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© Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Part number: 450941-003 Third edition: March 2009 Audience Assumptions This guide is for the person who defines and plans remote computing solutions. HP assumes you are knowledgeable of workstation computing, the needs of your workstation users, and your current computing infrastructure. 2

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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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the

express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional

warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Microsoft and Windows are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Part number:

450941-003

Third edition: March 2009

Audience Assumptions

This guide is for the person who defines and plans remote computing solutions. HP assumes you are

knowledgeable of workstation computing, the needs of your workstation users, and your current computing

infrastructure.