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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start

Solution Quick Start Guide

HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft

RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start

Implementation procedure overview on WS460c Graphics Server Blades

Version 1, December 2013

Table of contents

Purpose of this document ................................................................................................................................... 2

Prerequisite Recommend Reading ...................................................................................................................... 2

HP WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade VMware vDGA guidelines .................................................................... 2

Hyper-V RemoteFX Considerations ................................................................................................................. 2

Tips and Tricks you need to know - Tech Nuggets and Known issues ............................................................ 3

Install and Configure RemoteFX vGPU on Graphics Server Blade....................................................................... 4

Configure server for installation ..................................................................................................................... 4

Installation Procedure ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Connecting to VM ............................................................................................................................................. 7

Appendix A – Graphics Server Blade Video Modes .............................................................................................. 8

Resources .......................................................................................................................................................... 10

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start Solution Quick Start Guide HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start Implementation procedure overview on WS460c Graphics Server Blades Version 1, December 2013 Table of contents Purpose of this document ................................................................................................................................... 2 Prerequisite Recommend Reading ...............................
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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization Purpose of this document Provides an overview of the configuration steps for setting up Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU technology on HP WS460c Graphics Server Blade. Prerequisite Recommend Reading It is recommend that you read “HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization” for a detailed conceptual overview of the HP Graphics Server Blade solution before proceeding. This document can be found at: http://h71028.
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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start      RemoteFX uses software virtualized GPU API intercept technology, allowing multiple virtual machines to use the recourse of that GPU.
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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization Install and Configure RemoteFX vGPU on Graphics Server Blade Configure server for installation Table 5. HP WS460c Gen8 Server and infrastructure firmware recommended minimum revisions Components Version HP Onboard Administrator 4.01 HP Virtual Connect 4.10 HP WS460c G6 System ROM 12/2/11 HP WS460c Gen8 System ROM 9/20/13 **Required bug fixes** HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 (G6) 2.
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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start 11. If you have not done so, install Hyper-V role and Remote Desktop Virtualization Host role according to Microsoft documentation 12. Go to control panel > Systems > Advanced > Remote tab, and turn on remote access 13. Determine the hostname or IP of your server and note it 14. Setup system BIOS for Production a. Boot to the HP RBSU (BIOS configuration utility) by pressing F9 during boot. b.
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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization 21. In VM settings, under “Hardware” click “Add Hardware > RemoteFX 3D Video Adapter” and click add. 22. Select maximum number of monitors and max resolution. 23. After reboot you will see a black screen on the virtual machine console with the message “Video Remoting was disconnected. The virtual machine is using the 3D video adaptor, which is not supported by the Virtual Machine Connection console.
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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start Connecting to VM 1. 2. On Windows 7 client a. If connecting from a RDP connection client, on the experience tab make sure “LAN” is selected and all check boxes checked. b. Make sure Remote Desktop is allowed through firewall On Windows 8 clients a. There are now two clients that can be used in Windows 8 i. Classic RDP Client ii.
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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization Appendix A – Graphics Server Blade Video Modes Configuring Server Blade video mode The WS460c G6/Gen8 Graphics Server Blade has four distinct graphics modes that may be available. Depending on what OS is installed, different modes are used. In a nutshell, the Graphics Server Blade has an embedded graphics card as well a high end graphics card, depending on configuration, it is necessary to disable one or the other card.
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Solution Quick Start Guide | HP Graphics Server Blade Microsoft RemoteFX vGPU Quick Start Server mode (WS460c G6 only) • This mode is deprecated and rarely used for troubleshooting only and is not used/supported in production • This mode operates in the same way as Admin mode Procedure to set Remote Console: 1. Using either iLO remote console or the Local I/O Connector, connect to server console 2. When prompted during boot, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears 3.
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Technical white paper | HP Hardware Accelerated Graphics for Desktop Virtualization Resources To read more about HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Graphics Server Blade, go to hp.com/go/bladeworkstation HP and Citrix, hp.com/go/citrix and citrix.com/hp Citrix XenDesktop, citrix.com/xendesktop Citrix XenApp, citrix.com/xenapp Microsoft Hyper-V, microsoft.com/hyper-v HP and VMware View, hp.com/go/vmware and vmware.com/view Sign up for updates hp.