Updated AVD host pool links

Bug fix for AVD host pool creation when using special characters

Automation enhancements for long domain names in the CWA Setup deployment wizard

Bug fix for cloning servers in a subset of scenarios in GCP deployments

Bug fix for a scenario where deleting a snapshot wasn’t functioning as intended

Update to the email address sending notifications/messages – messages will now be sent from noreply@vds.netapp.com

Resolve an issue with automated certificate creation that arose after last night’s update that improved automated certificate management

Continuous, ongoing updates to improve connectivity and communication with the vSphere / vCloud hypervisor

Bug fix for an individual scenario where a user couldn’t clone a AVD session host

Update to the displaying host pools – resolve an issue in a subset of scenarios where newly created host pools were completing successfully, but not promptly present in the VDS UI

Apply an update to resolve a Connect to Server issue in a subset of scenarios

Introduction of DSC-driven deployment model for Google Cloud Platform deployments

Scripted Events update to prevent a script from being deleted while it is actively running

Automation enhancements to the deployment wizard’s handling of NetBIOS for existing Active Directory environments

Support applying different backup schedules for individual platform servers

Support changing a user’s password to require them to reset their password at the next login in the same command

Bug fix – allow individual VMs set to migration mode to override deployment-wide migration mode settings

Bug fix for vSphere scenario where sending too many API commands at once caused a delay starting VMs

Update new deployments to support .NET 4.8.0

Assorted proactive security and performance enhancements

Updates to the default install method for FSLogix per Microsoft best practices

Proactive upgrades to platform components to support increased user activity

Improved automation for handling certificate management variables

Support forcing a reset of a User’s MFA settings at next login when changing their password

Remove VDS admin group from being managed within the Groups module VDS in AADDS deployments

Updates to reflect that certain VMs no longer have Promo price points

Improved variable handling when using Connect to Server functionality

API – side functionality for reboot and multi-select reboot functionality

Deployment automation enhancements in Google Cloud Platform

Improved handling of Google Cloud Platform deployments that are powered off

Removal of TSD1 VMs from deployments selecting PaaS services for data management

Assorted proactive security and performance enhancements

Process streamlining for multi-server deployment configurations

Bug fix for a specific configuration for a deployment in GCP

Bug fix for creating Azure Files shares via the Command Center

Update to provide Server 2019 as an OS in GCP

Assorted proactive security and performance enhancements

VDS will be applying an update to deployments leveraging SendGrid for SMTP relay

SendGrid is introducing a breaking change on Wednesday 1/20

The VDS team had already been investigating upgrades to SendGrid

We have been aware of this coming change and have tested and validated an alternative (Postmark)

In addition to mitigating a breaking change, the VDS team has seen improved reliability and performance
increases in deployments leveraging Postmark instead of SendGrid

Brief, subsequent update to ensure that VDCTools is current in all deployments

Assorted proactive security and performance enhancements

Text update – change the Command Center action from Create Azure File Share to Create Azure Files Share

Process enhancement for using Command Center to update Data/Home/Pro folders

Assorted proactive security and performance enhancements

Improved deployment automation when using Azure NetApp Files

Enhancement to Provisioning Collections with updated Windows 10 images

Update to VCC to better support variables in multi-site configurations

Minor proactive security enhancement to Sites functionality

API enhancements to Peak Live Scaling functionality within Live Scaling

General usability and text clarity improvements in DC Config

Assorted behind the scenes bug fixes and security enhancements

Update to the FSLogix installation method

Ongoing proactive security measures

Update to Azure NetApp Files deployment automation – support creating:

4 TB Capacity Pool/Volume at minimum

500 TB Capacity Pool/100 TB Volume at maximum

Improved variable handling for advanced deployment options

Removal of disk operations from the Google Cost Estimator

Updates reflecting new services available by region in the Azure Cost Estimator

Privileged Account Management (PAM) emails now include deployment code details

Permissions streamlining for Azure Active Directory Domain Services (AADDS) deployments

Improved clarity for admins looking to perform admin tasks in a deployment that is completely powered down

Bug fix for an error prompt that appeared when a VDS admin viewing RemoteApp App Group details for a host pool that is powered down

Phrasing update to API Users to reflect that they are VDS API Users

Faster results for returning the Data Center Status report

Improved handling of variables for daily actions (nightly reboots, for example) for VMs

Bug fix for a scenario where IP Addresses entered in DC Config were not saving correctly

Bug fix for a scenario where unlocking an admin account didn’t function as intended

Form factor update – resolve a scenario where action buttons in the VDS Setup wizard were truncated

Introduction of scale-out mechanism for Sites in Command Center – use another Azure subscription with the same Tenant ID and Client ID

Creation of VMs with the Data role now deploy as the VM selected in the VDS UI but will fall back to the default specified for the deployment if the VM selected is not available

