Introduction; Overview; Key Features - HP Bc1500 - BladeSystem - Blade PC User Manual

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Overview

The Consolidated Client Infrastructure (CCI) solution from HP centralizes desktop computing
and storage resources into easily managed, highly secure data centers, while providing end users
the convenience and familiarity of a traditional desktop environment. Additionally, companies
have long used server-based computing (SBC) to create virtual instances of desktop applications
on a server that multiple remote users can access. HP's CCI offers a new alternative for
virtualizing the desktop.
The HP PC Session Allocation Manager (HP SAM) system becomes the control point in
managing a CCI deployment. Specifically, it manages the assignment of Microsoft Remote
Desktop connections from a user's access device (client) to Remote Desktop sessions (blade PC).
Whether the session is one that resides on a dedicated physical blade or one that resides together
with other sessions on a virtual hardware platform, the HP SAM system can make these desktop
sessions available to users as they are needed.

1.1.1 Key Features

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Allocation system to assign users to computing resources (blade PCs)
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Self-registration of computing resources (blade PCs)
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Simple management of users to desktop sessions provisioning
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Central management of client Remote Desktop settings with optional user override
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Follow-me roaming and persistence support for user sessions
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Usage and Capacity Planning reports
HP SAM is logically broken up into three areas:
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HP SAM client application running on a thin client or other access device
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HP SAM blade service running on a computing resource
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HP SAM server and SQL database
HP SAM Administrator User Guide www.hp.com

Introduction

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