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1. Leostream Agent Compatibility Matrix essent nennen Leostream Connect Compatibility Matrix n entente LEOSTREAM Connection Broker 8 1 44 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 44 is a maintenance release for previous versions of Connection Broker 8 1 Older versions of the Connection Broker should be updated to version 8 1 Bug fix updates for the Connection Broker 8 0 branch can be requested until version 8 0 reaches its end of life on August 31 2016 For a list of major features in Connection Broker 8 1 please see Connection Broker 8 1 15 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 44 adds the following functionality and resolves the following issues with respect to version 8 1 35 e The Leostream components have been upgrade to the following versions As of Connection Broker 8 1 43 older versions of the clients and agents begin their end of life cycle For a description of which clients and agents can be used with different Connection Broker versions please see Appendix A Version Compatibility Leostream Connect for Windows operating systems version 3 5 50 Leostream Agent for Windows operating systems version 6 0 88 Leostream Connect for Linux operating systems version 3 1 48 Leostream Agent for Linux operating systems version 4 0 81 O O OO For information about how these Leostream Agent and Leostream Connect versions work with older Connection Broker
2. SO 50 SO cO LEOSTREAM Resolved Issues e The Name field on the gt Users gt Users page is now updated for logins that occur after the attribute in the Field that defines user display name option in the user s authentication server is changed e The Edit Desktop page and gt Resources gt Desktops page now load faster when the pages contain information about PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards Connection Broker 8 0 84 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 84 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 0 80 e Leostream components have been upgrade as follows Leostream Connect for Windows operating systems version 3 0 187 Leostream Agent for Windows operating systems version 5 6 159 Leostream Connect for Linux operating systems version 3 1 45 Leostream Agent for Linux operating systems version 3 1 108 O 0 e Resolved issues scanning centers created for VMware vSphere 6 e No longer change a desktops power status to stopped when the Leostream Agent on the desktop stops e Resolved issues launching desktops from an HP SAM client when the Connection Broker uses the Leostream pool name to display the desktop to the user e Improvements when releasing PCoIP sessions o Disconnect PCoIP sessions when the associated desktop is released o Disconnect PCoIP sessions when calling VM Release ona hard assigned
3. Monitoring of NoMachine NX4 sessions has been improved The following Leostreamagent conf parameters have changed or been added o registered brokers contains a list of all Leostream Connection Brokers that have registered for notifications from this Leostream Agent ssl_ciphers contains a comma separated list of SSL ciphers that the Leostream Agent will use for Connection Broker communications o TraceLevel has been renamedto trace level o AgentServerPort has been renamed to agent port Connection Broker 8 1 19 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 19 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 1 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 1 15 All issue resolutions in Connection Broker 8 0 77 are included in version 8 1 19 Policies can now be assigned to users in an Active Directory with nested groups The Test Login results for a local user now display appropriate policy information The View drop down menu in the end user Web client now correctly toggles between an icon and list view The time zone now correctly resets when a standalone Connection Broker is rebooted using the vCenter Server console Switching a Connection Broker back to its internal database removes it from the System Cluster Management page for the remaining Connection Brokers in the cluster You can join the Connection Broker back to the cluster using its previously used Site ID if desired L
4. The Leostream Agent can now be installed on a Windows Deployment Services server to return information and perform preparation on install images to be used by the Connection Broker to deploy operating systems to HP Moonshot Systems e USB The Leostream Agent includes updated USB drivers These USB drivers are backwards compatible with the previous release of all Leostream components e Installation The CBPORT parameter can no longer be specified during command line installations The Leostream Agent now always uses port 443 for secure communication with the Connection Broker e PCoIP The Leostream Agent automatically unlocks a disconnected session when the user reconnects Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 71 Important Note The Leostream Agent now requires a Java Runtime Environment version 1 7 or higher Features e PCoIP The Leostream Agent now provides single sign on to PCoIP sessions for Ubuntu and Red Hat operating systems e Idle time Actions The new Leostream Desktops process runs in the user s space and allows the Leostream Agent to support user idle time actions configured in Release Plans for users logged into Ubuntu or Red Hat Linux desktops e USB The Leostream Agent provides updated USB drivers and resolves a number of issues related to USB device redirection Leostream now supports Linux kernel versions up to 3 15 0 e HP RGS The Leostream Agent can now disconnect HP RGS sessions
5. disconnection The Connection Broker provides better error handling for users logging in using a HP Session Allocation Manager SAM client LEOSTREAM C2 Database Changes Version 8 0 56 adds the new field to the plan protocol table to the Connection Broker database when compared to Connection Broker version 8 0 47 Connection Broker 8 0 47 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 47 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 This new Connection Broker version resolves the issue where the login of multiple of unknown rogue domain users caused multiple local users to be created in the Connection Broker Connection Broker 8 0 46 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 46 is a major update to Connection Broker 7 8 You can update any existing 7 x Connection Broker to version 8 0 46 However to obtain the updates to the underlying CentOS operating system you must install a new Connection Broker virtual appliance See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for instructions on updating your Connection Broker Follow the instructions in Updating Connection Broker Clusters when updating a cluster of Connection Brokers Important Notes Features Connection Broker 8 0 clusters officially support Microsoft SQL Server 2012 and 2014 databases The Connection Broker no longer allows secure communication using SSLv3 Use the new security options on the System Settings page to configure the protocols t
6. general config log settings plan protocol policy server table vm work queue Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 0 182 Software based PCoIP Connections to virtual machines running the VMware Horizon View Direct Connection Plugin can now be made using the latest VMware Horizon View client See PCoIP Connections to VMware Virtual Machine in the Leostream Guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols for more information HP RGS Leostream Connect now supports the SESSION dynamic tag when allowing users to configure screen resolution for RGS sessions see Setting User Configurable HP RGS Parameters in the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols Windows 8 Leostream Connect now supports touch screen keyboards when installed as the Windows shell Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 16 Important Note Leostream Connect now requires a Java Runtime Environment version 1 7 or higher Features User configurable Parameters Users can now configure protocol plan parameters when using the Java version of Leostream Connect USB Leostream Connect provides updated USB drivers and resolves a number of issues related to USB device redirection Leostream now supports Linux kernel versions up to 3 15 0 21 LEOSTREAM Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 5 6 151 e Windows Deployment Services
7. Leostream Cloud Desktops center can now be created for both Amazon 26 LEOSTREAM C2 Web Services and HP Helion Public Cloud see Leostream Cloud Desktops in Chapter 5 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Clients o The gt Clients gt Clients page provides separate columns for the desktop that is hard assigned to the client and the desktop that is currently connected to the client see Using the Clients Page in Chapter 12 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o The Edit Client page for PCoIP zero clients provides access to higher screen resolutions Resolved Issues e Users with a Role that provides Full privileges to the gt System gt Job Queue page now perform bulk actions on this page e Adesktop that is hard assigned to a client is now never offered via policy to a user e Improvements to the User Connected column on the gt Clients gt Clients page for PCoIP clients that are directly connected to their hard assigned desktop e Added back 8 and 12 hour session timeouts in Policies e The Connection broker now uses a port check instead of ping when confirming the power state of a desktop at assignment time e The Exit client after connection to resource is established option on the gt System gt Settings page is again supported by Leostream Connect for Windows Database Changes Version 7 8 63 adds fields to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases when compared
