Implementing RemoteFX on HP ProLiant Servers

Introduction

A new role in Microsoft

Windows Server

2008 R2 SP1, called RemoteFX, provides enhancements to the

Remote Desktop Services, improving the performance and experience of virtual desktop users. This

document gives you instructions for installing RemoteFX on the following HP ProLiant servers. We do not

recommend implementing RemoteFX on other ProLiant servers.

• HP ProLiant DL/ML370 G6 Server

• HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blade with WS460c Graphics Expansion Blade

After installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Remote Desktop Services includes the following Remote

Desktop Services roles:

• Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH)

• Remote Desktop Virtualization Host (RDVH)

• Core services (Requires Hyper-V)

• RemoteFX: RemoteFX (Requires Hyper-V and the addition of a qualified GPU)

• Remote Desktop Licensing

• Remote Desktop Connection Broker

• Remote Desktop Gateway

• Remote Desktop Web Access

For information on installing Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, refer to our integration note “Implementing

Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 on HP ProLiant and Integrity servers” at

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02478548/c02478548.pdf.

Requirements

Table 1 lists the requirements for RemoteFX that are defined by Microsoft.

Table 1. Microsoft Requirements for RemoteFX

RDVH Requirement Description

Processor

The processor in the RemoteFX server must support Second-Level Address Translation

(SLAT). In virtualization scenarios, hardware-based SLAT support improves performance.

With Intel®-based processors, Extended Page Tables (EPT) are the same as SLAT. With

AMD

-based processors, Nested Page Tables (NPT) are the same as SLAT.

GPU The RemoteFX server requires at least one GPU (graphics mezzanine card or full-length

PCI Graphics card). The GPU driver must support DirectX 9.0 and DirectX 10.0. If you

have more than one GPU in the RemoteFX server, the GPUs must be identical. The GPU

must have sufficient dedicated video memory that is separate from system memory.

RemoteFX Encoder The RemoteFX encoder is optional and provides additional scalability on the RemoteFX

server. You must install the hardware encoder card in an x4-speed PCI-express slot or

greater.

Hyper-V Your server must meet the Hyper-V hardware requirements and you must enable the

hardware assisted virtualization options in the server BIOS. The Hyper-V hardware

requirements for Windows Server 2008 R2 are available at the Windows Server 2008

Technical Library (

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=180919).