Currently Propalms Load Balancer computes a rank for each online App server based on the available resources (by default only CPU and memory.) The new LB design will not assign a rank to each server merely based on the available resources it has; it will assign rank based on the % utilization of resources available on it. Therefore at any time the % of available resources utilized on each server, will be the same. This scheme should be used when App servers are of different Memory and CPU specs. It will help in even distribution of sessions across servers.
Ability to set a redundant Web server that will automatically be contacted by a client in the event of the primary web server being unavailable.
Configurable Launchpad address and application launch from System Tray. A user may configure Propalms Launchpad settings and retrieve and launch applications without having to go the Launchpad Web page. User can also set the primary and secondary web server to use, based on site location.
Allow publishing multiple applications simultaneously with identical settings. Up to 6 applications can be configured at a time and published to users saving Administrative effort.
Predefined single click publishing of common applications such as Microsoft Office, Windows Explorer, Control Panel Applets etc… An editable xml file on the Web server is read to populate the Common application list. This file can be re-used at multiple TSE locations to quickly add common set of applications.
Administrator can limit user to only allow launch of single instance of published Application.
Prevent simultaneous logins from multiple client devices with same user name.
TSE Admin can set a maximum limit of TSE sessions supported for each TSE App server. Once the maximum session limit is reached, Load Balancing will direct app launch to the other available servers.
TSE Admin can prevent user access to HyperPrint printer in user session by enabling /disabling this option in Connection setting.
TSE Admin can force the Propalms HyperPrint printer as the default printer for TSE user session.
Useful for thin client printing, print to file option, or saving a copy of printed document. The pdf files are saved in Users profile My Documents\App Data\PdfFiles folder.
Alternative Pdf readers such as Foxit, nitroPDF are supported along with Acrobat Reader.
Force client to connect on Internal or External IP address of App server through Connection settings.
This feature shows Application name in connection box instead of IP address of connecting server.
This option allows administrator to update the Console with a new client version and have client’s auto-upgrade when they connect. User is alerted via System tray icon and notification on Launchpad or administrator force upgrade.
Clean-up of User profile lockdown after Server lockdown has been disabled for the App server. The clean-up can be enabled /disabled from Connection settings.
Additional field shows the idle time for Active /Disconnected session state.
Admins can connect to TSE servers via RDP from Console -Server page.
Launchpad: When the user or administrator performs this action then the web session and any applications open will be logged off. Console: When the administrator logs off, all of the web session data will be deleted and there will be no cached logons.
With this enabled, Pdf files in TSE sessions will be opened using local client PDF reader.
New Windows Explorer and TS Policies have been added to existing Propalms Server Lockdown Policy templates.
Sharper and better quality images will be extracted for creating application shortcuts for desktop and Start Menu.
There is a new look and feel to the Console and Launchpad portal for better readability and ease of access.
Hyperlink button is available to switch between the graphical and statistical representation of TSE system info.
TSE admin can set the home page for the Console site on Logon. Can be set to Dashboard, Summary, Server, Connection or LoadBalancer page.
Admin can enter the hot fix version applied to Propalms Web server in Console –Admin page. This will be shown in the Home-About page.
In connection settings, for Idle and Disconnect session timeout more values are made available for refined control. Similarly for the Console page refresh rate.
New TSE client packages will be available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Any enhanced RDP (rdesktop) features available at time of development will be included.