PCoIP Management Console User Manual
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All PCoIP devices in a deployment reside on the same network subnet as the
MC. In this situation the MC can find the devices using SLP discovery. All
devices must set the Enable SLP Discovery configuration setting equal to True.
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The PCoIP MC DNS-Based Discovery Prefix setting of all devices is configured
to equal the hostname prefix of the MC. This setting can only be accessed using
the MC. It is not accessible through the device web interface or Zero Client OSD
interface. Section 1.3.3.2 describes how PCoIP devices use the PCoIP MC DNS-
Based Discovery Prefix to contact the MC along with the system requirements
that must be met to use this option.
If none of the previous conditions are true users should include a DNS Server in their
system and install the MC DNS SRV record. Section 1.3.3.1 describes how to install this
record.
1.2
Management Console Limitations
This section describes some limitations of the MC.
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All PCoIP devices managed by the MC must be loaded with firmware release
0.19 or greater. The MC cannot discover devices loaded with older firmware
releases. New firmware must be uploaded and activated on devices running
firmware releases less than or equal to 0.18. This is done through the device web
interface. Refer to the PCoIP Administrative Interface User Manual
(TER0606004) for information on how to do this.
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The current release of the MC is only compatible with versions 3.0 and higher of
the Firefox web browser and versions 7 and 8 of the Internet Explorer web
browser. Support for additional browsers will be included in future releases of the
MC.
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The current release of the MC only supports configuring Zero Clients to establish
PCoIP sessions. It does not support configuring RDP sessions. If this is required
a connection broker should be installed in the deployment.
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The MC supports linking PCoIP Host and Zero Client devices in fixed seating
mode where the same Zero Client always connects to the same Host. If
dynamically assigning Zero Clients to Hosts is required, the deployment must
include a connection broker.
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The MC supports managing up to 2000 PCoIP devices. The tool may be capable
of supporting more than 2000 devices, but the current version has been tested
with a maximum of 2000 devices. Support for more than 2000 devices will be
included in a future release of the tool. Deployments with more than 2000
devices should contact their PCoIP equipment supplier for guidance on how to
manage more than 2000 devices.
1.3
Management Console Concepts
This section describes some key concepts users should be aware of before using the
MC.
1.3.1
Groups and Profiles
The MC manages the PCoIP devices using two important concepts (
groups
and
profiles
).
A
profile
is a set of device configuration settings and a
group
is a set of one or more
devices with a single profile. Figure 1-2 shows one way in which groups of Host devices
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