Remote Application Server version 17.1.3(21955) - 30 March 2021

Remote Application Server version 17.1.3(21955) - 30 March 2021

• Improved: Localized strings in Japanese language.
• Improved: Publishing Agent stability improvements.
• Improved: RAS management console message in case it is not able to communicate with the remote installer service.
• Improved: RAS management console process using elevated privileges if the user is in the local administrator group.
• Fixed: Incorrect SSL extension error when using Dell Wyse ThinOS with RAS version 17.1 and above.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, Publishing Agent may occasionally display the "Not Verified" state or the service may experience crashes.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, Enrollment Server may get stuck in "Synchronizing" state.
• Fixed: Enrollment Server deployed on the secondary site receives an incorrect registration certificate.
• Fixed: A remote user is able to connect to a Remote PC despite another locally logged in user.
• Fixed: In case using a VDI provider, user may connect to a different Guest VM than the one assigned.
• Fixed: Orphaned sessions may appear in the Session management tab without an ability to control.
• Fixed: The RAS Console may crash while a template is exiting from maintenance.
• Fixed: In rare scenarios, submitting a system report to Parallels may fail.
• Fixed: When using VMWare vSphere as a VDI provider, Guest VM recreation may fail when using VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes (vVols).
• Fixed: In case using Thermal printers such as Star TSP100 or Star TSP700 printouts are incorrect.
• Fixed: In case using Remote PC as a VDI provider, Remote PCs may become "not verified" after a reboot.
• Fixed: Unexpected window popup behavior in a remote application.
• Fixed: SAML SSO authentication is not available after a restart of the server hosting Enrollment Server Agent and Publishing Agent.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, Guest VMs may not be enumerated when using Remote PC as a VDI provider.
• Fixed: Taskbar icons might not always show for published applications.
• Fixed: When using Microsoft Hyper-V Cluster as a VDI provider, template creation fails when deploying full clones over SMB file share.
• Fixed: RAS console might crash while updating RAS Guest Agents.
• Fixed: Intermittently RAS management console fails to receive a reply from Publishing Agent.
• Fixed: Printing fails if a redirected printer includes Japanese characters.
• Fixed: After an upgrade from RAS version 17.0.1, RDP-UDP tunneling may stop working unexpectedly.
• Fixed: In case using Microsoft Hyper-V as a VDI provider, some Guest VMs could stay in "Not verified" state after creation.

HTML5 Gateway:

• Fixed: In rare scenarios, published application may crash when accessed using the HTML5 Client.

PowerShell version 17.1.3 (21952)

• Fixed: RAS Powershell module cmdlets generate the error "'DontShow' property specified was not found".

Parallels Client (Linux) 17.1.3 (21954 )

• New: Added support for Ubuntu 20.04.
• Fixed: Some hotkeys do not work as expected on the Published Desktop session on Ubuntu x64 client with 4K resolution.
• Fixed: While working with published Microsoft Excel only "paste as values" is available.
• Fixed: Extra blank lines are inserted when you copy and paste multiline text in published application.

Reporting 17.1.3 (21957)

• Fixed: Data retention settings are not followed causing unexpected storage consumption.
• Fixed: A test connection may result in "Failed to get report list" error.

Remote Application Server version 17.1.2.2 (21874) - 1st October 2020

• Fixed: Launching published resources with long override parameters may fail.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, high memory usage is experienced on Secure Client Gateway and Enrollment Server.

