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Release Notes
View Manager 3.1 includes the following enhancements:
- Performance Improvements - Login times are significantly improved and server utilization is reduced.
- Automated LDAP Data and View Composer Database Backup - You can now configure automated backup of LDAP data and View Composer databases in View Administrator, enabling disaster recovery.
- Client Information - Information about the client device that the end user is connecting from is now provided for the desktop session as registry settings. This enables customers to use third party tools or create custom scripts to map local printers to devices. The information available includes the device name, IP address, and MAC address.
- Improved Logging - Debug logs are now enabled by default. Logging has been improved to provide more informational messages with minimal performance impact.
- Edit Desktop Wizard Navigation - Improved wizard navigation enables you to quickly modify existing desktop pools.
- USB Improvements - View 3.1 offers more reliable and broader device support with reduced bandwidth consumption. A separate TCP/IP stream is used.
- Multimedia Redirection (MMR) for Windows Vista - MMR is now supported in Windows Vista environments. MMR technology delivers the multimedia stream directly to the client using an RDP virtual channel instead of decoding and rendering it with RDP. This enables full fidelity playback in View Client.
- Adobe Flash Bandwidth Reduction - The Adobe Flash bandwidth reduction feature improves end-user productivity when browsing Adobe Flash content.
- Multi-Protocol Support - View Client can now use HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS) as the display protocol when connecting to HP Blade PCs, HP Workstations, and HP Blade Workstations. The connection is brokered by View Manager. HP RGS is a display protocol from HP that allows a user to access the desktop of a remote computer over a standard network. VMware View 3.1 supports HP RGS Version 5.2.5. VMware does not bundle or license HP RGS with View 3.1. Please contact HP to license a copy of HP RGS software version 5.2.5 to use with View 3.1. This release does not support HP RGS connections to virtual machines.
Posted by Andrew Johnson on May 27, 2009 | Permalink |
So why can't we connect to virtual machines using the RGS protocol ?
Posted by: JD | 05/27/2009 at 03:14 PM
It is possible to connect to a VM, however support is not available from VMware if issues arise. You will need to go to HP for support with RGS issues and View. There are several reasons for this around GINA, USB redirection and other integration issues that may arise. The main reason from my perspective is the performance hit on the VM's. RGS will reduce your VM density per core.
Posted by: Jason Marshall | 05/28/2009 at 07:52 PM
I have connected to a VM using VMwaer View Client and RGS. However there is no multi-monitor support which is a big problem for my organisation. Is this likely to be included anytime soon. I don't need USB re-direct in particular. I do need single-sign-on.
Posted by: JD | 05/31/2009 at 08:55 PM
Multi monitor should work and sso as well but only if you chain the GINA. Sounds like you really need PCoIP :)
Posted by: Jason Marshall | 06/01/2009 at 11:30 AM
The release notes specifically sate multimonitor does not work.
If I select a VM multimonitor is not available in the pull down list in ther view client. Also as soon as you install the viwe agent on the VM all SSO is disabled.
Posted by: JD | 06/01/2009 at 08:18 PM
excuse the terrible fat fingered typing
Posted by: JD | 06/01/2009 at 08:18 PM
Sorry you are correct the Multimonitor is not in the first iteration. It is with the standard RGS client. As for timing I have no idea as the development is in HP's hands as I understand it. Howwever if you chain the RGS gina SSO should work just fine.
Posted by: Jason Marshall | 06/10/2009 at 09:18 AM
Having your DB on the same hardware as VC, is a single point of failure. What if you have hardware problems and you need to take it down? I would run VC in a VM and make sure my DB is sitting on a clustered hardware solution.
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Posted by: Cheap Dell Tower | 06/17/2009 at 12:46 AM
I think Logging has been improved to provide more informational messages with minimal performance impact.
Posted by: cheap computers | 08/04/2009 at 06:20 AM