What’s New in TSE 6.5?
New Load Balancer ranking scheme - % Utilization based
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.
TSE Web, TSE SPR and TSE DMZ-SPR redundancy using auto failover feature in Propalms client
A new feature in TSE, where Propalms TSE Client will automatically switch over communication to other WEB, SPR or DMZ-SPR servers in the TSE team in the event of a failure in communication with an existing Web, SPR or DMZ-SPR server. This will facilitate redundancy, fault tolerance and fall back mechanism of the WEB, SPR and DMZ-SPR server roles.
Browser less access to applications using Propalms client
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.
Publish multiple applications simultaneously
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.
Publish Common Applications with single click
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.
Allow Single instance of App per User
Administrator can limit user to only allow launch of single instance of published Application.
Disallow simultaneous logon from multiple clients with same user name
Prevent simultaneous logins from multiple client devices with same user name.
Set maximum TSE Session limit on TSE App servers to prevent session overload
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.
HyperPrint Enhancements
- Enable / Disable HyperPrint for users.
- Force HyperPrint as default printer.
- Ability to save, save & print, or just print using HyperPrint.
- Added PDF reader support (Foxit, nitroPDF).
- HyperPrint client-side print options.
New Console UI, Color scheme and Style
There is a new look and feel to the Console and Launchpad portal for better readability and ease of access.
Hide App server IP address during App launch
This feature shows Application name in connection box instead of IP address of connecting server.
TSE client auto update
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.
Direct RDP to server from Console-Manage-Server page
Admins can connect to TSE servers via RDP from Console-Server page.
Logoff option added on Launchpad and Console Web 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.
New Windows Explorer and TS policies in Propalms Server lockdown
New Windows Explorer and TS Policies have been added to existing Propalms TSE Server Lockdown Policy templates.
Better Quality shortcut images
Sharper and better quality images will be extracted for creating application shortcuts for desktop and Start Menu.
Added support for .pdf in Content Redirection
With this enabled, Pdf files in TSE sessions will be opened using local client PDF reader.
TSE Admin can set the Console Home Page
TSE admin can set the home page for the Console site on Logon. Can be set to Dashboard, Summary, Server, Connection or LoadBalancer page.
New TSE Clients
New TSE client packages are available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Any enhanced RDP or rdesktop features available at the time of development are included.