Remote Application Server version 17.1.2.1 (21873) - 15 September 2020

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112
• Fixed: VDI Remote PCs can become not verified

HTML5 Gateway:

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Parallels Client (Linux) v17.1.2-21869

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Parallels Client (Mac) v17.1.2-21868

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Parallels Client (iOS) v17.1.2-21808

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Parallels Client (Android) v17.1.2-21808

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Parallels Client (Chrome App) v17.1.2-21868

• Fixed: Security vulnerability issue disclosed in Parallels KB article https://kb.parallels.com/en/125112

Remote Application Server v17.1.2 - 21860 - 16 July 2020
RAS Core v17.1.2.21860

• New: Support for Nutanix Acropolis (AOS) 5.15 as a VDI Provider.
• New: Support for creating RD Session Host template on Nutanix AOS 5.15.
• New: Ability to recreate Guest VM while preserving its MAC address on Nutanix AOS 5.15.
• New: Ability to specify RAS Shell with RAS Agent internal communication port manually through registry. In case that port is in use, a new port is dynamically chosen for communication.
• Improved: Configured VDI pool might not be visible in the available list of pools when publishing applications.
• Improved: Localization improvements.
• Improved: Reporting tool logs archive size optimization.
• Critical Fix: RAS Publishing Agent may experience crashes due to high memory consumption.
• Critical Fix: RAS RD Session Host Agent crashes occasionally if User Profile Disks are used.
• Fixed: Using Google Authenticator, or other TOTP provider, as an MFA provider, users added in the exclusion list could still be prompted to provide a one-time password.
• Fixed: When using Zebra label printer and Parallels Client for Mac, default paper size is not forwarded correctly and incorrect page margins are noticed.
• Fixed: When using VMware vCenter as a VDI provider and creating a template, a particular host is selected instead of the resource pool for Guest VM deployment.
• Fixed: SAML authentication fails when multiple displays are used.
• Fixed: In certain scenarios, when using Remote PC as a VDI provider, Remote PC agent may occasionally show "Not Verified" state.
• Fixed: When using Remote PC as a VDI provider, Remote PC from a trusted domain is not available for publishing.
• Fixed: In certain scenarios, when using a Gateway connection mode through a VPN, published resource may fail to start.
• Fixed: VDI pool is not available for publishing. (CA: is this a duplicate?)
• Fixed: Trusted.pem file is removed if RAS Console or RAS PowerShell components are uninstalled.
• Fixed: Unable to launch sessions from powered off or suspended Guest VMs.
• Fixed: Fujitsu Paperstream IP 7030 scanner is not redirected using TWAIN.
• Fixed: VDI Agent fails to install on a 32-bit operating system.
• Fixed: Applications published from Remote PCs, display elements of host PC desktop.
• Fixed: Change of network adaptors on the licensing server may lead to a duplicate records for the same RAS Farm.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, settings may not apply to Secondary Publishing Agents.
• Fixed: Some RD Session Host control settings, such as "Disable logons until server restart", are ignored.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, Microsoft Excel documents printouts are incorrect.
• Fixed: Unable to launch a published application if RD Session Host session is in a disconnected state.

HTML5 Gateway:

• Improved: When using HALB, HTML5 Portal may experience long loading time.
• Improved: Mouse behaviour in published sessions when using CAD applications.
• Critical Fix: Vulnerability CVE-2017-9447 has been addressed.
• Fixed: When using Mozilla Firefox, '/' symbol is intercepted while typing in a published desktop session.
• Fixed: In rare scenarios, published desktops configured to open in full screen, may fail to start.

Parallels Client (Windows) v17.1.2.21859

• New: Ability to control Windows touch input redirection.
• Improved: In rare scenarios, published application does not allow to be minimized or switched to another window.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, when using a Gateway connection mode through a VPN, published resource may fail to start.
• Fixed: Print preview window may appear in the background of a published application.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, with PrintBoss software installed, Parallels Client may experience crashes.

Parallels Client (Linux) v17.1.2-21853

• Fixed: Windows key remains pressed after restoring a minimized published desktop.

Parallels Client (Mac) v17.1.2-21853

• Fixed: Some keys might be redirected incorrectly when using the Italian keyboard layout.
• Improved: Performance and stability.

Parallels Client (iOS) v17.1.2-21805

• Improved: Performance and stability.

