HP Xw460c Hardware and Software Supported by HP ProLiant Blade Workstations - - Page 5

1 Introduction This document describes the hardware and software that are supported on these HP ProLiant Blade Workstations: • HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation • HP ProLiant xw2x220c Blade Workstation Figure 1-1 shows the simplified HP Blade Workstation Solution documentation hierarchy. The white paper shown at the top of the hierarchy is the recommended read-me-first document. For this and other documents, please visit the websites shown in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 Simplified HP Blade Workstation Solution documentation hierarchy white paper The HP Blade Workstation-A new paradigm in workstation computing featuring HP ProLiant Blade Workstations HP Blade Workstation Solution Planning Guide www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals www.hp.com/support/xw2x220c_manuals This document HP 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 www.hp.com/support/xw460c_manuals www.hp.com/support/xw2x220c_manuals HP RGS • HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide • HP Remote Graphics Software Licensing Guide www.hp.com/support/rgs_manuals client computers • HP gt7725 Thin Client Administrator's Guide • Hardware Reference Guide HP gt7725 Thin Client www.hp.com/support/gt7725_manuals Additional information on HP ProLiant Blade Workstations can be found in the blade workstation QuickSpecs, available under the Learn more tab at www.hp.com/go/bladeworkstation. 1-1 Document organization This document is organized as follows: Chapter 2-Blade workstation operating systems and drivers This chapter describes the operating systems supported on the blade workstations, and describes how to acquire them. Information is also provided on how to download OS-specific drivers. Chapter 3-Hardware supported with the blade workstations This chapter describes the hardware that is supported with the blade workstations, including hardware external to the blade workstations (such as enclosures and network switches) and hardware internal to the blade workstations (such as processors and memory). Chapter 4-Software supported on the blade workstations This chapter describes the Windows and Linux software that is supported on the blade workstations. Chapter 5-iLO 2 firmware This chapter describes the iLO 2 firmware on the blade workstations. Chapter 6-Regulatory compliance notices This chapter provides regulatory compliance notices for the HP ProLiant xw series blade workstations. Introduction 5