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Managing the workstation blade
Workstation blade management overview
This chapter describes how to manage workstation blades, and includes information on the following
topics:
• Onboard Administrator
• Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2)
• Remote Desktop Connection
• System Management Homepage
• HP SIM
• HP Rapid Deployment Pack
• HP Insight Diagnostics
• ROM-based Setup Utility
• BIOS programming
• POST
The workstation blade design is based on the design of the corresponding server blade, and most of the
manageability features are common between workstation blades and server blades. The following
documents contain information about the manageability of the systems:
• HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade User Guide
• HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide
• HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide
• HP BladeSystem c3000 Tower Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide
• HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator User Guide
• HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Guide
Onboard Administrator
OA enables you to use a web browser to remotely log in to OA and obtain detailed information about
the contents of each c7000 Enclosure.
Using OA, you can determine the following:
• A workstation blade is installed in each device bay.
• Workstation blades are powered on as indicated by the green lights.
• Four power supplies are installed in the enclosure.
• Two network interconnect devices are installed in the rear of the enclosure.
