Zero Client Firmware 4.7.1 Release Notes

Release Status: General Availability (GA)

Release Overview: PCoIP® Firmware 4.7.1 GA is firmware for Tera1 and Tera2 zero clients and PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards. This article will provide a summary of key feature additions, compatibility notes, and known issues for this firmware release.

Important Notes:

  • Firmware 4.5.1 or 4.6.0 will be used as a minimum firmware required prior to moving to any newer release of PCoIP firmware.
  • Individual releases are provided for Tera1 and Tera2 processor-based products, and a combined format for PCoIP Management Console.
  • Firmware 4.7.1 does not support VMware Horizon 6 RDS hosted application deliver.
  • Tera1 is supported with Horizon 6.0 and below only. Horizon 6.1 and above are not supported with Tera1.


 

Compatibility Notes:
Products Platforms
Tera1 Tera2 Workstation VDI  AWS  

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.
The version of Horizon View available at the time of this firmware release was Horizon 6.0

Deployments using the PCoIP Management Console to manage Tera2 endpoints must use PCoIP MC release 1.8.1 or newer.

Using the latest release of the PCoIP Management Console is recommended.

Deployments using the PCoIP Management Console to manage Tera1 endpoints must use PCoIP MC release 1.7.0 or newer.

Using the latest release of the PCoIP Management Console is recommended.

   
While mixed firmware release operation is not tested, firmware 4.7.0 is compatible with 4.6.0, 4.5.1, 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 4.0.x, 3.5.x, 3.4.x, 3.3.x 3.2.x and 3.1.x releases.

 

Firmware 4.0.0 and later is not interoperable with firmware releases 3.0 and earlier.

Note: PCoIP firmware 4.5.1 or 4.6.0 will be used as a minimum firmware requirement prior to moving to release 4.7.0 or newer.

 

 

Key Resolved Details Products Platforms
Tera1 Tera2 Workstation VMware
Horizon
Amazon
Workspaces

19539. Firmware 4.7.1 removes a restriction that prevents enumeration of USB devices assigned with a Vendor ID (VID) of 0.

16066. Some Samsung NC220 and NC220P zero clients with certain memory hardware do not work reliably when powered by the AC adapter.

 

 

Key Known Issues:
Products Platforms
Tera1 Tera2 Workstation VDI  AWS 

10370. Zero clients and Remote Workstation Cards will not fetch DNS SRV records (pcoip-broker, pcoip-tool, pcoip-vcs) that were added after the endpoints being booted. If the records existed before boot time, the records fetch properly. Workaround: Reset the zero client or Remote Workstation Card in order to fetch the added DNS SRV record.

9573. Persistent Auto Connect timer stops when calibrating a touch screen on the OSD. Workaround: Click Cancel to close the timer and manually connect again.

9398. Occasionally when a VMware Virtual Machine (VM) with a PCoIP smart card component installed is connected to a PCoIP zero client with a smart card reader. The user opens a RDP session from the VM to another PC and performs some smart card actions inside the RDP session. If the RDP session ends while the smart card is being accessed then smart card applications on the VM freeze and are unable to access the smart card. Workaround: Disconnect and reconnect the smart card reader to unblock the smart card applications.

14409. If you log off a Win7-64 View session with a zero client during an active Logitech 9000 video session the zero client can freeze at a black screen. Workaround: Power cycle the zero client or disconnect the VM session via the zero client disconnect button or the CTRL + ALT + F12 shortcut if enabled.

P2000. On rare occasions, USB peripherals (HID devices) disconnect randomly. Workaround: Unplug and plug in the USB cable from the zero client or power cycle the zero client.

20968. Enhanced logging levels not set correctly on Tera1 zero clients. When USB enhanced logging is selected in AWI it shows Unified Communications in the event log. When Video enhanced logging is selected in the AWI it shows USB in the event log. The only way to obtain enhanced Video logging is to roll the firmware back to 4.6.0 or earlier.

 

9418. Customer reports of PCoIP devices crashing when many devices are simultaneously running on the fall-back IP address.  Workaround: set the Enable Static IP Fallback to false via Management Console.

20784. OSD artifact in a rare case where there is a double press on the zero client connect button.