Administrator Guide HP True Graphics
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Table of contents 1 Getting started ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Server-side requirements ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Client-side requirements .......................................................................................................................................
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1 Getting started HP True Graphics offloads rich multimedia content to the thin client’s GPU, delivering high-frame-rate images and boosting efficiency. Server-side requirements See the following table for a list of supported server-side products of the independent software vendor (ISV) you are using for your virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). ISV Supported products Citrix® XenApp®/XenDesktop® 7.0 or newer IMPORTANT: The Citrix server must support sending session data in H.
2 Client-side configuration (Windows) To enable HP True Graphics on a Windows-based HP thin client: 1. Copy receiver.adml from \Citrix\ICA Client\Configuration to C:\Windows \PolicyDefinitions\. NOTE: The Program Files folder where Citrix Receiver is installed is named Program Files in 32-bit versions of Windows and Program Files (x86) in 64-bit versions of Windows. The name of the locale-specific folder depends on the Windows locale setting.
3 Client-side configuration (HP ThinPro) NOTE: The information in this chapter applies to Citrix only. For VMware, simply use the Blast protocol to enable HP True Graphics. For more information about locating the options discussed in this chapter, see the Administrator Guide for your version of HP ThinPro. Compression settings To enable HP True Graphics on HP ThinPro: ▲ Select the Enable H264 Compression general setting for Citrix connections.
Enabling HP True Graphics for multiple monitors on the HP t420 To enable HP True Graphics for multiple monitors on the HP t420: 1. Restart the thin client and press F10 to access the BIOS. 2. Select Advanced ► Integrated Graphics. 3. Set Integrated Graphics to Force. 4. Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 512 MB. After these steps are performed, the amount of memory available for graphics is expanded, and HP True Graphics can be used for two monitors.
4 Tips & best practices Consider the following when using HP True Graphics: ● After connecting to a remote desktop, you can use Citrix HDX Monitor to determine which encoder is being used for the session by examining the Component_Encoder value under the Graphics - Thinwire Advanced section. If the value reads DeepCompressionV2Encoder or DeepCompressionEncoder, then the server is properly sending the data in a format that is accelerated by HP True Graphics.