8. Resolved Issues 20 Database Changes 20 Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 0 182 21 Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 16 21 Important Note 21 Features 21 Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 5 6 151 22 Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 71 22 Important Note 22 Features 22 CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 79 RELEASE NOTES 23 CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 78 RELEASE NOTES 24 Features 24 LEOSTREAM C2 Resolved Issues Database Changes CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 65 RELEASE NOTIES CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 63 RELEASE NOTES Important Notice on Supported Third Party Product Versions Connection Broker Appliance Notes Features Resolved Issues Database Changes CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 50 RELEASE NOTES Connection Broker Appliance Notes Resolved Issues CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 47 RELEASE NOTES Connection Br
9. USB drivers in version 2 5 of the Leostream Agent for Linux desktops and version 5 5 of the Leostream Agent for Windows desktops e Leostream USB redirection now supports Linux kernels up to version 3 8 0 e Leostream Connect now returns the client device s Linux distribution to Connection Broker for use when creating client locations 39 LEOSTREAM The new EXCEPT option for the TraceLevel parameter in the 1c conf file instructs Leostream Connect on when to include exceptions in the logs The Login dialog now accepts blank passwords for unauthenticated logins Leostream Connect now prompts users to confirm a requested desktop restart Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 5 5 84 Important Notes The 5 5 version of the Leostream Agent no longer support non SSL communications with the Connection Broker The Leostream Agent uses TLS v1 0 for SSL communications If you are running Connection Broker 7 7 or older you must switch that Connection Broker into SSL by installing an SSL certificate on the gt System gt Maintenance page The Leostream Agent no longer relies on the PCoIP Agent to return the information required by the Connection Broker to associate the PCoIP host card with the operating system The Leostream Agent relies entirely on settings in the registry Requires PCoIP firmware version 4 1 2 14565 or later Features Leostream Agent 5 5 includes a new version of the
10. desktop o Log failed attempts to disconnect a PCoIP session e Added a Status option to the Power menu of the Connection Broker virtual appliance Administration Menu see the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Guide Connection Broker 8 0 80 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 80 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 0 77 LEOSTREAM Leostream Connect for Windows Operating systems has been updated to version 3 0 186 This version resolves issues launching NX player version 4 3 Implemented performance enhancements related to the feature to assign policies based on nested Active Directory groups The introduction of that feature significantly slowed down user logins in certain environments Added 6 months as an option for filtering the Signed in column on the gt Users gt Users page Updated OpenSSL to version 1 0 10 Improved reporting for the Last Connect Time and other columns related to tracking the users session on the gt Resources gt Desktops page for sessions offered from a multi user center Resolved an issue where requesting a reboot of a physical desktop could allow simultaneous reboots Connection Broker 8 0 77 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 77 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 0 64 Power c
11. e NoMachine NX The Leostream Agent now tracks sessions for NoMachine NX version 4 0 22 LEOSTREAM C2 Connection Broker 7 8 79 Release Notes Connection Broker 7 8 79 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 78 Version 7 8 79 includes an updated bash to address the Shellshock Bash Vulnerability 23 LEOSTREAMOO Connection Broker 7 8 78 Release Notes Connection Broker 7 8 78 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 65 See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for instructions on updating your Connection Broker Follow the instructions in Updating Connection Broker Clusters when updating a cluster of Connection Brokers Features e The gt Users gt My Options page contains a new option to highlight the active filters used in Connection Broker pages that display lists e The Job Queue ID can now be added as a column on the gt System gt Log page Resolved Issues e Improvements to logic that retains or releases assignments after a user s desktop connection fails to launch e Improvements for users logging into the Connection Broker using an HP SAM client e Improved performance when accessing the Edit Desktop in a Connection Broker that contains a large number of desktops and pools e Issues related to sharing user session IDs between Connection Brokers in a cluster have been resolved e All polling and scan jobs in the Job Queue now report as being run by the Connection B
12. have been upgraded PCoIP Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 107 Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 0 41 0 Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 5 95 Leostream Agent for Linux version 2 5 145 PCoIP Devices centers no longer contain the Configure clients with this Connection Broker address option When selecting the Configure this client for use with this Connection Broker option for a PCoIP client the Connection Broker now uses the following sequence to determine which Connection Broker address to set in the client 1 the Connection Broker VIP address 2 the address set in the Connection Broker SRV record or 3 the local Connection Broker address Policies contain a new Retain console connection option for hard assignments allowing you to retain the PCoIP connection to a desktop after the user logs out of the operating system The Connection Broker now logs a warning if the Leostream Agent registers a desktop with information about an unknown PCoIP host card 30 LEOSTREAM o gt Resources gt Desktops page provides an optional PCoIP Host Device 2 column to display PCoIP information for desktops that contain two PCoIP host cards e Italian Carta Sanitaria and Carta Operatore smart card logins are now supported e Display name edit field on the Edit User form has been renamed to Name and now defaults to the user s Active Director displayName value e The gt Resourc
13. not support versions of the Leostream Agent in Java older than 2 0 If you are using the 1 5 56 version of the Leostream Agent in Java you must manually upgrade to the latest version of the Leostream Agent in order to manage the Linux desktops in Connection Broker 7 8 e Connection Broker 7 8 does not support versions of the Leostream Agent for Windows operating systems older than 5 0 e When allowing unauthenticated logins Connection Broker 7 8 now validates the user s password if one is provided In previous versions the Connection Broker logged in the user without validating any provided password e user requests a connection to a desktop with a running Leostream Agent the Connection Broker now places a check_logon job into the work queue when the user is first assigned to the desktop The check logon job monitors the desktop for an actual login If the user does not log in to the assigned desktop in four minutes the check logon job releases the assignment Features e following Leostream components have been upgraded These versions contain new USB drivers and eliminate the non SSL failover The new versions of the Leostream Agents and Leostream Connect clients no longer support non SSL communications with the Connection Broker If you are running a Connection 34 LEOSTREAM C2 Broker older than version 7 8 you must switch that Connection Broker into SSL by installing an SSL certificate on the System Mai
14. reporting for the Last Connect Time and other columns related to tracking the users session on the gt Resources gt Desktops page for sessions offered from a multi user center Resolved issue when trying to customize the contents of the gt Resources gt Desktops page when a second PCoIP Host Device was included on the page Resolved an issue where requesting a reboot of a physical desktop could allow simultaneous reboots Added 6 months as an option for filtering the Signed in column on the Users Users page Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 5 30 Important Note Leostream Connect version 3 5 for Windows operating systems no longer supports installation on Microsoft Windows XP operating systems The Connection Broker address can now be configured during Leostream Connect installation Multiple users can now log into the same Leostream Connect session Added support for logins using RADIUS tokens and RSA SecurID Added support for ThinLinc TigerVNC client Added support for latest SPICE client LEOSTREAM Double clicking on LeostreamConnect exe without specifying username and password while an instance of LSC is already running now invokes the default System tray menu option Upgraded OpenSSL to version 1 0 2a Removed dependency on Microsoft Visual C run time library Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 44 Added support for logins using RADIUS
