What's new

Parallels RAS 19.3.1

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.3.1:

• Ability to automatically reset sessions on user logoff.
• Azure Virtual Desktop improvements.

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.3

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.3:

• Template versioning for RD Session Hosts, VDI, and Azure Virtual Desktop. This feature includes the following:
  • Version management
  • Version tags
  • The ability to assign template versions to host pools for RD Session Hosts, VDI, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
  • Scheduled template recreation for RD Session Hosts, VDI, and Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Ability to configure user profiles and other settings on the host pool level.
• Ability to change user passwords via third-party IdPs.
• New policy for configuring drive redirection cache.
• New policy for prohibiting saving username.
• Ability to drain and power off hosts based on the workload.
• FSLogix Office Containers support and enhanced management for FSLogix.
• Dynamic printer mapping.
• Azure Virtual Desktop improvements.
• Add multiple provider addresses for the SC//HyperCore provider.
• Ability to hide billing information on Tenants.
• Ability to recreate hosts keeping the existing MAC addresses on the SC//HyperCore provider.
• TLS 1.3 support.
• FIPS 140-2 compliance.
• Terminology updates:
  • References to Pools/Groups have been standardized as "Host Pools".
  • Reference to Desktop/Guests have been standardized as "Hosts".
• New predefined reports:
  • Session activity
  • Disconnection reasons

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.2.3

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.2.f3:

• Ability to turn off audit database synchronization across Connection Brokers
• Support for drive redirection cache in session initiated by Parallels Client for macOS

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.2.2

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.2.2:

• Ability to modify the license type of a host when it joins a host pool. You can also manually change the license type of any host within a host pool.
• Ability to lock or log off from a computer when all user sessions are closed.

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.2

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.2:

• Integration with MSIX app attach for AVD.
• Disk storage cost optimization for VDI and AVD.
• Ability to choose the transport protocol for connections between Parallels Client and a server on RDSH, VDI, and Remote PC.
• Ability to use RDP Shortpath for single-session and multi-session AVD hosts.
• Ability to connect to AVD resources using Parallels Web Client.
• New policy for selecting the display configuration.
• Ability to assign persistent hosts by the client device hostname.
• Ability to recreate RD Session Hosts and hosts with their original BIOS UUID on ESXi and vCenter (works automatically).
• Added Microsoft Authenticator as a TOTP provider.

Deprecations and updated system requirements:

• See Software Requirements for updated system requirements for components and clients.

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.1

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.1:

• Integration with MSIX app attach for VDI.
• Search for client policies.
• Ability to update all agents in an AVD host pool simultaneously.
• New policy for configuring dynamic desktop resizing for published applications.
• New policy for configuring multimedia redirection on Azure Virtual Desktop.
• Ability to register public domain addresses when using a secret key for joining a RAS Tenant Broker.
• Ability to supply public domain addresses when joining a tenant to a RAS Tenant Broker using a secret key.
• Ability to easily view the details of a failure to create a hosts.
• New predefined reports:
  • Transport protocol (TCP/UDP)
  • Network latency
  • Connection quality
  • Bandwidth availability

Deprecations and updated system requirements:

• See Software Requirements for updated system requirements for components and clients.

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.

Parallels RAS 19.0

The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.0:

• Support for Amazon Web Services as a cloud provider and ability to use EC2 instances.
• Integration with MSIX app attach.
• Let's Encrypt certificate management.
• New Parallels Client for Windows for ARM64.
• Expression-based client policies, filtering for published resources and MFA configuration.
• Power management: starting up and shutting down servers on schedule. Schedules can be created for RD Session Hosts, VDI, and AVD hosts.
• Email-based account discovery that gives users quick access to the RAS resources when using the Parallels Client.
• Logon hours restrictions that allow to restrict user access to published resources during specified time frames.
• Ability to assign different MFA providers to different Themes.
• Ability to specify URLs to be redirected to local end user device or to be launched in the remote session.
• Ability to delegate to Custom administrators permissions for working with specific publishing folders.

Deprecations and updated system requirements:

• See Software Requirements for updated system requirements for components and clients.

For the complete list of new features and improvements, see Release notes: https://kb.parallels.com/en/129018.