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Integrated Remote Console, iLO 2 Virtual Media, HP Integrated Lights, Out 2 User Guide

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Integrated Remote Console The iLO 2 Integrated Remote Console allows you to remotely view and interact with the blade workstation boot console and the Windows console. For more information about each console type, see the HP Integrated LightsOut 2 User Guide. In Figure 3-4, 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 workstation. Based on selection of a particular blade operating mode, it's also possible to view the Windows console using iLO 2. Figure 3-4 Boot console iLO 2 Virtual Media The iLO 2 Virtual Media screen allows you to connect a diskette drive, USB key, or CD/DVD drive to the blade workstation from your local PC. In Figure 3-5, a USB key (device E:) is connected to the blade workstation from the local PC. Figure 3-5 Connecting virtual media to the blade workstation Local image files on the PC can also be connected to the blade workstation by selecting Local Image File and providing the file name. HP Blade Workstation Solution architecture 12

Section	Page
1-1 Blade workstation solution documents	5
1-2 Inclusion of a tabloid-size page	6
2 Benefits of the HP Blade Workstation Solution	7
3 HP Blade Workstation Solution architecture	8
3-1 Components of the blade workstation solution	10
3-2 The HP ProLiant Blade Workstations	10
3-2-1 Operating systems supported by the blade workstation	10
3-2-2 Application support	11
3-2-3 Data security	11
3-2-4 Remote management	11
Integrated Remote Console	12
iLO 2 Virtual Media	12
Blade workstation and server blade co-residence	13
3-2-6 Blade workstation site planning	13
3-2-7 Blade workstation power planning	13
3-3 HP Remote Graphics Software	13
3-3-1 RGS Sender	14
3-3-2 RGS Receiver	14
3-3-3 RGS licensing	14
3-3-4 RGS product structure	15
3-3-5 Audio support	15
3-3-6 USB support	15
3-3-7 Alternative connection methods to RGS	16
3-4 Client computers	16
3-4-1 HP gt7725 Thin Client	16
3-5 Session Allocation Manager	17
3-6 Network printers	17
3-7 Blade workstation enclosures	18
3-7-1 c3000 enclosure	18
3-7-2 c7000 enclosure	18
Onboard Administrator module	18
3-8 Network switches	19
4 Blade workstation solution deployment process	20
Step 1: Define the problem	21
Identify your computing objectives	21
Define your requirements	21
Step 2: Proof of Concept	21
Step 3: Pilot Deployment	22
Step 4: Production Deployment	22
Deployment summary	22
5 Network Planning	23
5-1 Maximizing RGS interactivity	24
5-1-1 Recommendations to maximize RGS interactivity	26
5-1-2 Design issues	26
5-2 Maximizing RGS security	27
5-2-1 Recommendations to maximize RGS security	28
5-2-2 Design issues	28
5-3 Maximizing RGS reliability	29
5-3-1 Recommendations to maximize RGS reliability	29
5-3-2 Design issues	30
5-4 The network layers and their affect on performance	30
5-5 Characterizing your network	32
5-5-1 Characterizing latency	32
Characterizing RGS bandwidth consumption	34
5-6 Network summary	35

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HP Blade Workstation Solution architecture

Integrated Remote Console

The iLO 2 Integrated Remote Console allows you to remotely view and interact with the blade workstation boot

console and the Windows console. For more information about each console type, see the

HP Integrated Lights-

Out 2 User Guide

. In Figure 3-4, 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 workstation. Based on selection of a particular blade operating mode, it’s also

possible to view the Windows console using iLO 2.

Figure 3-4

Boot console

iLO 2 Virtual Media

The iLO 2 Virtual Media screen allows you to connect a diskette drive, USB key, or CD/DVD drive to the blade

workstation from your local PC. In Figure 3-5, a USB key (device E:) is connected to the blade workstation from

the local PC.

Figure 3-5

Connecting virtual media to the blade workstation

Local image files on the PC can also be connected to the blade workstation by selecting

Local Image File

and

providing the file name.