15. the PCoIP host devices associated with that desktop Desktops The Bulk Edit form for desktops includes a new option to forget the previously assigned user This option is useful when the user s policy is set to favor previously assigned desktops but you want to offer a new desktop to the user see Removing Desktop Affinities in Chapter 6 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Usability Tables can now be filtered using numeric information such as in the IP and MAC address columns on the Resources Desktops page see Sorting and Filtering Lists in Chapter 2 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide 32 LEOSTREAM e Policies Policies contain a new option to inform users when they missing an offered resources because a pool in their policy has no available resources see Adding a New Policy and Configuring General Policy Options in Chapter 11 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Session Shadowing The Connection Broker no longer sends policy settings related to NoMachine collaboration to the Leostream Agent on the NX server if the user s role does not enable collaboration Therefore the Leostream Agent no longer modifies the server cfg file if the user s role does not enable collaboration e Security enhancements o The Connection Broker now blocks HTTP requests for OPTIONS in addition to TRACE o Web login request method must now be POST not GET Resolved Issues e Issue
16. versions see Appendix A Version Compatibility e When powering on a desktop with an installed PCoIP Agent the Connection Broker now waits for the PCoIP Agent port 60443 to open before trying to establish the connection e Various improvements to the Citrix XenDesktop 7 6 integration including no longer keeping desktops in Maintenance Mode in a Machine Catalog after the desktop is released from a Leostream user e Desktops from OpenStack and AWS centers now register both their internal private and external floating public IP addresses e When provisioning new instances in OpenStack you can now instruct the Connection Broker to allocate and associate a floating IP address with the instance e Provisioning in vSphere now succeeds even if the customization file contains illegal characters e The When User Logs Out section of release plans no longer executes for users who disconnect from their desktop without ever logging in LEOSTREAM Connection Broker 8 1 35 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 23 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 1 This release contains all features an issue resolutions in Connection Broker 8 0 plus the following items when compared to Connection Broker version 8 1 23 Features e The Leostream components have been upgrade to the following versions Leostream Connect for Windows operating systems version 3 5 45 Leostream Agent for Windows operating systems version 6 0 81 Leos
17. CentOS 5 10 e VMware virtual hardware version 8 Resolved Issues e The Connection Broker now informs you that a reboot is required after resetting the SSLCipherSuite on the System Settings page 28 LEOSTREAM e Low level network tools have been updated to resolve cases where Leostream Agents went Unreachable during a manual Center refresh e Leostream Agent for Windows operating systems was updated to version 5 5 98 to resolve issues launching RDP connections using the ActiveX RDP client e Leostream Connect for Windows operating systems was updated to version 3 0 118 which now deletes the Leostream Connect logs when the client is uninstalled Connection Broker 7 8 45 Release Notes Connection Broker7 8 45 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 37 Features e The following Leostream components have been upgraded o Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 114 OpenSSL has been upgrade to version 1 0 1g o Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 5 96 OpenSSL has been upgrade to version 1 0 1g o Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 0 42 0 No longer supports JRE version 1 5 e Exceed onDemand Users can now launch Exceed onDemand connections from the Leostream Web client see Exceed onDemand in Chapter 15 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e The gt Clients gt Clients page includes a new column to display if PCoIP clients are managed by the Connection Broker see Using the Clients Page in
18. Chapter 12 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e The Edit PCoIP Host Device page now includes links to access the host device s Web portal e When hard assigning desktops to users users can now be selected using either their login name or display name e Session files are now stored encrypted in the Connection Broker Resolved Issues e The Connection Broker now identifies unique computers in an Active Directory center using the AD objectGUID instead of the DistinguishedName allowing computer names and OUs to be changed without creating a new record in the Connection Broker e Clients hard assigned to an available desktop with a duplicate desktop switch over to the 29 LEOSTREAM duplicate desktop after the available desktop is removed from the Connection Broker PCoIP clients that contact the Connection Broker using the pcoip broker DNS SRV record are now reconfigured to be managed by the Connection Broker if the client was previously set to connect to a particular host The Connection Broker now ignores internal IP addresses returned by VMware Tools when processing await for start job Database Changes Version 7 8 37 adds fields to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases when compared to Connection Broker version 7 8 27 plan protocol Connection Broker 7 8 37 Release Notes Connection Broker7 8 37 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 27 Features The following Leostream components
19. Internet Explorer URLs 31 LEOSTREAM C2 Database Changes Version 7 8 37 adds fields to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases when compared to Connection Broker version 7 8 27 e policy Connection Broker 7 8 27 0 Release Notes Connection Broker7 8 27 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 22 See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for instructions on updating your Connection Broker Follow the instructions in Updating Connection Broker Clusters when updating a cluster of Connection Brokers Features The following Leostream components have been upgraded Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 95 Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 0 40 0 o Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 5 87 Leostream Agent for Linux version 2 5 109 Bulk Upload The desktop s Display Name can now be modified when uploading desktops using the bulk upload feature on the System Maintenance page see Uploading Desktop Assignments in Chapter 20 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide PCoIP o The Connection Broker now performs the automatic PCoIP host card matching when the Leostream Agent registers a new desktop Previously a second Leostream Agent restart was required see Associated PCoIP Host Cards and Desktops in Chapter 17 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o The Edit Desktop page now contains a link to the Edit PCoIP Host Device page for
20. Locations Client locations can now be created using the client s chassis type see Creating Locations in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Release Plans Release plan options can now be scheduled for up to 14 days See Creating Release Plans in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Administrator Web Interface Options Two new options on the gt Users gt My Options page improve the usability and performance of the Connection Broker Administrator Web interface see Highlighting Active Filters and Restoring Connection Broker Default Views in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Leostream Management o VM Add now supports separately setting the desktop hostname and IP address O User Remove can be used to remove a user from the Connection Broker VM Find now return all desktops in a particular pool e Security 19 LEOSTREAM C2 o Leostream session files are now stored in memory instead of on disk o Connection Broker administrators can now set the protocol used for secure communications with Leostream Connect clients and Leostream Agents using the new options on the gt System gt Settings page see Configuring Secure Connection Broker Communication in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o The Connection Broker now includes OpenSSL version 1 0 1 e Desktops o The new Control bulk action can be used to power control multiple desktops simultaneously see Performing A
21. N O lt Vv cc Connection Broker Managing User Connections to Workstations Blades VDI and More Version 8 1 October 29 2015 Contacting Leostream Leostream Corporation 465 Waverley Oaks Rd Suite 200 Waltham MA 02452 USA http www leostream com Telephone 1 781 890 2019 Fax 1 781 688 9338 To submit an enhancement request email features leostream com To request product information or inquire about our future direction email sales leostream com Copyright Copyright 2002 2015 by Leostream Corporation This software program and documentation are copyrighted by Leostream The software described in this document is provided under a license agreement and may be used or copied only under the terms of this agreement No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Leostream Trademarks The following are trademarks of Leostream Corporation Leostream The Leostream graphical logo The absence of a product name or logo from this list does not constitute a waiver of the trademark or other intellectual property rights concerning that product name or logo by Leostream HP is a registered trademark that belong to Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U S and other countries The OpenStack Word Mark and OpenStack Logo are either registered trademarks service ma
