User guide

Workstation blade video subsystem 9
Server mode
When Remote Console Mode is set to Server Mode, the ATI video controller generates the boot console
during POST and then generates the Windows® desktop. In this mode, the NVIDIA graphics adapter is
not visible to any Windows® operating systems and is not used.
In Server Mode, the boot console and the Windows® desktop generated by the ATI video controller can
be viewed in the following ways:
• Using a monitor connected to the Local I/O Connector video signal
• Using the iLO 2 Remote Console by pointing your browser to the iLO 2 IP address
• Using RDC
Setup mode
Setup Mode is very similar to Admin Mode, the ATI video controller first generates the boot console and
then generates the Windows® desktop. In Setup Mode, however, the NVIDIA graphics adapter, although
it is not used, is visible to a Windows® operating system.
Visibility of the NVIDIA graphics adapter enables the Windows® operating system to install the NVIDIA
graphics adapter driver the first time the workstation blade boots. For more information about the initial
workstation blade boot, see "Operating the workstation blade (on page 10)."
In Setup Mode, the Windows® desktop can be viewed in the following ways:
• Using a monitor connected to the Local I/O Connector video signal
• Using the iLO 2 Remote Console by pointing your browser to the iLO 2 IP address
• Using RDC