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Edge Device Manager R15

Release Notes

Software releases are created to add new features, make enhancements or correct defects. These releases are tested on all current,

actively shipping platforms and operating systems as applicable. The release notes contain details on the supported platforms, changes in

the conguration settings and licensing details. The bug xes along with the workarounds are documented in the release notes. Any

changes in the feature functionality from an end-user perspective are listed with the description of each feature at a high level.

Release Date: 2017-06-23

Contents

Release type and denition................................................................................................................................................1

Edge Device Manager public (SaaS) and private cloud................................................................................................ 2

Edge Device Manager licensing........................................................................................................................................2

New features...................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Server details...................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Windows 2012 Server conguration requirement.......................................................................................................... 6

Software information......................................................................................................................................................... 7

Tested platforms.................................................................................................................................................................7

Known issues...................................................................................................................................................................... 7

Supported OS matrix for private cloud components.....................................................................................................8

Release type and denition

Edge Device Manager is the next generation management solution for Edge Gateway devices and Embedded PCs that oers advanced

feature options such as public versus private cloud deployment, manage-from-anywhere via a mobile application, enhanced security such

as BIOS conguration and port lockdown. Other features include device discovery and registration, asset and inventory management,

conguration management, applications deployment, real-time commands (wake-on-LAN, shutdown, restart and so on), monitoring, alerts,

reporting, and troubleshooting of endpoints.

NOTE: Wyse Management Suite UI will be re-branded to Edge Device Manager (EDM) after a valid license has been imported.

The following information should be considered for selecting the EDM R15 Public vs Private cloud (On-Premise) editions:

Private cloud

This edition is suited for users with the following requirements:

• Small, medium, or large deployments

• Want to install and maintain software and infrastructure on-site.

NOTE

: Devices must be isolated from the Internet (no communication through a forward-proxy service)

Public cloud

2017 - 03

Edge Device Manager R15

Release Notes

Summary of content (9 pages)

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2017 - 03 Edge Device Manager R15 Release Notes Software releases are created to add new features, make enhancements or correct defects. These releases are tested on all current, actively shipping platforms and operating systems as applicable. The release notes contain details on the supported platforms, changes in the configuration settings and licensing details. The bug fixes along with the workarounds are documented in the release notes.
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This edition is suited for users with the following requirements: • Small, medium, or large deployments • Want convenience and cost savings of not having to set up and maintain infrastructure and software. • Devices can be configured to communicate with external server either directly or through a forward-proxy service.
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New features Private cloud Edge Device Manager installer • New, simple and powerful private cloud installer to install all the required components to run Edge Device Manager within 5 minutes. • Edge Device Manager installer can be installed on Windows 2012 R2 standard and Windows 2016 Standard servers. • Private cloud installer deploys all the components required to support the Edge Device Manager functionality.
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Alerts through Mobile App and Email • Administrator can configure Edge Device Manager to receive critical, warning, and informational alerts through Mobile App and/or Email. • Admin can set the alert classification for each available alert from the Edge Device Manager console. Device-Auto grouping capabilities The administrator can create rules to automatically create groups or assign devices to existing groups, based on device attributes such as subnet, time zone, location, and custom values.
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Edge Device Manager server Setup from the Portal Admin Following Server configurations can be done from the setup page: • Enabling the CA validation • Updating the SMTP details • Updating the Domain/Well known certificate Authority details.(.pem and .pfx certificates can be uploaded) • License can be imported from the Public cloud server. Show device offline/online status • Admin can filter devices by the online/offline status from the Device page.
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• • Record Name : _WMS_GROUPTOKEN. • Example : defa-defadefa CA Validation • DNS Record Type : DNS Text • Record Name : _WMS_CAVALIDATION. • Example : True Server details • EDM Server: 1.0.0.36801 • EDM Repository: 1.0.0.36801 • Browser: • Internet Explorer version 11 • Chrome version 58.0 and later versions • Firefox version 52.
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Software information Table 1. Software information File Name Description DellWinGwAgent_2.3.0.61_x64.exe WDA package for Dell Edge Gateway ccm-wda_3.00.0.37334_amd64.snap Ubuntu Core 16 agent wda_3.00.0-36976_amd64.deb Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 agent Tested platforms Table 2.
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Table 3. Known issues Sl no. Issue Workaround 1 Windows Dell Gateway agent service is not starting in Edge Gateway. Clear the log files present at c:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Dell path. Reboot the device. 2 Agent is not updated to the latest version on Windows Edge Gateway and Embedded devices. Reboot the device to auto upgrade the agent. 3 Edge Gateway 3000 NIC BIOS setting is misplaced. When admin configures NIC1, NIC2 will be affected at the BIOS This issue was observed on DVT2 system.
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