22. USB drivers used for USB device redirection These new drivers are compatible with the USB drivers in version 3 0 of Leostream Connect for Linux desktops and version 3 0 of Leostream Connect for Windows desktops For PCoIP connections if either of the registry keys legalnotice or legalcaption is present and not empty in the registry the Leostream Agent no longer waits for a logon event before returning a logon notification to the Connection Broker Resolved Issues The Leostream Agent now uses KEY READ access to get the TCPIP SearchList key addressing the issue where non administrators were unable to discover the Connection Broker address during auto discovery Use a case insensitive comparison when looking for a username in the terminal services session list to handle instances where the user enters their username in mixed case In PCoIP environments the Leostream Agent no longer attempts to control the state of the Ctrl Alt Delete requirement Instead if either the local or policy Di sableCAD parameters are set to 0 the Leostream Agent assume that Ctrl Alt Delete is enabled and does not wait for a logon event before returning a logon notification to the Connection Broker 40 LEOSTREAM Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 2 5 73 Important Notes The 2 5 version of the Leostream Agent no longer support non SSL communications with the Connection Broker The Leostream Agent uses TLS v1 0 for SSL
23. ava Runtime path 1 SJAVA_HOME 2 which java and 3 the Java path specified when the Leostream Agent was installed The Leostream Agent now correctly detects active HP RGS sessions if the agent is restarted while a session is active NoMachine NX session shadowing parameters in the server cfg file are now set only once 41 LEOSTREAM C2 Updating Connection Broker Clusters If you have multiple Connection Brokers clustered around a common Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or 2014 database you must individually update all Connection Brokers in the cluster Before updating your production environment test the new Connection Broker version in a proof of concept environment Use the following procedure to update a cluster of Connection Brokers See the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide for detailed instructions on switching databases and updating Connection Brokers 1 Determine a maintenance window when user activity will be low to update your Connection Brokers 2 Usethe tools provided in your virtualization platform to snap shot all Connection Brokers in the cluster 3 Use your standard database backup mechanisms to back up the SQL Server database used by your Connection Broker cluster 4 Goto the Edit Center page for each of the centers defined on the Resources Centers page Change the Refresh interval to Manual 5 After setting all the refresh intervals to manual go to the System Job Queue page and ensur
24. communications If you are running Connection Broker 7 7 or older you must switch that Connection Broker into SSL by installing an SSL certificate on the gt System gt Maintenance page The Leostream Agent no longer relies on the PCoIP Agent to return the information required by the Connection Broker to associate the PCoIP host card with the operating system Requires PCoIP firmware version 4 1 2 14565 or later Features Leostream Agent 2 5 includes a new version of the USB drivers used for USB device redirection These new drivers are compatible with the USB drivers in version 3 0 of Leostream Connect for Linux desktops and version 3 0 of Leostream Connect for Windows desktops Leostream USB redirection now supports Linux kernels up to version 3 8 0 The Leostream Agent port can now be set during installation The new AGENT PORT parameter in the unattended installation file can be used to initialize the AgentServerPort parameter the leostreamagent conf file The Leostream Agent now returns the desktop s Linux distribution to Connection Broker for use when creating desktop pools The new EXCEPT option for the TraceLevel parameter in the leostreamagent conf file instructs the Leostream Agent on when to include exceptions in the logs Resolved Issues The Leostream Agent now registers with all Connection Broker listed in the notifications file The Leostream Agent now uses the following order to search for the J
25. ctions on Multiple Desktops in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o new Upgrade bulk action can be used to upgrade the Leostream Agent on multiple desktops simultaneously see Updating the Leostream Agent on Multiple Desktops in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Resolved Issues e All polling and scan jobs in the Job Queue now report as being run by the Connection Broker instead of as by the user who created the associated center e The gt System gt Remote Backup page no longer displays for Connection Brokers attached to a remote database e The Connection Broker now uses the Active Directory GUID to determine if desktops from an Active Directory center are duplicates and looks across all centers created from the same authentication server e Center scan jobs such as hda_ scan now limit their scan to only desktops in that center e The Connection Broker now blocks the administrator from performing an update if a previous update is still in progress e The Test Login form can now be used to test the login for local users when a single authentication server is defined in the Connection Broker Database Changes Version 8 0 46 adds the new config param global setting table to the Connection Broker database when compared to Connection Broker version 7 8 79 In addition new fields are added to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases e client 20 LEOSTREAM C2 configurable parameter
26. e following virtualization platforms e VMware vSphere 5 x e Citrix XenServer 6 x e Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 Other virtualization platforms may be supported by installing older Connection Broker versions and performing a Connection Broker update Check the Leostream Downloads amp Documentation page for a complete list of supported virtualization platforms Features e The following Leostream components have been upgraded o Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 155 Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 5 104 25 LEOSTREAM C2 o Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 0 49 0 Leostream Agent for Linux Version 2 5 146 e 551 The OpenSSL library has been updated to version 0 9 8za e Release Plans o The Timed Release After Initial Assignment section has been renamed to When Desktop is First Assigned o The new Release if user does not log in option specifies the length of time the Connection Broker retains a user s assignment to their desktop even if the user does not log into the desktop after it is first assigned see Creating Release Plans in Chapter 10 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e User Display Names The new Field that defines user display names edit field on the Edit Authentication Server page specifies the user s Active Directory attribute to place into the Name column on the gt Users gt Users page see Adding Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Servers
27. e instructs the client to perform an automatic refresh when the user opens their offer list ensuring that any desktops that are no longer available are removed from the list e The Connection Broker virtual appliance console provides a new option in the Power menu LEOSTREAM C2 to check the Connection Broker status see the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Guide e OpenSSL has been upgrade to version 1 0 1p note that upgrading the OpenSSL library requires the Connection Broker to recompile resulting in longer upgrade times Resolved Issues e The Connection Broker now tries to connect to an Active Directory center twice with a two minute delay in between tries before marking the center as offline Desktops inventoried from an AWS center now always prefer the hostname reported by the Leostream Agent over the hostname set in the AWS console Desktops inventoried from an AWS center now report their MAC address enabling the Connection Broker to associate desktops in AWS with any Leostream Agent that registers from that desktop Desktops inventoried from an AWS or Moonshot center now take precedence over desktops inventoried from an Active Directory center when determining duplicate desktop records The User name column on the Resources Desktops page has been renamed to Assigned user Resolved issues causing new desktops to be inventoried with Unreachable Leostream Agents The Clients page now removes desktops from the Connect
28. e that there are no running center scan jobs Possible center scan jobs include 11 poll power state scan andhda status If any of these jobs are running wait for these jobs to finish before proceeding with step 6 6 If replication is turned on for the SQL Server database turn database replication off Do not proceed with the upgrade if replication is turned on for the Connection Broker database 7 Update one of the Connection Brokers in your cluster See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for complete instructions The update process modifies the database schema in the SQL Server database to support the new Connection Broker version 8 After the update of the first Connection Broker completes log into that Connection Broker s Administrator Web interface and perform a spot check to ensure that the updated broker is functioning properly 42 LEOSTREAM 9 Follow the update procedure for the remaining Connection Brokers in your cluster 10 After all Connection Brokers are updated go to the gt System gt Job Queue page Ensure that all Pending jobs are associated with Site IDs assigned to one of the Connection Brokers currently in the cluster If any Pending job is associated with a Site ID that is not associated with a Connection Broker currently in the cluster use the Settings link on the gt System gt Job Queue page to delete all work queue jobs associated with that Site ID The C
