Administrator's Guide for Linux on HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blades with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade

Managing the workstation blade 11
Infrastructure requirements
HP RDP requires the following:
• DHCP server
• PXE server
• Altiris Deployment Solution
• A database-either Microsoft® SQL Server or Microsoft® Data Engine (MSDE)
HP RDP-specific differences between server blades and
workstation blades
There are several differences between server blades and workstation blades that affect HP RDP:
• The operating systems are different.
• The workstation blade operating system is preinstalled on the hard drive.
• The workstation blade boots differently from the server blade.
• The server blade supports several software tools not supported by the workstation blade.
These differences combine to limit some HP RDP functionality for the workstation blade, as described in the
following sections.
Booting
The workstation blade boot process differs from the server blade boot process in two ways:
• The workstation blade boots from the hard drive. Booting from the hard drive occurs because there is an
OS installed on the hard drive. With the server blade, PXE booting occurs because there is no OS
installed. If PXE booting is required on the workstation blade, the administrator will need must use the
iLO 2 remote console to force PXE booting to occur.
• The workstation blade is shipped with Remote Console Mode set to User Mode. This is desirable for
most systems because RGS, using the NVIDIA graphics adapter, offers better performance than the ATI
video controller. However, because the RGS is not preinstalled on the operating system image, the
administrator might need to set Remote Console Mode to Admin Mode to create the reference image.
Software tools
• ProLiant Support Packs are not currently supported on the workstation blade.
• The SmartStart Scripting Toolkit is not supported on the workstation blade. In particular, the Conrep.exe
tool and server deployment jobs that capture firmware settings (for example, the default Hardware
Configuration or Server Deployment jobs) do not capture settings for features that are unique to the
workstation blade, such as Remote Console Mode. These settings must be configured using iLO 2 or the
local I/O cable.