The information in this Readme pertains to MFDC Application Streaming and Packaging that allows you to run applications in a hybrid workspace. Customizing applications to a virtual package and then delivering through application streaming on any platform with an HTML5 browser or even locally on a Windows OS device.
The following information is included in this Readme:
Micro Focus Desktop Containers 22.4 includes the following updates:
This release includes several major performance and features enhancements:
New! File Associations can be added from the administration site to configure how users open or edit files from the file browser.
Other new features include:
New API Rate Limit setting allows administrators to configure the maximum number of API requests allowed per IP address per second.
New HTML5 client Remember Me option and an Authentication user settings page allow users to remember their login credentials when launching cloud applications.
New Read-Only Administrator workspace permission role grants read access to workspace administration APIs.
Active Sessions may now be viewed and managed from the application server dashboard.
The Portal Client Download Banner may now be disabled.
Other improvements include:
Improved Reports page load performance for large data sets.
Improved administration site performance while the Hub is loading.
Workspace Application Version and VM Version settings are now dropdowns.
Improved URI Validation and default scheme for various administration URI inputs.
Enabled the User Profile Cache by default.
Improved server logs with additional diagnostic information.
Improved various visuals and text.
This update includes fixes for the following issues:
The Portal server administration link was incorrect in certain domain configurations.
The Portal workspace channel dropdown was missing from the root Portal URL if exactly one workspace existed.
Reconnecting to an existing application session could fail when specifying server tag restrictions.
The HTML5 client file browser did not load correctly if the user logged in using certain Windows username formats.
Cloud application launches could fail to use a newly added application version under certain circumstances.
SSO logins for existing users could fail if the user identifier changed casing in the identity provider.
Configuring SAML 2.0 single sign-on authentication could fail under certain circumstances.
Some administration site tables were not sorting correctly.
This update includes the following improvements:
The Turbo VM is updated to version 22.4.2
Executable static dependencies could be used prior to initialization
Update Capture default process exclusions
This update also includes fixes for the following issues:
Error copying files on Windows 11 preview (build 22581)
Incorrect default DLL load directory used for standalone executables with EXE Optimization enabled
Windows Virtual Keyboard (osk.exe) could not be launched in a container
Incorrect last write time for registry keys which are stored in the sandbox
Stubexe for csc.exe does not have a digital signature
Intermittent hang in PowerBI on slow hardware
Intermittent hang in Turbo Studio on slow hardware
Crash in PowerBI renderer processes
Crash in SolidEdge VoxelSolver process
Crash in Debugger when right-clicking on scroll bar in log viewer window
The following sources provide information about Micro Focus Desktop Containers:
All application configuration documents and application certificates created with ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x must be re-created in order for application streams to work with the Micro Focus Desktop Containers standalone components.
To generate a new certificate and regenerate the configuration files:
In the Advanced section of the Micro Focus Desktop Containers Studio, click the App Config button to regenerate the application stream configuration files.
To generate a new site license certificate, click Advanced.
In the Application Certificates dialog box, click Request Certificate.
Specify the following information in the fields:
Organization: The organization name.
Unit: The user or unit name.
Allowed Portal Hosts: The allowed host names of the servers from which the application will stream.
Click Request to request the site license certificate, then save the certificate to a desired location.
Click the App Config button to regenerate the application stream configuration files again.
ZENworks Application Virtualization versions 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x and Micro Focus Desktop Containers 12.x always run side by side on a device. The Micro Focus Desktop Containers 12.x installation does not change the ZENworks Application Virtualization 8.x, 9.x or 10.x and 11.x installations in any way. However, if you open a virtual application and save it in version 12.x, it should not be subsequently used with version 8.x, 9.x 10.x or 11.x.
For information about legal notices, trademarks, disclaimers, warranties, export and other use restrictions, U.S. Government rights, patent policy, and FIPS compliance, see Micro Focus legal.
Copyright © 2022 Micro Focus Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Online Documentation: To access the latest online documentation for this and other Novell products, see the Novell Documentation Web page.