29. ed Desktops column if that desktop is removed from the Connection Broker The Connection Broker now logs a diagnostic entry when pool counts do not total correctly instead of reporting an internal error Connection Broker 8 1 23 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 23 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 1 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 1 22 e Added support for alphanumeric tokens when using RADIUS authentication e Resolved issue where a Leostream Agent logout notification may not correctly disconnect a PCoIP Remote Workstation Card from the PCoIP zero client e Updated the Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows operating systems to version 6 0 47 to resolve an issue with single sign on for PCoIP sessions LEOSTREAM Connection Broker 8 1 22 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 22 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 1 This release resolves the following issues when compared to Connection Broker version 8 1 19 Updated OpenSSL to version 1 0 10 The 8 1 22 update file correctly updates external Microsoft SQL Server databases attached to a Connection Broker Implemented performance enhancements related to the feature to assign policies based on nested Active Directory groups The introduction of that feature significantly slowed down user logins in certain environments Resolved issues refreshing centers for Citrix XenServer 6 5 Improved
30. eostream Connect 3 5 26 now supports a multi user mode when the new Connection LEOSTREAM Broker general setting Allow multiple logins using different credentials is enabled e Connection Brokers 8 1 19 no longer requires a restart before performing an upgrade Important Note If you are running a Connection Broker that was created from the Connection Broker 8 0 virtual appliance running on CentOS 6 6 you may experience difficulties upgrading to version 8 1 19 If the update file loads into the Connection Broker but fails to update please do the following steps 1 Log into the Connection Broker virtual appliance console as the leo user default password is leo 2 Select the Power menu from the main administrator menu 3 Select Restart from the Power menu and confirm the restart After the Connection Broker restarts reapply the Connection Broker update Connection Broker 8 1 15 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 1 15 is a minor release This release introduces the following features and issue resolutions when compared to Connection Broker 8 0 64 Important Notes e You can no longer use the gt System gt Network page to set the Connection Broker IP address or DNS settings You must use the Connection Broker virtual appliance console to configure the Connection Broker network See the Network Options section in Chapter 2 of the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Guide e The Leostream Connect Configuration sectio
31. er Administrator s Guide 36 LEOSTREAM Linux support o The Connection Broker now distinguishes different Linux operating systems instead of categorizing all Linux desktops into a single generic Linux OS o Pools and Locations can now be created for specific Linux distributions The External viewer section of the protocol plan can be used to connect to desktops from a Web browser using URLs that begin with ftp ssh and vmware view see Launching SSH VMware View and FTP as External Viewers in Chapter 15 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Resolved Issues The following list contains a sample of the issues resolved in this Connection Broker update For information regarding these or other issues please contact supportsite leostream com Users invited to shadow another user s NoMachine NX session no longer receive a Resource is no longer available error when attempting to connect to the shadowed session Cancel work queue jobs associated with idle time actions when the Leostream Agent sends an idle time cancel notification not when the user requests a connection to the desktop Users can no longer access the Failover section of the bulk edit dialog for desktops unless they have the required Role permission Users can no longer access the Connection Broker Administrator Web interface without entering a valid password even if the Connection Broker is set to accept unauthenticated logins No longer monitor t
32. es gt Desktops page provides an optional vCenter Server Notes column e Pools can now be defined using the Display Name and Notes desktop attributes e gt System gt Network now displays all Connection Broker SRV records requests from 3rd party monitoring tools are now throttled to reduce load on the Connection Broker e Clicking Status for a desktop now displays the domain name of any logged in users Resolved Issues e Display plans now honor the setting to allow users to save and restore application window positions e MacOS and Mac OS X clients now correctly register their operating system e Leostream Agent communication has been improved to address the following issues o Failure to contact the Leostream Agent could be considered a logout o Disconnect notification could override logout notification o Logout notification could be ignored e Addressed issue where Printer Registry and Display Plans were occasionally determined based on the user s previous instead of current client e The Connection Broker no longer attempts to pair PCoIP host card when the feature to pair PCoIP clients is enabled e two users are offered the same PCoIP desktop the Connection Broker no longer allows the second user to launch the connection after the first user connects and is assigned to the desktop e The Connection Broker now issues a warning if the Bulk Edit feature is selected for a larger number of objects than supported by
33. esh link to refresh the pool counts for all pools displayed on the page see Refreshing Pool Statistics in Chapter 7 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Roles o separate Resume and Start permissions have been combined into a single Start Resume role permission see Permissions for Power Control in Chapter 9 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o POColP Host cards shown on the gt Resources gt PCoIP Host Devices page and in the list of available PCoIP host cards on the Edit Desktop page are now filtered based on the user s role permission for Desktops in Pool o desktops available for hard assignment to clients are filtered based on the user s role permission for Desktops in Pool e Multi User systems The Remote Desktop Services center has been renamed to Remote Desktop Services Multi User see Remote Desktop Services Multi User Centers in Chapter 5 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Desktops on the gt Resources gt Desktops page can be converted to a Remote Desktop Services Multi User center using the bulk edit action for desktops see Converting Desktops to Remote Desktop Services Multi User Centers in Chapter 6 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide The Remote Desktop Services Multi User center now contains the Offer desktops from this center option see Remote Desktop Services Multi User Centers in Chapter 5 of the Connection Brok
34. he Citrix port in the wait for start job when confirming that a virtual machine has finished powering on If a user with Nordic characters in their display name is hard assigned to a desktop that desktop is no longer excluded from reports exported from the Resources Desktops page If the Domain field is set to Any the Connection Broker now searches through all possible domains to identify the user Previously on subsequent logins the Connection Broker only searched the last domain that contained the user The Administrator web interface now retains custom settings for number of rows displayed etc when the user opens the Administrator interface from the Web client Unassigned desktops in the process of rebooting that do not have running Leostream Agents are no longer offered to users via policies if the policy indicates that the desktop must be running and have a running Leostream Agent 37 LEOSTREAM C2 e If auser s Web client session expires and their protocol plan selects the Allow connections through NAT d VPNs option the client now correctly displays the expiration dialog e Dynamic tags used for the host parameter in the Wyse configuration file are now correctly replaced e The Resume power control option is no longer provided for desktops inventoried from an Active Directory center e Authentication server assignment rules on the gt Users gt Assignments page are now case insensitive e Ifthe Connection Br
35. he Connection Broker can use for secure communications The Connection Broker no longer provides Protocol Plan options for the iTAP RDP and VNC iOS clients The iTAP mobile RDP and VNC apps for iOS were discontinued effective October 8 2013 For users connecting from an iOS device use the Leostream Web client with a third party RDP app The Configuration file in the NoMachine NX section of new Protocol Plans supports connections from the NoMachine Player to NoMachine server version 4 by default The Connection Broker no longer supports NTLM logins to the Leostream web interface The Enable NTLM feature option is no longer available on the gt System gt Settings page LEOSTREAM The following Leostream components have been upgraded Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 182 Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 6 151 Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 1 16 Leostream Agent for Linux Version 3 1 71 HP Moonshot Systems Center now be created for HP Moonshot Systems providing inventory and management of desktops hosted on the m700 and m710 Server cartridge requires Chassis Manager firmware version 1 2 or 1 3 see HP Moonshot System Centers in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Windows Deployment Services integration automates scheduling operating system deployment to HP Moonshot nodes see Microsoft Windows Deployment Services in the Connecti
