Administrator's Guide for Linux on HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blades

Installing and powering on the workstation blade 8
Installing and powering on the workstation
blade
Installation overview
This chapter describes how to install and power on the workstation blade. A building block approach is
followed, starting with a single workstation blade and client computer, and validating their operation
before integrating other workstation blades and client computers into the solution. This process consists of
the following steps:
1. Set up the client computer.
2. Install and power on the first workstation blade by performing these steps:
a. Prepare the workstation blade enclosure and its networking infrastructure.
b. Configure the workstation blade hardware.
c. Install the workstation blade in the enclosure and provide power to the workstation blade.
3. Install RHEL 4 on the workstation blade. The installation process described in "Installing Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 update 5 (on page 12)," also installs and validates RGS on the workstation blade.
4. After validating the workstation blade with the client computer, integrate other workstation blades
and client computers into the solution.
In previous generations of workstation blades (such as the HP ProLiant xw25p Workstation Blade), it
was possible to power up a workstation blade without installing it in an enclosure by using the HP
Diagnostic Station. However, the HP ProLiant xw460c Workstation Blade does not have such a
diagnostic station. The only way to power this workstation blade and connect it to the network is to
install the workstation blade and network interconnect devices in the c3000 or c7000 Enclosure.
Before you perform the installation, powering on, and validation procedures, you must have the
following:
• A PC is available to verify network connectivity to the workstation blade and client computer.
• The documentation listed in the Overview (on page 5) section.
• The necessary power calculations to ensure that there is sufficient power in the enclosure for the
workstation blades and other equipment. For more information, see the HP website at
http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator
(http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/powercalculator
).
• Sufficient cooling for the enclosures
• Characterized and designed network infrastructure to accommodate the network requirements of
your workstation blades and client computers. The HP Workstation Blade Solution Planning Guide
provides extensive information on optimizing your network.