Parallels Client (Android) v17.1.2-21805

• Improved: Performance and stability.
• Fixed: Tab key pressed on an external hardware keyboard might not work in a remote session.
• Fixed: Integrated barcode scanner might not work properly with applications in a remote session.

Reporting v17.1.2.21859

• Fixed: Installation of RAS Reporting Service fails when using Windows Server in French locale.
• Fixed: Power administrator is unable to view reports in the RAS Console.

Remote Application Server v17.1.1.3-21791 - 22 May 2020
RAS Core v17.1.1.3-21791

• Fixed: Occasionally, Publishing Agent may crash due to a database deadlock.
• Fixed: RAS Universal Printing does not work as expected after an upgrade from RAS v16.5 Update 5.

Parallels Client for Windows Version 17.1.1.3-21792

• Fixed: Warning message from Microsoft SmartScreen due to code signing certificate issue.

Remote Application Server v17.1.1.21783 - 06 May 2020
Remote Application Server Core v17.1.1.1-21785

• Fixed: In certain scenarios, when using SAML based authentication, RD Session Host might experience instability issues, resulting in unexpected reboots.

Remote Application Server v17.1.1.21783 - 28 April 2020
Remote Application Server Core v17.1.1.1-21783
Improved: Performance and stability improvements.

• Fixed: In some scenarios, remote applications do not start for a user with an existing disconnected session running on an RD Session Host.
• Fixed: The resource pool list is not populated when using VMware vCenter as a VDI Provider.
• Fixed: Creation of a Guest VM from a Template might fail due to delays in obtaining an IP address from the DHCP server.
• Fixed: In certain scenarios, when using Remote PC as a VDI Provider, the Preferred Publishing Agent assignment might change unexpectedly.
• Fixed: SAML authentication in multi-domain Active Directory environments.
• Fixed: High memory usage on a Publishing Agent when using multi-factor authentication exclusions.

Parallels Client for Windows Version 17.1.1.1-21783
Fixed: Security improvements.

Remote Application Server 17.1.1 (21772) - 19 March 2020
RAS Core v17.1.1.21772

• New: Support for Microsoft Hyper-V cluster on SMB (3.0) for RD Session Hosts and VDI provisioning.
• New: Ability to exclude specified Active Directory users or groups from multi-factor authentication.
• New: Prevent user enrollment by a predefined time limit when using Google Authenticator, or another Time-based One-time password (TOTP) provider, as a multi-factor authentication provider.
• New: A schedule can now have multiple individuals or groups of RD Session Hosts as targets.
• New: Add multiple messages at different times within the same RD Session Host schedule. Similarly, messages may also be sent after RD Session Hosts are in drain mode.
• New: Set recurrence for an RD Session Host schedule for different days of the week.
• New: Control URL/Mail redirection for applications using Shell namespace objects.
• New: RAS system notification when a Tenant has unjoined the Tenant Broker.
• New: RAS system notification when a Secure Client Gateway in Tenant Broker cannot connect to a Tenant resource object.
• Improved: Extended support for multi-domain Active Directory environments for SAML SSO authentication.
• Improved: Support escape characters in Active Directory Distinguished Names fields when using SAML SSO authentication.
• Improved: Application launch time when using published Microsoft App-V applications.
• Improved: Usage of same SSL certificate in different RAS sites in the same RAS Farm.
• Fixed: Smart card logon does not work if server is also used for SAML authentication.
• Fixed: In certain scenarios, event notifications from RAS Agents may not be sent.
• Fixed: When using non-alphanumeric characters in SAML attribute names, a System Error is shown and RAS Enrollment Server Agent may experience a crash.
• Fixed: Session Idle time may show incorrect values.
• Fixed: HALB status may show as "Not Verified" after the master Publishing Agent temporarily goes down.
• Fixed: When using non-English operating systems and SAML authentication, session logon does not complete automatically.
• Fixed: When a user closes all published applications and session closes, the notification "The remote computer has ended the connection" is shown on the client side.
• Fixed: When using Remote PC as a VDI provider, session is not detected if user is already connected to the Remote PC Guest.
• Known Issues: SAML authentication in a multi-forest environment may fail.