36. igned to a desktop can now be automatically connected to that desktop without requiring the user to log into the Connection Broker see Direct Connections to Hard Assigned Desktops in Chapter 17 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide The gt System gt Maintenance page now contains an option for uploading PCoIP Host Cards see Uploading PCoIP Host Devices in Chapter 20 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide PCoIP center scans no longer automatically configure PCoIP clients to be managed by the Connection Broker performing the scan The Connection Broker now verifies the connection to the FTP server specified in the 35 LEOSTREAM C2 PCoIP Host Devices center before allowing the form to be saved e Clients The gt Clients gt Clients page now provides a bulk edit action that can be used to set plans or configure PCoIP parameters for multiple clients see Bulk Editing Clients in Chapter 12 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o Thes System gt Maintenance page option to upload clients now allows additional client parameters to be specified such as client type see Uploading Clients in Chapter 20 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Pools o Pools can now store historical usage data see Tracking Desktop Usage from Pools in Chapter 7 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o The Resources gt Pools page now contains a top level Refr
37. in chapter 13 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Hyper V Support Centers can now be created for Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 See Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager SCVMM 2012 Centers in Chapter 5 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Citrix XenServer Support Centers can now be created for Citrix XenServer 6 x See Citrix XenServer 6 x Centers in Chapter 5 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Dynamic Tags The new SHORT HOSTNAME dynamic tag can be used in protocol plans to reference the part of the hostname before the first dot See Using Dynamic Tags in Chapter 10 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Policies The Confirm desktop power state option has been split into two separate options see Defining Behaviors for Assigned Desktops in Chapter 11 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide o The Confirm desktop s current power state option instructs the Connection Broker to check the power state of the desktop prior to connecting the user o The Power on stopped or suspended desktops option indicates if the Connection Broker should send a power on command to a desktop it marked as stopped e Centers Active Director and Uncategorized Desktops centers contain a new option to resolve addresses for desktops in this center using short hostnames see Chapter 5 in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Cloud Desktops
38. inistrator s Guide LEOSTREAM o The Java version of the Leostream Agent now supports single sign on for PCoIP connections to desktops running a Red Hat operating system e Rogue User Control Users connecting to desktops from non Leostream clients can now be assigned to the connected desktops ensuring that the Connection Broker does not offer these desktops to other Leostream users see Assigning Desktops to Rogue Users In Chapter 6 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e User Configurable Protocol Plan Parameters o Users can now configure protocol plan parameters for HP RGS connections see Setting User Configurable HP RGS Parameters in the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols o Users can now configure the value used for the Disable backingstore parameter for NoMachine NX connection see Setting User Configurable NX Parameters in the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols o The Protocol Plan form can no longer be saved if the configuration file is missing the dynamic tags required for selected user configurable parameters o Users can now save user configured protocol plan parameters globally as an alternative to storing the parameters per desktop see User Configurable Protocol Plan Parameters in the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols o Users can now configure protocol plan parameters using the Java version of Leostream Connect e
39. ion 3 1 24 Leostream Agent for Linux Version 3 1 74 e Virtual Appliance The new Connection Broker virtual appliance for vSphere 5 x is built on CentOS 6 6 Older virtual appliance that are upgraded to version 8 0 56 retain their existing CentOS version e 551 The OpenSSL library has been updated to version 1 0 11 e VMware View Protocol plans now specify the remote viewer port to check when connecting to desktops running the VMware View Direct Connection Plugin enabling backup pools and protocol failover e Filters Active filters for any Connection Broker list are now highlighted making it easier to interpret the content of each list Resolved Issues e The Connection Broker now supports non ASCII characters in a VMware virtual machine Annotation field Password authentication is supported for NIS authentication servers e Applying the 8 0 56 Connection Broker update correctly handles PCoIP zero clients with TERA1 card that are hard assigned and connected to a remote workstation If a desktop application client or log filter is created and shared by a user that is subsequently deleted from the Connection Broker that filter is now assigned to the main Connection Broker Administrator who may then edit or delete the filter All log messages are now sent to all specified syslog servers instead of only messages related to user actions e Logoff notifications received for NoMachine NX sessions are no longer marked as
40. n of the gt System gt Settings page no longer includes the Allow user to modify user name and Allow user to modify domain name options Leostream Connect now always allows the user to modify those fields if they are displayed on the Login dialog e The Connection Broker no longer supports centers created for Citrix XenDesktop 4 x Features e Teradici PCoIP The Connection Broker can now manage connections to the Teradici Workstation Access Software using the PCoIP Connection Manager and PCoIP Broker Protocol For more information see the Quick Start Guide using Leostream with Teradici Workstation Access Software 11 LEOSTREAM e RADIUS authentication You can now require that users enter a RADIUS token for the Connection Broker login see Enabling RADIUS Authentication in Chapter 3 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e XenDesktop 7 You can now create centers for XenDesktop 7 and connect users to desktops in these centers using HDX see the Leostream Quick Start Guide with Citrix XenDesktop 7 e Backup Pools Desktops that are hard assigned to a user or client can now have a backup pool which is used in cases where the hard assigned desktop becomes unreachable see Specifying Backup Pools in Chapter 11 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e HP Moonshot Systems The Connection Broker now uses the Chassis Manager RESTful API instead of the command line interface to manage HP Moonsho
41. ntenance page O O O O Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 94 Leostream Connect for Linux version 3 0 18 0 Leostream Agent for Windows version 5 5 84 Leostream Agent for Linux version 2 5 73 e Security features The Connection Broker ships with a default Leostream SSL certification enabling port 443 by default The Connection Broker only communicates with the Leostream Agents and Leostream Connect clients using SSLv3 or TLS v1 0 The gt System gt Settings page contains a new option for specifying the SSLCipherSuite directive see Configuring Secure Connection Broker Communications in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide The gt System gt Settings page contains a new option to block all Connection Broker traffic on port 80 see Configuring Secure Connection Broker Communications in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide The Connection Broker virtual appliance Apache Web Server has been upgraded to version 2 2 26 Self signed certificates can now be generated from only a site name CN see Generating and Installing Self Signed SSL Certificates in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Uninstalling an SSL certificate now deletes the certificate s private key from the Connection Broker database see Uninstalling an SSL Certificate in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide PCoIP support zero clients that are hard ass
42. oker Appliance Notes Resolved Issues CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 45 RELEASE NOTES Features Resolved Issues Database Changes CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 37 RELEASE NOTES Features Resolved Issues Database Changes CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 27 0 RELEASE NOTES Features Resolved Issues CONNECTION BROKER 7 8 22 RELEASE NOTES Connection Broker 7 8 22 nente tti on ecu vete E E d e Ce eain Important Notes Features Resolved Issues Database Changes Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 0 94 Important Note Features Resolved Issues Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 0 18 Important Notes Features Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 5 5 84 Important Notes Features Resolved Issues Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 2 5 73 Important Notes Features Resolved Issues UPDATING CONNECTION BROKER CLUSTERS APPENDIX A VERSION CONPATIBILITY
