(10/15/21): Leostream Platform 9.1 Release Notes

The ability to upload third-party content has been removed from the > System > Maintenance page, to address concerns raise by CVE-2021-41550 and CVE-2021-41551. Users can no longer use the Connection Broker Administrator Web interface to upload ZIPfiles, PL-files, or any other files with the exception of custom logos and favicons, into the Connection Broker /home/leo/app/tpc directory, to prevent bad actors from uploading malicious scripts into a Leostream environment. Leostream recommends updating to Connection Broker 9.1 for any customers who have exposed their Connection Broker Administrator Web Interface to the internet.

Connection Broker 9.1 Features:

• Leostream RESTful API – This initial release of the Leostream RESTful API supports creating, editing, and deleting pools and policies, as well as creating users and listing centers. Please contact support@leostream.com for more information and documentation.
• Connection Broker CLI – With a focus on scripting Leostream installations, the Connection Broker CLI includes a new option for switching databases or updating database credentials, including switching to a new external database. See Chapter 3 in the Leostream Connection Broker Application Guide for more information.
• Improved Policy Form – The Create/Edit Policy form has been redesigned with a new tabbed design to improve the usability for deployments that include a large number of pools in their policies. See Chapter 12 in the Leostream Connection Broker Application Guide for information on how to use the new form.
• Leostream Dashboard – This initial release of the Leostream Dashboard focuses on displaying information about the number of connected and logged in users, and graphs statistics related to the status of desktops in pools, such as the number of desktops that are assigned, running, etc. See “Using the Pool Statistics Dashboard” in Chapter 16 of the Connection Broker Administrator’s Guide for more information.
• Storing User Assignments – The information used to generate the User Assignment Report can now be stored to the Connection Broker database. See “Storing User Assignment History” in the Connection Broker Administrator’s Guide for more information. 
• Nutanix AHV Integration – Nutanix AHV can now be added as a center in Leostream, adding native integration for Nutanix AHV environments that require desktop provisioning, power control, assignments, and connections in Leostream environments. See the Leostream Quick Start Guide for Nutanix AHV for more information The OS Version filter on the > Resources > Desktops now allows you to filter based on specific versions
• DCV Enhancement – When used with the latest Leostream Agents, DCV session handling has been changed to support usernames with special characters. Please see the Leostream Guide for Using Display Protocols for information on updating protocol plans to support this new functionality.
• Locations – You can now create locations by matching IP addresses in a client’s HTTP XForwarded-For header, including matches based on a CIDR notation. See “Using Subnet Masks (CIDR) to Create Locations” in the Connection Broker Administrator’s Guide for more information.
• Scyld Cloud Workstation Support – Scyld Cloud Workstation has been expanded to include session monitoring for Windows and Linux, as well as client-based connections using Leostream Connect.

Connection Broker 9.1 Resolved Issues:

• Resolves work queue prioritization issues that were causing provisioning tasks to run serially instead of in batches.
• Improve logging related to closing Leostream Gateway forwarding ports, to avoid logging spurious errors that Leostream Gateway ports were failing to close.
• You can now specify custom names for custom flavors created in OpenStack. 

Leostream Gateway 2.0.0.19

• Two new CLI options can be used to start and stop the gateway without rebooting the underlying operating system.
• The CLI option to generate an SSL CSR for signing now uses the entered Site Name both for the CN and SAN (subjectAltName) to support modern Web browsers. 
• Resolves issues where the check_gateways job could result in error messages in the /var/log/secure logs.
  
  

Leostream Agent 7.4.8 for Microsoft Windows operating systems

• The Leostream Agent now starts DCV sessions using the session ID generated by the Connection Broker
• Return the configured port for DCV sessions, to support changing the default DCV port.
• Monitors desktop sessions for Scyld Cloud Workstation connections.
• Resolves an issue where Registry Plans would set keys in the 32-bit registry instead of the 64-bit registry if HKLM was selected for the root.
• Monitors desktop sessions for Scyld Cloud Workstation connections.

Leostream Agent 5.2.6 for Linux and macOS

• When installed on Linux operating systems, the Leostream Agent now starts DCV sessions using the session ID provided by the Connection Broker.
• The Leostream Agent now returns the configured port for DCV sessions, allowing you to change the default port used for DCV
• Adds support for monitoring and managing PCoIP connections when using the PCoIP CAS Agent on macOS.
• Resolves issues where the Leostream Agent was unable to log users out of Remote Boost (RGS) sessions, either manually or via Release Plans 
• When installed on Linux, adds support for monitoring and managing desktop sessions for Scyld Cloud Workstation connections.

Leostream Connect 4.4.2 for Microsoft Windows operating systems

• Supports launching the Scyld Cloud Workstation software client
• Supports the policy option to limit sending collaboration invitations to groups of users.
•  Includes a new installation option when installing in Shell mode, to indicate if the default Connection Broker address is stored in the current user or local machine registry

Leostream Connect 3.8.2  for Linux and macOS 

• Supports launching the Scyld Cloud Workstation software client.
• Resolves issues where the client would freeze after closing auto-launched Remote Boost connections on macOS.

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