HTML5 Gateway:

• Improved: Download from HTML5 portal may prompt to store file in Windows\System32 rather than in the user's Download folder.
• Fixed: When downloading files, extension may be replaced with 'txt'.

HALB v17.1.1.21748

• Improved: Broadcasting VRRP IP address periodically.

RAS PowerShell & REST API v17.1.1.21772

• New PowerShell Cmdlets:
  • Get-GWDefaultSettings - Retrieves default settings used to configure a Secure Client Gateway.
  • Set-GWDefaultSettings - Modifies default settings used to configure a Secure Client Gateway.
  • Get-RASCertificate - Retrieves information about one or multiple certificates.
  • New-RASCertificate - Creates a certificate by importing a Certificate/Pfx file, generating a self-signed certificate or generating a certificate request.
  • Set-RASCertificate - Modifies the details of a certificate.
  • RemoveRASCertificate - Removes a certificate.
  • Invoke-RASExportCertificate - Exports a certificate to a file.
• Improved:
  • Invoke-Apply - Added the FullSync option for the cmdlet to return when all the RAS Publishing Agent have finished loaded the new settings.
• Fixed PowerShell Cmdlets:
  • Get-VDIGuest - Fixed filtering by VDI Template object.
  • Get-VM - Fixed getting by ID does not require SiteId
  • New REST API calls:
  • Ability to manage Secure Client Gateway default settings.
  • Ability to manage certificates.

Parallels Client (Windows) v17.1.1.21772

• New: Show progress information for lengthy drag & drop actions.
• Fixed: Some published applications may not have an icon on the Taskbar.
• Fixed: When using Webroot SecureAnywhere AntiVirus, the first character typed might not be sent to the remote session.
• Fixed: White-labeled client upgrade might lose shortcut on desktop.

Parallels Client (Linux) v17.1.1.21748

• Fixed: Text pasted in remote session might get corrupted.
• Fixed: Some application windows cannot be minimized.
• Fixed: Some published applications may not have an icon on the Taskbar.

Parallels Client (Mac) v17.1.1.21772

• Improved: Timezone redirection when using Internet Explorer.
• Fixed: Invalid credentials may result when using "Use pre Windows 2000 Login format" option.
• Fixed: Instability issues when using published resources on a multi-monitor.
• Fixed: Some published applications may not have an icon in the Dock.

Parallels Client (Chrome App) v17.1.1.21760

• Fixed: Some published applications may not have an icon on the Taskbar.

Reporting v17.1.1.21772

• Improved: .Net requirements message during installation.

RAS Performance Monitor v17.1.1.21772

• Fixed: Group filter not applied.
• Fixed: Data from RAS Agents to RAS Performance Monitor is not sent if RAS Farm or RAS Site name contains non-alphanumeric characters.

Remote Application Server - 17.1.0.3 (21681) - 7 February 2020
HTML5 Gateway:

• Fixed: In some scenarios, when using HTML5 Client on Google Chrome, download of files does not work as expected.

Remote Application Server 17.1.0.2 (21679) - 23 January 2020
RAS Core version 17.1.0.2-21679

• Fixed: High memory usage on RAS Secure Client Gateway

Remote Application Server 17.1.0 (21676) - 10 January 2020
RAS Core v17.1.0-21676

• Fixed: Using Microsoft Azure as a VDI provider, Template creation might fail due to lack of Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) availability in some regions.
• Fixed: Smartcard logon on RDSH and/or VDI fails when Enrollment Servers are added.
• Fixed: Previous versions of Secure Client Gateway installed on Windows Server installed in Server Core, might fail to upgrade to RAS 17.1.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, VDI Appliance might fail to connect to VMware vCenter Server 6.7.
• Fixed: SAML related log files are not included in the send support request from the RAS console.
• Fixed: Automatically adding Firewall rules during remote installation of Enrollment Servers fails to open the required ports.
• Fixed: Publishing Agent service may get stuck if the service is restarted after managing a client device.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, using the HTML5 portal Favorites may cause a crash in the secondary Publishing Agent/s.

