VMware EUC Newsletter - Week 16





 

Weekly highlight:

 

VMware Unified Access Gateway 2209.2

  • Support for forwarding appliance package update logs to the Syslog server
  • Updates to Photon OS package and Java component versions.

Documentation and Links

 

 

 

 

Release Updates Week 16:

 

Workspace ONE Content for Android 23.04

  • Allow users to upload images that are captured from camera only , restricting users to upload files from device local storage.
  • ASCL-178655 - Sometimes download does not start automatically for Managed contents when Download Type is set to Automatic

 

Workspace ONE Tunnel for Windows 23.02

  • We have consolidated the MDM and Standalone enrollment workflows in a unified client. This release replaces the existing two clients:
    • Client version 2.2 for the Managed workflow
    • Client version 3.3 for the Standalone workflow

            All existing workflows for both clients are supported in the new 23.02 client.

  • Introducing Session Authentication with SAML for Windows Tunnel client in Managed mode
    • This client also supports the Session Authentication feature in Standalone mode.
    • Minimum requirements for this feature for Managed mode
      • Windows 10+
      • Workspace ONE UEM 2302 or later
      • UAG 2303 or later
  • Introducing support for environment variables in application executable path for DTR
    • This will enable application executables that are in variable folders to be used with Tunnel.
    • Example: "%user%", "%ProgramData%", "%localappdata%\programs\[application name]" etc. 

 

EUC UX Research Updates & Opportunities 

Our goal is to gather insight into user behaviors, motivations, and goals, so we can use those insights to inform and strengthen product and design decisions.

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KB Highlights & Announcements Week 16:

VMware Tunnel Client - Support for Standalone enrollment (88311)

  • The Workspace ONE Tunnel clients on Windows, macOS and Android platforms now support Standalone enrollment. There is not requirement for Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub or any device management.
    • There are two Tunnel clients available on macOS, one for supporting Standalone enrollment and one for existing Hub and MDM workflows.
    • ​​For Windows, the VMware Tunnel client starting from version 23.02 supports Standalone enrollment in addition to the existing MDM workflows within the same client.
    • For Android, the VMware Tunnel client starting from version 22.09 supports Standalone enrollment in addition to the existing MDM workflows within the same client.

Please read ahead to understand these changes.

 

Incompatibility of the Management Pack for Horizon with Horizon 2209 and 2212 (90054)

  • You have installed VMware Aria Operations (formerly known as vRealize Operations) Management Pack for Horizon (MP4H), and creating an adapter instance fails with the error message

 

vRealize Operations Management Pack for Horizon does not include reports (88796)

  • Currently, vRealize Operations Management Pack for Horizon version 2.0.0 and earlier does not include reports.

 

High Priority KBs

  • [Action Needed] - Refresh Old Android Enrollment QR Codes
    VMware is making changes to enhance the security posture of cloud-based endpoints related to this enrollment method on March 1st, 2023. As a result of this change enrollment using some older QR codes may fail. As a resolution, new QR codes will need to be generated as replacements for affected QR codes.
  • VMware Workspace ONE UEM New Control Plane SaaS Deployment Schedule (86243)
    Workspace ONE UEM has undergone a complete re-architecture to modernize the platform using microservices and containers to enable increased scalability and performance and increase the rate of innovation. Now after having conducted significant and careful testing, these architecture updates, including a new control plane, will be deployed to UEM SaaS environments over the next several weeks, with options available to on-premise customers after this roll-out (Later in 2022).
  • Support Access Policies for Customers with Expired SaaS EUC Licenses (89494)
    In alignment with VMware's Corporate Standards and those of the industry as a whole, VMware customers who have purchased SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) licenses for EUC (End-User Computing) products can expect the behavior outlined in the KB regarding Support access when their subscription has a status of Active Pending Cancellation or Expired/Cancelled.

 

Recently updated or added KBs (Links)

 

Digital Workspace Techzone, Blog and YouTube Updates

 

3rd Party Blog Updates & Industry News

 

 

 

April Software Releases

System

Component

Release

Announcement

Release Date

Horizon

Horizon Cloud Service Next Gen

2303

Release Notes

31.03.23

macOS

Hub

2303

Release Notes

04.04.23

iOS

Hub

2303

Release Notes

04.04.23

Android

Hub

2303

Release Notes

11.04.23

iOS

Boxer

23.03.1

Release Notes

04.04.23

Android

Boxer

23.03.1

Release Notes

05.04.23

iOS

Hub

23.03.1

Release Notes

06.04.23

Android

Web

23.04

Release Notes

11.04.23

Backend

Console SAAS

23.02

Release Notes

06.04.23

Windows

Hub

22.10.5

Release Notes

10.04.23

Windows

Hub

23.02

Release Notes

10.04.23

Backend

ITSM Connector for ServiceNow

3.0

Release Notes

11.04.23

Horizon

Server Components and Clients

2209.1

Release Notes

11.04.23

Horizon

App Volumes

2303.1

Release Notes

11.04.23

Horizon

App Volumes

2212.2

Release Notes

11.04.23

Android

Content

23.04

Release Notes

staged

Horizon

UAG 

2209.2

Release Notes

18.04.23

Windows

Tunnel Win10

23.02

Release Notes

20.04.23

 

Patch & Seed Script Updates Week 16-2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Workspace ONE UEM 22.10
    • Patch Level 22.10.0.13
    • AAPP-15424: Post Console Upgrade from 22.06 to 22.09 VPP Assignment is not working as expected.
    • AAPP-15427: Beacon sample should trigger Device Info Sample but should not save OS data.
    • AMST-38336: Baseline compliance report generation on fully compliant devices refreshes the baseline policies and switches the status to Pending Install.
    • ARES-24501: Enterprise Application Repository is no longer able to add iTunes application.
    • FCA-204247: Console app pool is terminating with unhandled exception.
    • FCA-204891: Show success for change og of device even when it is prevented by tenancy restriction.
    • https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workspace-ONE-UEM/2210/rn/vmware-workspace-one-uem-2210-release-notes/index.html
    • Last Update: CW10

 

 


 

 

 

 

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