Accessing iLO 2	78
iLO 2 Remote Console	79
Viewing the Windows desktop	81
iLO 2 virtual media	82
Remote Desktop Connection	84
System Management Homepage	86
Local access to SMH	87
HP Systems Insight Manager	87
HP Rapid Deployment Pack	88
Introduction	88
HP RDP content	88
Infrastructure requirements	88
HP RDP-specific differences between server blades and blade	88
Operating system	88
Preinstalled operating system	89
Booting	89
Software tools	89
Use Rip-n-Replace and Virtual Bay features to replace failed	89
HP Insight Diagnostics	90
Key features and benefits	90
Theory of operation	90
Accessing HP Insight Diagnostics	90
Survey tab	91
Test tab	91
Status tab	92
Log tab	92
Help tab	92
Saving and printing information in HP Insight Diagnostics	92
Downloading the latest version of HP Insight Diagnostics	93
ROM-Based Setup Utility	93
Power-on Self Test	93
BIOS Serial Console	93
BIOS programming	93
Troubleshooting the blade workstation solution	94
Troubleshooting SMH problems	94
Troubleshooting HP SIM problems	94
Troubleshooting RGS problems	95
Troubleshooting Windows problems	96
APPENDIX A: Downloading and installing SoftPaqs and Smart Co	97
A-1 Downloading and installing SoftPaqs	97
A-2 Downloading and installing Smart Components	101
A-2-1 Installing Smart Components using their graphical user	101
A-2-2 Command line installation of Smart Components	103

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