HTML5 Gateway:

• Fixed: Opening a published application or desktop in a new browser tab may result in constant tab refreshing.
• Fixed: CSV files downloaded with wrong extension through HTML5 Client using Google Chrome.

RAS PowerShell:

• Fixed: Online help documentation links.

Remote Application Server 17.1.0 (21669) - 10 December 2019
RAS Core version 17.1.0-21669

• New: Multi-tenant architecture with the introduction of Tenant Broker providing the ability to use shared RAS Secure Client Gateways and HALBs.
• New: Added support for SAML 2.0 Single sign-on (SSO) authentication.
• New: Centralized SSL Certificate Management of SSL certificates on RAS Secure Client Gateways and HALBs.
• New: Added support of AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) to be used as a front-end load balancer.
• New: Added support of Network Load Balancer which is needed to split HTTP and RDP traffic on alternative port or hostname.
• New: Web cookie customization.
• New: VDI: Added support for RDSH and VDI provisioning on Microsoft Azure as a new cloud VDI provider.
• New: VDI: Ability to specify a flexible naming pattern for Desktops created from a Template.
• New: VDI: Added extended information about VDI sessions in RAS console.
• New: VDI: Ability to provision RDSH from a template on Scale Computing HC3.
• New: VDI: Ability to manage VDI guests belonging to a particular VDI pool or template on Desktops tab in RAS console.
• Improved: Error message on attempt to log into Parallels MyAccount with Personal account.
• Improved: Security improvement in RAS Console and Publishing Agent communication.
• Improved: Use of fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for internal RAS components' communication.
• Improved: HSTS max age was updated.
• Improved: Default value for RAS Gateways Tunneling Polices was set to none.
• Improved: VDI: High availability for VDI Agents running side by side with Publishing Agents.
• Improved: VDI: Performance of enumerating, sorting and filtering VMs on Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Cluster.
• Fixed: Redirect of URLs using Shell namespace objects.
• Fixed: Publishing Agent service may crash after upgrade.
• Fixed: Guest Agents may not become verified if the preferred Publishing Agent was changed while VDI host is unchecked in RAS console.
• Fixed: Use of fully qualified domain names (FQDN) to prevent multiple registrations of the same RD Session Host in Farm.
• Fixed: VDI Guest agents may not become verified if Publishing Agent was restarted.
• Fixed: Radius attributes are not sent, when "Forward the first password to Windows Authentication provider" setting is enabled.
• Fixed: Client device state may be shown incorrectly in RAS console.
• Fixed: QuickBooks 2020 application may crash.
• Fixed: In some scenarios, Single Sign-On may not work for RAS console.
• Fixed: Persistent Desktop assignment issues.
• Fixed: VDI Desktop may not launch if RAS Secure Client Gateway and VDI Agent report to different Publishing Agents.
  

HTML5 Gateway:

• Improved: Original hostname in URL is preserved when redirecting to RAS Secure Client Gateway.
• Improved: Security improvements.
• Fixed: Keyboard pop up in the mobile browsers.
• Fixed: Downloading files from HTML5 client on Safari adds .txt extension.

Known Issues:

• SAML: Smartcard Logon on RDSH/ VDI Desktops not working when Enrollment Servers are added.
• VDI: RAS Template may not exit Maintenance mode on a successful finish of Template Test Wizard on Microsoft Hyper-V Failover Cluster.
• VDI: Guest VMs listing may fail on VMware vCenter if VDI Agent runs in VDI Appliance.
  

HALB v17.1.0-21669

• Fixed: In certain scenarios, when using HALBs, HTML5 Client Portal landing page could take longer to load.

