Elastic Desktop Service:Release notes in 2024

Type

Feature

Description

References

Optimized feature

Setting of resource groups during cloud computer creation

When you create a cloud computer, you can specify a resource group for the cloud computer for subsequent management.

Create cloud computers

Optimized feature

Optimized console pages for the cloud computer policy feature

The pages for the cloud computer policy feature in the EDS console are optimized, allowing you to find the required rules and configurations more easily.

Policy overview

Type

Feature

Description

References

New feature

Bandwidth throttling at the cloud computer level

After you enable a premium bandwidth plan, you can configure a throttling rule for the bandwidth and apply the rule to a cloud computer to throttle the bandwidth of the cloud computer.

Throttle the bandwidth of cloud computers

New feature

Switch from monthly subscription (unlimited computing plan duration) to pay-as-you-go

You can switch the billing method of cloud computers from monthly subscription (unlimited computing plan duration) to pay-as-you-go if the remaining quota is sufficient.

Switch monthly subscription (Unlimited computing plans) to pay-as-you-go

New feature

Stream collaboration

EDS provides the stream collaboration feature for administrators and end users. You and your end users can share the desktops of cloud computers for remote assistance and collaboration.

Policies for remote collaboration

New feature

Organization IDs and enterprise identity sources

• An organization ID is the unique identifier of an enterprise or organization at the Alibaba Cloud account level. It can be used to access cloud computer resources across office networks.

• By using enterprise identity sources, you can establish mutual trust relationships between Elastic Desktop Service and enterprise identity providers (IdPs) and implement single sign-on (SSO).

• Compare office network IDs and organization IDs

• Configure SAML-based SSO

Optimized feature

New system disk capacity option in quick purchase mode

In previous versions, the quick purchase mode of EDS supports only the option of 80 GiB system disk capacity. In this version, an option of 120 GiB is added.

Create cloud computers

Optimized feature

Billing Method column added to the O&M monitoring module

The Billing Method column is added to the page for the session monitoring feature of the O&M monitoring module in the EDS console.

View monitoring information about sessions

Optimized feature

Setting of the maximum retry duration of automatic reconnection for cloud computer policies

During the configuration of cloud computer policies, you can specify the maximum duration allowed for the system to automatically retry connections when end users fail to connect to cloud computers.

Connection configurations

Optimized feature

Manual disabling of the system snapshot feature

Administrators can manually disable automatic creation of system snapshots.

Use snapshots (public preview)

Optimized feature

Raised upper limit of the number of remote commands

The upper limit of the number of remote commands is raised from 100 to 500.

Send remote commands

Type

Feature

Description

References

New feature

Disk resizing for cloud computers that adopt the monthly subscription (limited computing plan duration) billing method

You can resize the system disk and data disks of cloud computers that adopt the monthly subscription billing method with a limited computing plan duration of 120 or 250 hours per month.

Scale up disks

New feature

Support of scheduled tasks upon inactivity for cloud computers that run Linux 2.0.0 or later

You can configure scheduled tasks upon inactivity for cloud computers that run Linux 2.0.0 or later and use the Adaptive Streaming Protocol (ASP).

Configure a scheduled task

Optimized feature

Automatic shutdown for subscription cloud computers with a limited computing plan duration

By default, a cloud computer continues running if the monthly running hours of the cloud computer are exhausted in advance. In this case, extra fees are generated. If you want the cloud computer to stop running upon hour exhaustion, select When the monthly running hours of a cloud computer are exhausted in advance, the system automatically stops or hibernates the cloud computer....

Create cloud computers

Optimized feature

Optimized renewals and batch renewals

You can purchase subscription cloud computers with unlimited computing plan duration or limited computing plan duration of 120 or 250 hours per month.

Renewals

Type

Feature

Description

References

New feature

Computing plans with limited duration

Two computing plans with limited duration are added to help you save costs. One plan provides a monthly duration of 120 hours and the other 250 hours. The monthly duration refers to the length of time for which you can use the cloud computer in a month. If the duration has a remainder, the remaining part cannot be passed on to the next month. If the duration is exhausted ahead of time, hourly charging is used for continual usage. For pricing details, refer to the buy page. Charging stops when the fee for the cloud computer reaches that of the cloud computer with unlimited duration.

Create cloud computers

New feature

Quick purchase mode

This section describes how to create cloud computers in a quick manner. Quick purchase streamlines the purchase process and is suitable for general customers who do not have special requirements.

Quick purchase

New feature

Password validity settings

By default, the password of a user account is valid permanently. You can specify a validity period of 30 to 365 days for the password. When the specified validity period elapses, end users must change the password before they can log on to terminals.

Create a convenience account

New feature

Removal of User Profile Management (UPM) whitelists

All users can use the UPM feature.

Configure user data roaming

New feature

Addition of software client information to the Terminals page in the EDS console

After end users log on to software clients for Windows and macOS by using organization IDs, information about the software clients is automatically added to the EDS console. You can also bind terminals to user accounts.

• View information about a software client

• Bind terminals to convenience accounts

• Bind a terminal to an enterprise AD account

Optimized feature

Removal of the restrictions on office network types during cloud computer migration across office networks

Cloud computers can be migrated from advanced office networks to basic office networks.

Applicable scope

Type

Feature

Description

References

Optimized feature

Optimized image management of cloud computer pools

• Images for multiple cloud computer pools can be changed at a time.

• The image of a cloud computer pool can be changed even when one or more cloud computers in the pool are running.

Change the image of a cloud computer or cloud computer pool

Optimized feature

Optimized management of cloud computer pools

• The maximum number of cloud computers that can be created in a cloud computer pool is increased from 200 to 500.

• The default maximum idle period of a session is adjusted to 15 minutes.

• The scaling policy of a pay-as-you-go cloud computer pool is optimized. The default state of the initially created cloud computers can be configured to Running or Stopped.

Create and manage a cloud computer pool

New feature

Running duration rankings added to the Cloud Computers page

The Top Duration of Cloud Computer Startup tab is added to the Cloud Computers page to allow you to view the running duration rankings of all cloud computers, manage cloud computer resources, and view user operation logs as required.

View runtime duration rankings

Optimized feature

Optimized compatibility of the usernames of convenience users

The naming conventions of the usernames of convenience users are optimized. This prevents the failure of assigning Linux cloud computers to convenience users.

Naming conventions of convenience users