General enhancements to Workload Scheduling and Live Scaling

Bug fix for Apply All checkbox for admin permissions

Bug fix for a display issue when showing apps selected in a RemoteApp App Group

Bug fix for an error prompt a subset of users see when accessing the Command Center

Automated process improvements for manual certificate installs on HTML5 gateway VMs

Ongoing proactive security measures

Improved Azure NetApp Files orchestration

Ongoing enhancements to gracefully handle Azure deployment variables

New Active Directory deployments will automatically have the Active Directory Recycle Bin feature enabled

Improved deployment orchestration for Google Cloud Platform

Bug fix for a scenario where network details couldn’t be entered properly in the deployment wizard

If a VDS admin deletes a AVD host pool, automatically unassign users from that host pool

Introduce improved, renamed automation driver – Command Center – in CWMGR1

Bug fix for Workload Scheduling behavior in a Bug fix for updating site details when that resides in AWS

Bug fix for Wake on Demand activation with specific Live Scaling settings applied

Bug fix for creating a second site when incorrect settings were in place in the original site

Ease of use improvements for Static IP details in DC Config

Naming convention update to admin permissions – update Data Center permissions to Deployment permissions

Update to reflect that fewer database entries are needed in single server deployment builds

Update to manual AADDS deployment process update to streamline permissions

Bug fix for reporting in VDS when changing the dates the report should return

Bug fix for creating a Windows Server 2012 R2 template via Provisioning Collections

Assorted performance improvements

Deployment automation enhancements for primary domain controller and DNS components of a deployment

Assorted updates to support selecting from a list of available networks in a future release

Improved handling of adding SQL to VMs

New API call to identify which Azure regions are valid and available for a subscription

New API call to identify if a customer has Cloud Insights access

New API call to identify if a customer has Cloud Insights activated for their Cloud Workspace environment

Bug fix for an issue where a scenario in the Azure Cost Estimator where RDS VMs applied OS pricing improperly

Bug fix for a scenario where selecting storage PaaS services in the Azure Cost Estimator and Google Cost Estimator resulted in an inflated price per VDI user

Stability enhancements when creating a VM during hours in which Workload Scheduling is applied

Bug fix for a display issue when creating new App Services

Dynamically confirm the presences of .NET and ThinPrint for non-Azure deployments

Bug fix for a display issue when reviewing the provisioning status of a Workspace

Bug fix for creating a VM in vSphere with a specific combination of settings

Bug fix for a checkbox error under a set of permissions

Bug fix for a display issue where duplicate gateways were being displayed in DCConfig

Branding updates

Update to the display the CPU scaling details per workload type

Bug fix for an issue where a subset of App Services VMs were improperly tagged as cache VMs

Upgrade to underlying SMTP configuration to mitigate email relay account configuration issues

Bug fix to prevent an admin using DCConfig from resetting the a service account’s password

Improved handling of environment variables for Azure NetApp Files deployments

Enhanced deployment automation - improved handling of environment variables to ensure required PowerShell components are present

Introduction of API support for Azure deployments to leverage an existing Resource Group

Introduction of API support for existing AD deployments with different domain/NetBIOS names

Performance enhancement – the list of users for which Cloud Workspaces can be enabled will now populate faster

Bug fix for handling site-specific AVD session host server imports

Deployment automation enhancement - introducing an optional setting to direct AD requests to CWMGR1

Improved handling of variables when importing servers to ensure that CWAgent is installed properly

Introduce additional RBAC controls over TestVDCTools – require membership in the CW-Infrastructure group for access

Fine tuning of permissions – grant admins in the CW-CWMGRAccess group access to registry entries for VDS settings

Update for Wake on Demand for personal AVD host pools to reflect updates for the Spring Release – only power on the VM assigned to the user

Update company code naming conventions in Azure deployments – this prevents an issue where Azure Backup cannot restore from a VM that starts with a number

Replace deployment automation’s use of Sendgrid for SMTP transmission with a global control plane to resolve an issue with SendGrid’s back-end - this results in a slimmer deployment footprint with fewer permissions/components

Updates to VM quantity selections available in multi-server deployments

Add Windows 2019 to GET /DataCenterProvisioning/OperatingSystems method

Auto populate VDS admin first and last names when creating admins via the API method

Introduction of Google Cost Estimator and a prompt for which hyperscaler you want to use for your estimate - Azure or GCP

Introduction of Reserved Instances in the Azure Cost Estimator

Updated list of services available per updated Azure products available by region

Improved enforcement mechanism to confirm FSLogix is installed

Support for multi-server configurations for Existing AD deployments

Reduce the number of API calls used to return a list of Azure templates

Improved management of users in AVD Spring Release / v2 host pools

Referential link update in server resource nightly report

Fix for changing administrative passwords to support improved, slimmer permission sets in AD

