Release Notes Dell Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise ® Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 Issue: 022114 Rev.
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Contents Copyright Notices ii About this Guide ii Finding the Information You Need in this Guide Dell Technical Support ii Dell Online Community ii 1 Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.
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1 Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 This section contains: • "New Features" • "Fixes" • "Known Issues" • "Upgrading" • "Build Details" • "BIOS Details" • "Supported Platforms" • "Wireless Security Support Details" • "Tested USB Peripherals" • "Smart Card Support" • "Tested Media Files for HDX" • "Supported Resolutions" NOTE: File extractor version used for testing: • WinRAR Version: 3.9 • WinZip Version: 11.1 • 7-Zip Version: 9.
2 Chapter 1 New Features • • VMware View 2.2 - VMware Horizon View (formerly VMware View) is a virtual desktop infrastructure solution that simplifies desktop management and provides users with what they need when they need it. In this release, VMware View 2.2 is supported and was tested using VMware 5.2 and 5.3 server set-ups. Citrix 13.0 - Citrix Receiver for Linux provides users with access to resources published on XenApp or XenDesktop servers.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 · · · 3 Improved VoIP (UDP Audio) - This feature allows audio to be sent across UDP instead of TCP. UDP Audio only supports medium-quality audio. Medium-quality audio can be specified by adding AudioBandwidthLimit=1 in the [WFClient] section of the wfclient.ini. If UDP is enabled but the quality is not medium, audio transmission will revert to TCP.
4 Chapter 1 • • • 802.1x and AD Authentication - The Linux thin clients now support Microsoft Active Directory Authentication where user login credentials can be authenticated via an AD server (with or without using a radius server or 802.1x protocol). With the MR3 release, the Linux thin clients also support the security protocol 802.1x. 802.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 5 Table 1 Applications and corresponding .desktop file names Application Name Default Location of the Applet .desktop file name Add-on Manager Control Center addon-manager.desktop Appearance Control Center gnome-appearance-properties.desktop Bluetooth Application Browser bluetooth-properties.desktop Citrix Settings Control Center CitrixSettings_wyse-settings.desktop Configure VDA Control Center configcheetah.
6 Chapter 1 2 - Apart from application specific .desktop files listed in above table /usr/share/ applications or any of the .desktop standard directories will also contain system configuration specific .desktop files those .desktop files must not be disabled using any of disable ini parameter. How to identify system specific .desktop files: System specific .desktop files will usually contain "Hidden=true" or "NoDisplay=true" in the .desktop file. Note: Applets.Disable.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 7 Fixes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TIR67220: Speed and duplex settings to be displayed in VXCM. TIR71961: Junk characters appear in "Host" field when creating a connection from opening the Ericom Powerterm GUI from Connection Manager. TIR72254: Progress interval to be configurable through ini parameter. TIR72543: USB 3.0 webcam becomes unresponsive after some video captures. TIR72617: while WLAN with hidden SSID is successfully configured via wlx.
8 Chapter 1 Known Issues • • • • • • • • • • • • TIR75408: For published application option, while editing connection, empty store name doesn't clear 'Published Apps' field in login tab. TIR75571: RDP - Audio is not audible when we seek the media files (mp3/wmv). TIR75609: VMware View 2.2: Unable to launch RDP session for Windows 8 desktop with desktop Size "Full Screen". TIR75616: UK keyboard mapping issues. TIR75617: Japanese keyboard (Kana and Kanji) mapping is not working properly.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 9 Upgrading Table 2 Image Upgrade Details Title Description File Name image-upgrade-11.2.053-Wyse.zip Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.053 Size (Bytes) 428403141 MD5 788CFEF6862CDA5C3B3C2A16742BC0E9 Checksum32 E658AE30 Table 3 Addons Upgrade Details Title Description File Name addons-11.2.053-Wyse.zip Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.
10 Chapter 1 contains not qualified add-ons. Also note that V1 Version of the HAgent is part of the optional add-on folder. Upgrading steps are as follows (note that FTP upgrade options include no update, add-on only, image only, and base image & add-on): 1. At the server side, extract the Image-Upgrade-11.2.053-Wyse.zip file to your image upgrade server (FTP, HTTP, or HTTPS). 2.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 Build Details Table 5 D50D Build Details Title Description Platform(s) D50D Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.053 Build File Name 11.2.053_D50D_merlin.exe Size (Bytes) 1090145327 MD5 58B700FB34E3F50CDF8F065FD7DE810D Checksum32 AF409DEF Localization U.S. Table 6 X50m Build Details Title Description Platform(s) X50m Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.053 Build File Name 11.2.053_X50M_merlin.
12 Chapter 1 Table 7 Z50D and Z50S Non-NIST BIOS Build Details Title Description Platform(s) Z50D (Non-NIST BIOS) Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.053 Build File Name 11.2.053_Z50D_merlin.exe Size (Bytes) 1128113856 MD5 753D21B5CD124551545BCA017A989270 Checksum32 D22C3CB1 Localization U.S. Table 8 Z50D NIST BIOS Build Details Title Description Platform(s) Z50D (NIST BIOS) Version 1.4.1115 Build Number 11.2.053 Build File Name 11.2.053_Z50D_NIST_merlin.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 13 BIOS Details NOTE: BIOS versions include D50D (3.0B), X50m (2.0C), and Z50D/S (3.0B). Steps to update the BIOS manually: 1. Unzip the BIOS file and copy the extracted folder onto a bootable USB flash drive. 2. Boot the device from the USB flash drive (most C class and R class device users can also use the one time boot menu - press and hold the P key, select the USB drive option that is displayed for your BIOS version, and then press Enter).
14 Chapter 1 Table 9 D50D BIOS Details Title Description Platform D50D Version 3.0B File Name Common_30B.ZIP Size (Bytes) 1876322 MD5 Check sum 9F3E07E352F1CC85EAC2060489C5AFC4 Checksum32 E5B228B Table 10 X50m BIOS Details Title Description Platform X50m Version 2.0C File Name 2.0C.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 Table 12 Z50D NIST BIOS BIOS Details Title Description Platform Z50D (NIST BIOS) Version 4.0BN File Name 40BN.
16 Chapter 1 Supported Platforms This section contains: • "Cloud Client Support" • "Software Compatibility" Cloud Client Support • • • • D50D with 2 GB Flash/2 GB RAM (BIOS 3.0B) X50m with 2 GB Flash/2 GB RAM (BIOS 2.0C) Z50D (TPM) with 2 GB Flash/2 GB RAM (BIOS 4.0BN (NIST)) Z50D/Z50S with 2 GB Flash/2 GB RAM (BIOS 3.0B) Software Compatibility • • • • • Wyse TCX Suite 6.0.06. Wyse VDA 3.1.0.0.
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18 Chapter 1 Tested USB Peripherals IMPORTANT: • Qualified USB Peripherals - USB Headset Redirection Exclusion for ICA and VMWare View Client Connections - It is recommended to disable redirection for Audio devices. Use the exclusion INI parameters (ICADenyUSB, VMWareViewExcludeUSBFamily, VMWareViewExcludeUSBID) found in the Reference Guide: Wyse ® Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise INI Files. For example, in the case of Plantronics, modify the ICADenyUSB parameter in the wlx.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 Table 14 Tested USB Peripherals USB Device Category Models DVD RW Drive Iomega DVD-RW Floppy Drive Sony 2X FDD Model: MPF88E Hard Disk Seagate 2.0, 320 GB Multicard Reader SanDisk - ImageMate 12 in 1.Model # SDDR-89 V4 Pen Drive Kingston USB 2.
20 Table 14 Chapter 1 Tested USB Peripherals, Continued USB Device Category Models USB Headset* (continued) • • • • • • • • • • • • Webcam Microsoft LifeCam VX-1000v1.
Release 11 SP2 Build 11.2.053 21 Tested Media Files for HDX IMPORTANT: • Mpeg1 and Mpeg2 Media Files Do Not Play Without Codecs Installed on the Thin Client: It is recommended to use files with a bit rate less than 3 Mbps for better performance. • Test Environment Includes: • Build 11.2.053 • XenDesktop 5.6 and 7.1 • Wyse TCX 6.0.06 • With the following INI parameters: ICADesktopApplianceMode=yes ICAMMVideo=yes ICAMMAudio=no (NOTE: Use =yes for analog headset) • ICA Client 13.
22 Chapter 1 D50D Supported Resolutions • 800 x 600 • 1024 x 768 • 1152 x 864 (at 75Hz only) • 1280 x 800 (at 60Hz only) • 1280 x 1024 • 1600 x 1200 (at 60Hz only) • 1680 x 1050 (VGA with DVI to VGA converter at 60Hz; clone and span modes with DVI and VGA Y splitter at 60Hz) • 1920 x 1080 (at 60Hz only) • 1920 x 1200 (at 60Hz only) • 2048 x 1280 (VGA: DVI to VGA converter at 60Hz only) • 2560 x 1600 (Display Port at 60Hz only) X50m Supported Resolutions • 800 x 600 • 1024 x 600 • 1024 x 768 • 1280 x 720 •
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Release Notes Dell® Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise Release 11 SP2 Issue: 022114 Written and published by: Dell Inc, February 2014 Created using FrameMaker® and Acrobat®
