HP Graphics Server Blade VMware vDGA Quick Start

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Purpose of this document
Provides an overview of the configuration steps for setting up VMware vDGA technology on HP WS460c Graphics
Server
Prerequisite Recommend Reading
 VMware “Virtual Machine Graphics Acceleration Deployment Guide”.
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 HP “Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization” for a detailed conceptual overview of the overall
solution before proceeding.
This document can be found at: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/downloads/4AA4-1701ENW.pdf
HP WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade VMware vDGA guidelines
VMware system configuration recommendations
Table 1. Required BIOS setting for Graphics Server Blade
Setting
Value
Power Management Options/HP Power Profile
Maximum performance
Video Mode for Setup and Production
Setup mode
Table 2. VMware required minimum versions for vDGA
Components
Software description
ESXi Host
5.1 / 5.5 ( 5.5 Suggested for vDGA)
VMware Horizon View
5.3
VMware Horizon View Agent
5.3
Horizon View Client
2.2.0 or better
NVIDIA Graphics Driver for VM (vDGA only)
Latest from NVIDIA site