Release Notes
WDA
Dell Wyse Device Agent (WDA) is a unied agent for all thin client management solutions. Installing the WDA on a Windows thin client
makes it manageable by Dell Wyse Device Manager (WDM).
WDA 2.0 release supports the following features on WDM for Windows Embedded Standard 7P 64-bit platform:
Table 4. Features
Feature WDM 5.7 and higher versions
Discovery Methods (HTTPS) Yes
Package Push Yes
Image Push Yes
OS Image Pull Yes
BIOS Push—from Dell website Yes
BIOS Pull No
BIOS / OS Push as single Merlin package No
Other functionality
• Remote Management
• Conguration Management
Yes
NOTE:
• Device conguration (JSON Format) works only with WDM WEB UI.
• HAgent installation is not supported after WDA Agent is installed on the device.
Flash.sys
Hostname Calculation and Preservation – This option allows you to enable and disable the Hostname Calculation in ash.sys.
• You can disable or enable the Hostname Calculation.
• You must ensure that altering the MAC ID for a client does not perform a Host name Calculation.
• Rest of the logic and ow remains the same as older ash.sys implementation.
• If you require a host name calculation to perform after a change in MAC ID (NIC card change), then you must use MINWITHNET.
Event Viewer log preservation
This feature allows you to enable or disable Event Viewer log saving while Write Filter (FBWF) is on. This feature enables you to collect
event logs if they are required for debugging or analysis purposes.
Dell Wyse WES7P for Latitude 3460 Mobile Thin Client
Release Notes
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