RAS PowerShell and REST API v17.1.0-21669

• New PowerShell Cmdlets:
  • Get-RASCustomPermission - Retrieves the permissions of a RAS Custom administrator account.
  • Set-RASCustomPermission - Updates the permissions of a RAS Custom administrator account.
  • Get-RASPowerPermission - Retrieves the permissions of a RAS Power administrator account.
  • Set-RASPowerPermission - Updates the permissions of a RAS Power administrator account.
  • Get-RASAdminSession - Retrieves the details of RAS administrator sessions.
  • Invoke-RASAdminSessionCmd - Sends a command to RAS administrator session (Cmds: Logoff).
  • Set-VDIPersistentGuest - Assigns a persistent user to VDI Desktop.
  • Get-RDSession - Retrieves the details of RDP sessions from RD Session Hosts and VDI Desktops.
  • Get-2FAExcludeGWIPList - Retrieves the list of excluded RAS Secure Client Gateway IP addresses.
  • Get-2FAExcludeIPList - Retrieves the list of excluded client IP addresses.
  • Get-2FAExcludeMACList - Retrieves the list of excluded client MAC addresses.
  • Get-2FARadiusAttribute - Retrieves the Radius attribute list.
  • Get-PubAppFileExt - Retrieves the file extensions for the specified published resource.
  • Get-PubRDSAppServerAttr - Retrieves the attribute settings of published resource.
  • Get-PubItemUserFilter - Retrieves the list of filtered user accounts for the published resource.
  • Get-PubItemClientFilter - Retrieves the list of filtered client device names for the published resource.
  • Get-PubItemIPFilter - Retrieves the list of filtered client IP address for the published resource.
  • Get-PubItemMACFilter - Retrieves the list of filtered client MAC address for the published resource.
  • Get-PubItemGWFilter - Retrieves the list of filtered RAS Secure Client Gateway IP addresses for the published resource.
  • Get-RASPrintingAutoInstallFont - Retrieves the RAS Universal Printing Auto install fonts settings.
  • Get-VDIPoolMember - Retrieves the details of VDI pool member from the specified VDI pool.
  • Get-VDITemplateLicenseKey - Retrieves the list of Windows license keys for the RAS Template.
• Fixed PowerShell Cmdlets:
  • Set-PubItemUserFilter - fixed the command's behavior for a published VDI template.
• New REST API calls:
  • Ability to manage RD Sessions centrally or from hosts objects.
  • Ability to manage Printing and Scanning preferences in RD sessions.
  • Ability to configure connection settings.
  • Ability to manage Admin sessions.
  • Ability to manage RAS Administrator permissions.
  • Ability to manage published items.

Parallels Client (Windows) 17.1.0-21669

• New: Added support for Server to Client drag and drop to complete bi-directional drag and drop capability.
• Improved: Improved description of Google Authenticator MFA registration process.
• Fixed: Published application may get stuck in a reconnecting state if display settings are changed.
• Fixed: Unattended installation of RAS Single Sign-On Service.
• Fixed: Kiosk mode may not work properly on Windows 10.
• Fixed: "Delete source file(s) after attach" option may not enable an actual file removal.

Parallels Client (Linux) 17.1.0-21669

• Improved: Improved description of Google Authenticator MFA registration process.
• Improved: Authentication dialog box appearance when using multi-factor authentication.

Parallels Client (Mac) 17.1.0-21669

• New: Added support for Server to Client drag and drop to complete bi-directional drag and drop capability.
• Improved: Improved description of Google Authenticator MFA registration process.
• Improved: Security improvements.

Parallels Client (Chrome App) 17.1.0-21669

• Improved: Ability to enable work area background to replace the black background with a predefined Parallels provided background.
• Improved: Improved description of Google Authenticator MFA registration process

RAS Reporting Service 17.1.0-21669

• New: Added support of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 & 2019.
• New: Added support of Microsoft SQL Reporting Services (SSRS) 2017 & 2019.