43. oker receives a Leostream Agent stop notification from a Linux desktop the Connection Broker now assumes that the desktop is powered off when the Leostream Agent restarts the Connection Broker switches the desktop s power status back to running Database Changes Version 7 8 22 adds fields to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases when compared to Connection Broker version 7 7 29 e general config e vm Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 0 94 Important Note The 3 0 version of Leostream Connect no longer support non SSL communications with the Connection Broker Leostream Connect uses TLS v1 0 for SSL communications If you are running Connection Broker 7 7 or older you must switch that Connection Broker into SSL by installing an SSL certificate on the System Maintenance page Features e Leostream Connect 3 0 includes a new version of the USB drivers used for USB device redirection These new drivers are compatible with the USB drivers in version 2 5 of the Leostream Agent for Linux desktops and version 5 5 of the Leostream Agent for Windows desktops e The new registry values allow you to control where the Leostream Connect menu opens when running Leostream Connect in shell mode see Using the Shell Mode Hover Menu in the Leostream Connect Administrator s Guide and End User s Manual 38 LEOSTREAM C2 e Leostream Connect now supports user logins through a Micr
44. on Broker Administrator s Guide A new Getting Started Guide on using Leostream to manage HP Moonshot Systems is available on the Leostream downloads page OpenStack PCoIP Centers can now be created to inventory virtual machines in OpenStack clouds including HP Helion OpenStack see OpenStack Centers in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Provisioning parameters in pools can be configured to provision new virtual machines into OpenStack using the existing images in an OpenStack center see Provisioning in OpenStack in Chapter 8 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide Leostream Connect can now launch software based PCoIP Connections to a Windows virtual machine running the VMware Horizon View Direct Connection Plug In see PCoIP Connections to VMware Virtual Machines in the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols The Connection Broker now supports connecting to virtual machines running the VMware Horizon View Direct Connection Plug In from a PCoIP zero client see PCoIP Connections to VMware Virtual Machines the Leostream guide for Choosing and Using Display Protocols PCoIP client scan now be reset from the gt Clients page see Resetting PCoIP Zero Clients in Chapter 17 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide PCoIP Host Devices can now be deleted in bulk see Deleting PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards in Chapter 17 of the Connection Broker Adm
45. onnection Broker reassigns all Pending jobs to new site IDs 43 LEOSTREAM C2 Appendix A Version Compatibility Leostream Agent Compatibility Matrix The following table indicates the Leostream Agent versions that are compatible with the currently supported Connection Broker versions Connection Brokers cannot communication with incompatible Leostream Agents resulting in a loss in Leostream functionality 5 5 Y Y Y Leostream Agent for Windows 5 6 6 0 2 5 Leostream Agent for Linux 4 0 e Leostream Agent versions older than 5 0 for Windows and 2 0 for Linux are not compatible with any supported Connection Broker e Connection Broker 7 7 and older must have an installed SSL certificate to communicate with the Leostream Agent versions shown in this table 44 LEOSTREAM Leostream Connect Compatibility Matrix The following table indicates the Leostream Connect versions that are compatible with the currently supported Connection Broker versions connection Broker version ko ga 3 0 yt Y Af Leostream Connect for Windows Y MT MT 3 0 NOE Y Y Leostream Connect for Linux 3 1 Y y e Astericks indicate the minimum Leostream Connect version required to use all of the features in the associated Connection Broker release e Connection Broker 7 7 and older must have an installed SSL certificate to communicate with all of the Leostream Connect versions shown in this table 45
46. ontrol options for virtual machines in a VMware vCenter Server center now function properly You can now export SSL credentials from Connection Brokers built using the version 8 0 appliance for VMware You can now assign policies to users who have nested Active Directory groups When uninstalling an SSL certificate the private key is now also deleted Restarting the Connection Broker no longer overrides changes made to the etc resolv conf file The Connection Broker now executes release plans for assigned desktops that are shut down using vCenter Server if the desktop has a running Leostream Agent Connection Broker Pool Power State jobs now queries the Leostream Agent to ensure that the correct power state is displayed for the desktop The gt Resources gt Desktops page loads faster when containing information about PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards 14 LEOSTREAM e The Edit Desktop page opens faster for desktops that contain Remote Workstation Card information e Updated OpenSSL to version 1 0 1m e The Connection Broker now uses cookies in addition to session IDs to determine if a URL may be accessed Connection Broker 8 0 64 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 64 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 This update contains minor usability enhancements and is being made available along with a new Connection Broker 8 0 64 ISO For more information or access to the ISO please contact supportsi
47. osoft DirectAccess tunnel e Leostream Connect now prompts users to confirm a requested desktop restart Resolved Issues e Leostream Connect logo on the Login User dialog now correctly renders on client devices with a higher DPI e Leostream Connect now uses KEY READ access to get the TCPIP SearchList key addressing the issue where non administrators were unable to discover the Connection Broker address during auto discovery e Leostream Connect dialogs now always open in the forefront e Multiple improvements for managing user logins using a XyLoc proximity solution Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 0 18 Important Notes e 3 0 version of Leostream Connect no longer support non SSL communications with the Connection Broker Leostream Connect uses TLS v1 0 for SSL communications If you are running Connection Broker 7 7 or older you must switch that Connection Broker into SSL by installing an SSL certificate on the System Maintenance page e Thelc conf parameter connection broker port has been renamed to connection broker secure port e Thelc conf parameters dialog background now controls the background color of the entire dialog The new parameter control background controls the color used inside edit fields Features e Leostream Connect 3 0 includes a new version of the USB drivers used for USB device redirection These new drivers are compatible with the
48. rks or trademarks service marks of the OpenStack Foundation in the United States and other countries and are used with the OpenStack Foundation s permission Leostream is not affiliated with endorsed or sponsored by the OpenStack Foundation or the OpenStack community Microsoft Active Directory SQL Server ActiveX Hyper V Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Leostream claims no right to use of these marks Patents Leostream software is protected by U S Patent 8 417 796 LEOSTREAM C2 Contents CONTENTS la wa aswaa aa 3 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 44 RELEASE NOTES 5 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 35 RELEASE NOTES 6 Features 6 Resolved Issues 7 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 23 RELEASE NOTES 7 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 22 RELEASE NOTES 8 Leostream Connect for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 3 5 30 8 Leostream Connect for Linux Operating Systems Version 3 1 44 9 Leostream Agen
49. roker instead of as by the user who created the associated center Database Changes Version 7 8 78 adds fields to the following tables in the Connection Broker databases when compared to Connection Broker version 7 8 65 e log 24 LEOSTREAMOO Connection Broker 7 8 65 Release Notes This minor update to the Connection Broker reverts the OpenSSL version back to 0 9 8y in order to resolve issues related to launching connections using the Java version of Leostream Connect If you are using this version of Leostream Connect and receive Failed to read server s response handshake alert unrecognized name errors please upgrade your Connection Broker to version 7 8 65 Connection Broker 7 8 65 also now supports Release Plan settings in the When User is Idle section for users logging in using an HP Session Allocation Manager SAM client Connection Broker 7 8 63 Release Notes Important Notice on Supported Third Party Product Versions In keeping with the product lifecycle of our partners Connection Broker 7 8 63 no longer installs into or supports Centers for the following virtualization platforms e Microsoft Hyper V Server 2008 e Citrix XenServer 5 6 and earlier If your existing Connection Broker deployment includes Centers for either of the previously listed product versions do not upgrade your existing Connection Broker Connection Broker Appliance Notes Connection Broker 7 8 is available as a virtual appliance for th
