HP Xw460c Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Windows on HP ProLiant Blade Wor - Page 73

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11-10 Supported USB devices

RGS supports

remote USB

, which allows USB devices connected to the client computer to be 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 also lists the client-attached USB devices which can be

attached to the RGS Sender (in this case, the blade workstation).

11-11 Synchronizing a PDA

The virtual USB port currently supports PDA synchronization operations. Before synchronizing a PDA, you must

first load your PDA synchronization software on one of your blades. Contact your administrator if the software

has not been loaded.

To synchronize your PDA:

1.

Open the RGS Control Panel (Setup Mode + M).

2.

Click the

Advanced

button.

3.

Click the

USB

tab.

4.

Select the

Enable USB

checkbox, and then select from the dropdown list the blade where the USB traffic will

be directed.

5.

Attach the PDA cradle to one of the USB ports on the blade workstation client, then place the PDA in the

cradle.

6.

Follow the PDA manufacturer instructions for synchronizing the PDA on a standard Microsoft Windows XP

desktop system.

11-12 Adjusting audio volume on the client and blade

The blade workstation solution provides three audio adjustments:

•

Adjust volume on a specific blade—Use Microsoft Windows Control Panel (click

Start > Control Panel >

Sounds and Audio Devices

).When you adjust the audio volume on a blade using Windows Control Panel,

the

Mute

button in the Microsoft Windows XP volume control does not function.

•

Adjust volume on multiple blades—Use the volume control and mute button on the RGS Control Panel.

Open the RGS Control Panel (Setup Mode + M). If you do not hear audio, click the

Mute

button, and then

move the volume slider (triangular wedge next to the mute button) to the right to increase to volume.

Adjusting the volume at the client affects 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.

You can also use the RGS Control Panel to select between stereo and monaural audio, and choose the

sound quality level, from Low (AM radio) to High (full CD-quality). From the RGS Control Panel, click the

Advanced

button, and then click the

Audio

tab.

NOTE:

Higher-quality and stereo sound increase network bandwidth usage.

•

Adjust volume on the client desktop only—Right-click the client desktop to access the

Audio Control Panel

.

This method is useful for adjusting the volume on your headphones and muting speakers without changing

blade volume levels. Select the output port (front jack, rear jack, or speaker) with the left and right arrow

keys, and adjust the volume with the up and down arrow keys. Use the

M

key to mute a device.

NOTE:

If you mute the primary speaker on the blade workstation client and then adjust the volume from the

RGS Control Panel, the speaker might not be muted. For this reason, HP recommends that you establish volume

settings on the blade workstation client and RGS Control Panel, and then manage the audio from the individual

blades using standard Windows tools.

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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