Installing, Powering On, Booting, And Validating The Blade Workstation Solution - HP ProLiant xw2x220c - Blade Workstation Administrator's Manual

3 Installing, powering on, booting, and validating the
blade workstation solution
This chapter describes the process to install, power on, boot and validate the HP Blade Workstation Solution. A
building block approach is followed, starting with a single blade workstation and a single client computer. After
validating their operation, other blade workstations and client computers can be integrated into the solution.
The seven steps of this approach are listed below. Note that Step 1 is independent of steps 2–4. You can
perform Step 1 first, or Steps 2-4 first.
1. Set up the client computer.
2. Install and power on the first blade workstation by performing these steps:
a. Prepare the blade enclosure & its networking infrastructure.
b. Configure the blade workstation hardware.
c. Install the blade workstation into the enclosure and boot Windows XP Professional.
3. Boot and configure the Windows XP-32 operating system
4. Verify network connections to the blade workstation Ethernet ports: NIC1, NIC2, and iLO 2.
5. Install RGS on the blade workstation, and verify RGS operation between the blade workstation and the
client computer.
6. Install the required applications on the blade workstation.
7. Validate the solution consisting of the blade workstation, its applications, RGS, and the client computer.
After validating the solution, you can integrate other blade workstations and client computers into the solution.
NOTE: In previous generations of blade workstations (such as the HP ProLiant xw25p Blade Workstation), it
was possible to power a blade workstation without installing it in an enclosure by using the HP Diagnostic
Station. However, the xw460c and xw2x220c blade workstations do not have such a diagnostic station—the
only way to power these blade workstations, and connect them to the network, is to install the blade
workstations and network interconnect devices in the c3000 or c7000 enclosure.
The installation, power on, and validation procedures are based on the following assumptions:
• You are using the factory-installed Windows XP-32 operating system. For more information about creating a
custom Windows XP image, see Chapter 4,
A personal computer (PC) is available to verify network connectivity to the blade workstation and client
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computer.
You have access to the documentation listed in Section 1-3,
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• Power calculations have been performed to ensure there is sufficient power in the enclosure for the blades
and other equipment. For more information, see the HP website at
www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator.
Sufficient cooling is available for the c3000 or c7000 enclosure.
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• You have characterized and designed your network infrastructure to accommodate the network
requirements of your blade workstations and client computers. The HP Blade Workstation Solution Planning
Guide referenced in Chapter 1 provides extensive information on optimizing your network.
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