Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 6
Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Contacting HP technical support or an authorized reseller ................................................................................ 6
Workstation blade video subsystem ................................................................................................ 7
WS460c video subsystem overview ............................................................................................................... 7
Video subsystem architecture and operating modes ......................................................................................... 7
Setting Remote Console mode ....................................................................................................................... 8
User mode ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Admin mode ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Server mode ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Setup mode ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Operating the workstation blade .................................................................................................. 10
WS460c installation process overview ......................................................................................................... 10
Installing and powering on the workstation blade .......................................................................................... 10
Preparing the workstation blade infrastructure ..................................................................................... 11
Configuring the workstation blade hardware ...................................................................................... 11
Connecting media to the workstation blade ........................................................................................ 12
Powering on the workstation blade .................................................................................................... 12
Workstation blade sleep states .................................................................................................................... 12
OOBE screens ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Configuring and verifying networking .......................................................................................................... 13
Configuring NIC 1 and NIC 2 ........................................................................................................... 13
Verifying iLO 2 network .................................................................................................................... 13
Installing, configuring, and verifying RGS ..................................................................................................... 14
Setting the RGS NIC binding order .................................................................................................... 14
Verifying RGS operation ................................................................................................................... 15
Installing applications ................................................................................................................................. 15
Verifying functionality ................................................................................................................................. 16
Integrating additional workstation blades and client computers ....................................................................... 16
Creating a custom Windows image .............................................................................................. 17
Creating a custom Windows image for the WS460c Workstation Blade ......................................................... 17
Creating a custom Windows® image process ............................................................................................... 17
Required components ................................................................................................................................. 17
Optional software ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Creating the Windows® XP image .............................................................................................................. 18
Configuring the operating system ................................................................................................................. 20
Installing the applications ............................................................................................................................ 22
Deploying the Windows image ................................................................................................................... 22
Using Windows® XP-64 on the workstation blade .......................................................................... 23
Windows® XP-64 on the workstation blade .................................................................................................. 23
Windows® XP-64 processes ....................................................................................................................... 23
Using Windows Vista® on the workstation blade ........................................................................... 25
Acquiring Windows Vista® ......................................................................................................................... 25