50. s with the new option to direct connect PCoIP zero clients to their hard assigned desktops have been resolved see Direct Connections to Hard Assigned Desktops in Chapter 17 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e When testing a vCenter Server center the VirtualMachine Interact Reset permission is now included in the list of VMware privileges required to reboot virtual machines from a vCenter Server center e The Connection Broker now correctly identifies two users that have the same first and last name but different login names Previously the Connection Broker offered the user the correct resource but used a single user record on the gt Users gt Users page for both users Each user now has a unique user record 33 LEOSTREAMOO Connection Broker 7 8 22 Release Notes Connection Broker 7 8 22 is an upgrade to Connection Broker version 7 7 29 See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for instructions on updating your Connection Broker Follow the instructions in Updating Connection Broker Clusters when updating a cluster of Connection Brokers Connection Broker 7 8 22 Important Notes Connection Broker 7 8 22 no longer provides non SSL failover for Leostream Connect and Leostream Agent communications Also e Connection Broker 7 8 no longer supports the creation of centers for ESX 3 5 Existing VMware ESX centers are still supported e Connection Broker 7 8 does
51. t System Centers e Amazon Web Services You can now create a center that manages the instances in your Amazon Web Services account see Amazon Web Services Centers in Chapter 5 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Pools You can now set a lower threshold on the number of available running desktops ina pool so the Connection Broker automatically starts new desktops as existing running desktops are assigned to users see Specifying Number of Running Desktops in a Pool in Chapter 7 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e SSL You can now upload an intermediate certification or CA bundle file when installing a signed SSL certificate see Installing a Signed SSL Certificate or Intermediate Certificate in Chapter 20 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e PostgreSQL support The Connection Broker now supports PostgreSQL as an external database to use when building a Connection Broker cluster see Connecting to a PostgreSQL Database in Chapter 20 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e Roles Dedicated permissions were created in roles for the following pages Previously these pages were controlled by permissions associated with other Connection Broker pages see Chapter 9 Configuring User Roles and Permissions in the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide PCoIP Host Devices Protocol Plans Power Control Plans Release Plans Failover Plans Registry Plans
52. t for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 6 0 43 9 Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 4 0 38 10 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 19 RELEASE NOTES 10 Important Note 11 CONNECTION BROKER 8 1 15 RELEASE NOTES 11 Important Notes 11 Features 11 Resolved Issues 13 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 84 RELEASE NOTES 13 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 80 RELEASE NOTES 13 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 77 RELEASE NOTES 14 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 64 RELEASE NOTES 15 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 61 RELEASE NOTES 15 Important Note 15 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 56 RELEASE NOTES 15 Important Notes 15 Features 16 Resolved Issues 16 Database Changes 17 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 47 RELEASE NOTES 17 CONNECTION BROKER 8 0 46 RELEASE NOTES 17 Important Notes 17 Features 17
53. te leostream com Connection Broker 8 0 61 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 61 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 Important Note Connection Broker 8 0 61 addresses failures that occur when updating Connection Broker 7 7 or older to version 8 0 Ensure that you download the Connection Broker 8 0 61 update file if you are using one of these older Connection Broker versions Connection Broker 8 0 56 Release Notes Connection Broker 8 0 56 is a maintenance release for Connection Broker 8 0 In addition Connection Broker 8 0 56 is available as a virtual appliance for VMware vSphere 5 x Other virtualization platforms may be updated to version 8 0 56 by installing older Connection Broker versions and performing a Connection Broker update Check the Leostream Product Downloads page for appliances for all supported virtualization platforms Important Notes e RGS Sender version 7 0 2 for Linux operating systems has a known issue when used with Leostream For a Linux operating system use RGS Sender version 7 0 1 only For a Windows operating system use any RGS Sender version 7 0 1 or higher LEOSTREAM e discovery of PCoIP devices has been deprecated Use DNS SRV records or manual entry to inventory PCoIP devices in your Connection Broker Features e The following minor Leostream components have been upgraded Leostream Connect for Windows version 3 0 184 Leostream Connect for Linux vers
54. to Connection Broker version 7 8 50 client e vm 27 LEOSTREAM CO Connection Broker 7 8 50 Release Notes Connection Broker7 8 50 is a minor upgrade to Connection Broker 7 8 47 See the Connection Broker Virtual Appliance Administrator s Guide for instructions on updating your Connection Broker Follow the instructions in Updating Connection Broker Clusters when updating a cluster of Connection Brokers Connection Broker Appliance Notes Connection Broker 7 8 52 is now available as a virtual appliance for Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 The Leostream Connection Broker virtual appliance no longer installs on Hyper V Server 2008 If you require support for Hyper V 2008 please contact supportsite leostream com Resolved Issues e Desktops inventoried from an Active Directory center and that are hard assigned longer lose their hard assignments during an upgrade e The Connection Broker network now be configured from the virtual appliance console e Fixed errors when filtering logs by the yesterday option Connection Broker 7 8 47 Release Notes Connection Broker 7 8 47 is packaged as a virtual appliance for VMware vSphere 5 0 and higher Connection Broker 7 8 47 is also available as an update file for any 7 x Connection Broker previously installed on older VMware versions or other vendor hypervisor Connection Broker Appliance Notes The 7 8 47 virtual appliance is built using the following updated components e
55. tokens and RSA SecurID Renamed the lc conf parameter TraceLevel totrace level Subsequent Leostream Connect versions can be upgraded using the Connection Broker option to push Leostream Connect updates out to client devices The Resources dialog now contains a Refresh button that can be used to refresh the user s list of offered desktops Leostream Agent for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Version 6 0 43 Important Notes Leostream Agent version 6 0 for Windows operating systems no longer supports installation on Microsoft Windows XP operating systems The Connection Broker address can now be configured during Leostream Agent installation A new trust mechanism has been implemented between the Leostream Agent and Connection Broker to ensure that the Leostream Agent ignores calls that do not originate from a Leostream Connection Broker Leostream Agent 6 0 can only be used with Connection Broker 8 1 or later The Desktop Experience installation option is no longer listed during installation This component is now always installed Upgraded OpenSSL to version 1 0 2a LEOSTREAM Leostream Agent for Linux Operating Systems Version 4 0 38 A new trust mechanism has been implemented between the Leostream Agent and Connection Broker to ensure that the Leostream Agent ignores calls that do not originate from a Leostream Connection Broker Leostream Agent 4 0 can only be used with Connection Broker 8 1 or later
56. tream Connect for Linux operating systems version 3 1 48 Supports the new Connection Broker option to refresh the user s offer list automatically when the user opens their offer list o Leostream Agent for Linux operating systems version 4 0 72 e Connection Broker 8 1 43 can be used to manage connections to virtual workspace using the Teradici Pervasive Computing Platform e The Edit Pool page contains new options to join desktops in that pool to an Active Directory domain see Joining Pooled Desktops to a Domain in Chapter 7 of the Connection Broker Administrator s Guide e The drop down menus shown as column headers for tag groups on the gt Resources gt Desktops page now allows you to filter the list based on tags defined in that group e Prompt users to re enroll their HID proximity card if the Active Directory password associated with that card is invalid e You can now use a host port syntax to specify the SNMP port to use for all SNMP servers used by the Connection Broker e Pools can now be created using the operating system version e gt Resources gt Desktops page can now be filtered using the OS Version column e The columns associated with tags on the gt Resources gt Desktops page can now be filtered using the tag name instead of using an alphanumeric character e The new Refresh offer list before display to user option in the Leostream Connect Configuration section of the System Settings pag

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