Bug fix for creating VMs from a template via tools on CWMGR1

Searches in VDS now point to content on docs.netapp.com

Response time improvements for end users accessing the VDS admin interface with MFA enabled

Post-provisioning link now points to instructions here

Updated choices for platform configuration for existing AD deployments

Improvements to automated processes for Google Cloud Platform deployments

Bug fix for a referential link in the AVD tab

Introduction of the ability to use the VDS interface to automatically update AVD host pools from the Fall Release to the Spring release

Streamlined automation to reflect recent updates resulting in a slimmer permission set required

Deployment automation enhancements for GCP, AWS and vSphere deployments

Bug fix for a Scripted Events scenario where date and time info was being displayed as current date and time

Bug fix for deploying large quantities of AVD session host VMs at the same time

Support for an increased amount of Azure VM types

Support for an increased amount of GCP VM types

Improved handling of variables during deployment

Bug fix for vSphere deployment automation

Bug fix for a scenario when disabling a Cloud Workspace for a user returned an unexpected result

Bug fix for 3rd party apps and RemoteApp app use with MFA enabled

Increased Service Board performance when a deployment is offline

Updates to reflect NetApp logo/phrasing

Release of Azure Hybrid Benefits functionality

Bug fix for a display issue when entering custom name information into VM details

Bug fix for adjusting storage details in a specific sequence

Bug fix for variable handling to facilitate flexible automation

Bug fix for DNS handling in a single deployment scenario

Reduced membership requirements of CW-Infrastructure group

Bug fix for handling adding additional drives on certain VM types

Add Connect to Server option for AVD session hosts from AVD module

Bug fix for a subset of scenarios where additional admin accounts cannot be created

Update naming convention for resource defaults – change Power User to VDI User

Automatically validate pre-approved network settings, further streamlining deployment workflows

Reduced permission set required for existing AD deployments

Allow domain names longer than 15 characters

Text layout fix for a unique combination of selections

Allow Azure deployments to continue if the Sendgrid component presents a temporary error

Proactive security enhancements behind the scenes

Additional Live Scaling performance enhancements

Enhanced support for hyperscaler deployments with hundreds of sites

Bug fix for a scenario where deploying multiple VMs in a single command only partially succeeded

Improved message prompts when assigning invalid paths as the target for Data, Home and Profile data locations

Bug fix for a scenario where creating VMs via Azure Backup didn’t function as intended

Additional deployment validation steps added to GCP and AWS deployment process

Additional options for managing external DNS entries

Support for separate Resource Groups for VMs, VNETs, Services like Azure NetApp Files, Log Analytics Workspaces

Minor back-end enhancements to the provisioning collection/image creation process

Add Ephemeral OS Disk support

Improved tooltips for storage selections

Disallow a scenario where a user became able to enter negative user counts

Display the file server when using both AVD and File Server selections

Improved handling of variables during deployment automation

Proactive security enhancements behind the scenes

Improved performance monitoring behind the scenes

Bug fix for a scenario where creating a new VDS admin presents a false positive alert

Reduced permission sets applied to administrative accounts during the deployment process in Azure

Bug fix for a subset of trial account signups

Improved handling of FSLogix install process

Proactive security enhancements behind the scenes

Improved data point collection for concurrent usage

Improved handling of certificates for HTML5 connections

Adjustment to DNS section layout for improved clarity

Adjustment to Solarwinds monitoring workflow

Updated handling of static IP addresses

Ask if the customer’s data needs to be HA and if so, define if cost and labor savings are available by leveraging a PaaS service like Azure NetApp Files

Update and standardize default storage type for both AVD & RDS workloads to Premium SSD

Behind the scenes performance enhancements
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== VDS 5.4 hotfix: Thurs., July 23, 2020

Automation enhancements for DNS settings in Azure deployments

General deployment automation checks and improvements

Proactive security enhancements behind the scenes

Streamlining the AVD App Group provisioning process by auto-selecting the AVD Workspace if only one AVD Workspace is present

Performance improvements in the Workspace module via paginating Groups under the Users and Groups tab

If VDS admins select Azure in the Deployments tab, direct the user to log into VDS Setup instead

Proactive security enhancements behind the scenes

Improved layout to streamline the deployment workflow

Enhanced descriptions for deployments using an existing Active Directory structure

General enhancements and bug fixes for deployment automation

Bug fix for TestVDCTools performance in single server deployments

Usability enhancement for API consumption for Azure deployments – return usernames gathered even if first names are not defined on the user in Azure AD

Bug fix for Wake on Demand for session hosts leveraging the AVD Spring Release (AVD v2)

Updates to reflect NetApp branding/phrasing

Display pricing dynamically by region

Display whether relevant services are available in the region select to ensure that users understand whether the functionality desired will be available in that region. Those services are: