What's new
Parallels RAS 19.2.3
The following new features were added in Parallels RAS 19.2.3:
- 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 guest VMs by the client device hostname.
- Ability to recreate RD Session Hosts and guest VMs 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 guest VM.
- 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.