The document describes a blade server solution for providing virtual desktops to remote workstations. The blade servers in the IT room would host the virtual desktops and send keyboard, audio, video, and data signals to thin clients at the remote workstations over the network switch. The blade solution improves upon the current KVM-based virtual desktop solution and allows connecting up to 32 blade servers per rack to support many remote thin clients with virtual desktops.

1. Network switch
Thin client
IP Signals:
• Video Desktop
•Audio
•Data to Server
IP Signals:
• Keyboard
•Audio
•Data from Server
• CCTV Frames ¿?
Thin client
Remote Workstation
Current solution
Virtual
Desktop
(KVM)
Virtual
Desktop
backbone
IT Room
Remote Workstations

2. Network switch
Thin client
IP Signals:
• Video Desktop
•Audio
•Data to Server
IP Signals:
• Keyboard
•Audio
•Data from Server
• CCTV Frames ¿?
Thin client
BLADE Solution
BLADE solution
Virtual
Desktop
(KVM)
Virtual
Desktop
backbone
IT Room
Remote BLADE

3. HP workstation
blade
HP workstation blade
with NVIDIA Quadro FX
card installed
10 U
HP Blade System c7000 Platinum Enclosure

4. BLADE SOLUTION
• UP to 4 x 10U chassis by rack (8 CPU’s by
chasis)
• Up to 32 CPU’s by RACK
• 1:1 connection relationship (1 CPU connected to
1 Thin client
• Future virtualization (under test) for not critical
operators
HP workstation blade HP workstation blade
with NVIDIA Quadro FX
card installed