Management Console 1.9.1 Release Notes¶
NOTE:
PCoIP Management Console 1.9.1 is no longer supported. Please refer to the Management Console Product page for our current release.
Release Overview: PCoIP Management Console 1.9.1 GA is a minor release to support Firmware 4.1.2 for Tera1 and Tera2 devices.
Note: There are individual releases for Tera1 and Tera2 processor-based products, and a combined package that can be uploaded to the PCoIP Management Console. The Management Console will intelligently apply the firmware based on the managed device processor type.
| Key Release Details | Products | Platforms | ||
| Tera1 | Tera2 | Workstation | VDI | |
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Enable Preferred Resolution Override Under "Display Configuration" in the profile settings, added an option to “Enable Preferred Resolution Override” to enable and specify a preferred resolution for a display that cannot be detected by the system. |
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Accept Any Peer Added the option to enable the PCoIP Host Card to “Accept Any Peer”. |
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Auto Connect Mode: Added support for Auto Connect Mode with options to automatically connect to the connection server once or continuously retry. |
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Display Suspend When users are in-session, a display may be suspended after a specified HID inactivity timeout. |
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IE9 Added support for Internet Explorer 9 |
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| Compatibility Notes: |
Products | Platforms | ||
| Tera1 | Tera2 | Workstation | VDI | |
| This PCoIP firmware is compatible with the release of VMware Horizon View that was generally available when this firmware was released. It is also compatible with one major release of Horizon View prior to this. Other versions of Horizon View may also be compatible, but will need to be verified in your specific deployment environment. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
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Deployments using the PCoIP Management Console to manage Tera2 endpoints must use PCoIP MC release 1.8.1 or newer. |
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Deployments using the PCoIP Management Console to manage Tera1 endpoints must use PCoIP MC release 1.7.0 or newer. |
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| While mixed firmware release operation is not tested, firmware 4.1.x is compatible with 4.0.x, 3.5.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x 3.2.x and 3.1.x releases. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Firmware 4.1.x is not interoperable with firmware releases 3.0, 2.x, 1.x or 0.x. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Key Resolved Issues | Products | Platforms | ||
| Tera1 | Tera2 | Workstation | VDI | |
| Resolved re-discovery failure on the Device Details page with more than 1800 zero client devices. For larger zero client deployments, the resolution may improve device discovery speed significantly. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resolved auto-configuration failing to proceed if multiple devices have identical labels and “Manage Device Naming” is enabled. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resolved an issue connecting to a PCoIP Management Console located behind a NAT. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resolved a communication issue with end points seen in the previous PCoIP Management Console release. Why am I unable to connect to my PCoIP devices when using Management Console 1.9.0? (15134-1761) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Resolved an issue where the client display topology settings were not applied to TERA2140 devices. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Key Known Issues | Products | Platforms | ||
| Tera1 | Tera2 | Workstation | VDI | |
| The PCoIP Management Console cannot be used to configure the IPv6 Gateway Address field. Workaround: Enable and configure DHCPv6 or SLAAC to set this field or configure the field statically using the device Administrative Web Interface. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| During profile configuration using IE9, the background is not completely greyed out and disabled. This is expected to be resolved for the upcoming 1.9.1 General Availability (GA) release. | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Unable to import databases created in PCoIP Management Console (MC)1.7.1 or earlier. Workaround: Install the released patch as described in knowledge base article 1765. This will be fixed in the next MC release. |
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| Unable to manage devices with firmware older than 3.5.1 GA. Workaround: Update the firmware using the Administrative Web Interface or use PCoIP Management Console 1.8.1p1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
The above known issues are under investigation. Please subscribe to this knowledge base item to receive updates.