Datasheet
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant xw460c Blade Workstation
Standard Features
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HP Systems Insight
Manager
HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) provides a unified, secure and
extensible standards-based environment to centrally manage
workstations, servers, storage and other infrastructure devices, (both HP
and non-HP) across multiple operating system platforms.
ProLiant Essentials
Rapid Deployment
Pack
Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) extends HP Systems Insight Manager
with a complete deployment solution for HP ProLiant Blade
Workstations. RDP provides a central location to configure workstation
hardware and deploy Windows. License for RDP must be purchased
separately.
Insight Management
Agents
The Insight Management Agents should be installed on all HP
workstations, and servers to present system instrumentation, health and
configuration information into HP Systems Insight Manager and the HP
System Management Homepage. The HP System Management
Homepage aggregates systems data from Insight Management Agents
and other HP management tools, providing a consolidated browser-
based interface for managing individual blades.
Subscriber's Choice
Subscriber's Choice Driver and Support Alerts/Notifications is a web-
based email subscription service that provides software and driver
change notifications for ProLiant products. Sign up at
http://www.hp.com/go/subscriberschoice
and customize your profile to receive various new alerts as they
become available, on a weekly or monthly basis.
Unified Foundation
Management and
Essentials Software
Plug-ins
Software and
updates
The latest software, drivers, and firmware fully optimized and tested for
your ProLiant blades and options, available through Soft Packs
downloaded from Software and Drivers download pages website at
http://www.hp.com/go/support.
Optional ProLiant
Essentials Value
Packs
Optional software offerings that selectively extend the functionality of an Adaptive Infrastructure
to address specific business problems and needs:
Integrated Lights-Out Select Pack – upgrades the Integrated Lights-Out processor with scripted
and command line virtual media, Power Regulator reporting and enterprise security
NOTE: Available features may differ with server blades and workstation blades.
NOTE: Flexible and volume quantity license kits are available for ProLiant Essentials Value
Packs. Refer to http://www.hp.com/servers/proliantessentials or the various ProLiant Essentials
Value Pack product QuickSpecs for more information.
OS Support
Genuine Windows
Vista®
Business 32
-
bit
with downgrade t
o Windows® XP Professional 32
-
bit
SP2 Blade PC edition with 1 RDL (Remote Desktop License) custom installed (Preinstall available)
Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition with SP2 (Supported)
NOTE: Operating System license and software must be acquired separately from Microsoft.
HP Installer Kit for Linux; Provides essential Linux drivers and HP Remote Graphics Software for
Linux. Drivers for RedHat Enterprise Linux version 4.5 or 5.










