What's New

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Windows client optimization

The keyboard and mouse collection on Windows clients is optimized to reduce latency and jitter, and improve user experience.

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Download Client

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Security group selection in purchasing a desktop (optimized)

When purchasing a desktop, you can select and modify a security group based on service requirements.

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Purchasing a Desktop Pool

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Exception alarms (new)

An administrator can configure performance metric alarms for cloud desktop resources and configure alarms for abnormal events generated by Workspace.

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Monitoring and Analysis

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Transmission security (optimized)

These functions are supported: SSL-encrypted transmission, HDP with strong security algorithms, and security gateway isolation.

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Workspace Transmission Security

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HT3300 thin client (optimized)

The Wayland graphics architecture is supported to improve graphics display performance. The integrated decoding and rendering solution is used to fully utilize the hardware decoding capability of devices, improving operation smoothness.

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Workspace OS and Client Compatibility

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Desktop usage records (optimized)

The desktop usage record and export support the username and desktop pool fields.

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Desktop Usage Records

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Multi-factor authentication configurable by access address (new)

When NAT mapping is enabled for Direct Connect and address mapping is selected, you can determine whether to enable multi-factor authentication based on your requirements.

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Address Mapping

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Internet domain name control (new)

You can configure access policies for a specified website domain name to implement reliable, controllable, and auditable DNS management.

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Domain Name Access Control

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File redirection (optimized)

The file redirection performance is optimized to improve the performance of copying a large number of small-size files.

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Creating an Advanced Policy

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Basic office disk types (new)

When purchasing a desktop (pool), you can select the new basic office disk, which is more cost-effective.

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Purchasing a Desktop Pool

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Enhanced reliability for dynamic desktop pools (new)

End users can reset dynamic desktop pools by themselves, and the system automatically isolates faults and performs self-healing.

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Managing Pooled Desktops

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Optimized audio experience

The system APIs for voice recording and playback on Windows are optimized to reduce audio latency and freezing.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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UHD audio & video (new)

YUV444 lossless sampling and professional 10-bit color depth help meet the high requirements of color accuracy for professional visual communication. A maximum resolution of 4K60 fps, dual-monitor output of 2K30 fps, and redirection of basic input devices such as keyboards, mice, and touchscreens are supported.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Self-service migration tool (new)

There is a self-service data migration tool on desktops. Users can configure the source and destination IP addresses to migrate data efficiently based on network transmission.

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Using the Migration Tool to Migrate Data Between Desktops

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AI O&M assistant (new)

Workspace provides the built-in AI assistant for intelligent Q&A and automatic diagnosis, enabling users to quickly obtain answers and independently perform troubleshooting, significantly improving efficiency and support experience.

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AI Services

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Workspace supports data roaming of Windows desktops by interconnecting with SFS

Workspace supports user data roaming. By redirecting the profile to the network disk, users can seamlessly inherit their personalized settings and data when logging in to different desktops.

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User Profile Management

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Multiple domain controllers can be interconnected in AD scenarios

Workspace supports AD domain integration. In AD scenarios, multiple domain controllers can be configured to meet routine service requirements of enterprises.

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Configuring an AD Domain

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Workspace supports use of network shared printers

Workspace users can manually add a network printer on the device using the IP address.

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How Do I Use the Device Network to Connect to a Network Printer on a Cloud Desktop?

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Workspace supports OS switchover through scheduled tasks

Workspace supports scheduled tasks. OSs can be automatically switched in scheduled tasks for batch desktop O&M, significantly reducing workforce and time.

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Creating a Scheduled Task

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The experience with desktop pools has been optimized

Inconsistent configurations of dynamic desktop pools, including flavors, images, and disks (quantity, size, and performance), can be unified with one click, improving user experience.

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Managing Pooled Desktops

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Desktop pools support KMS disk encryption.

KMS disk encryption is now supported for desktop pools. This function can be enabled with one click during creation to ensure desktop data security.

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Purchasing a Desktop Pool

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Group management is supported for cloud desktops

Policies, scheduled tasks, and scripts of cloud desktops can be applied by desktop tag.

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Managing Desktops

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Alarms can be reported for client disconnection

Desktop disconnection alarms can be reported to Cloud Eye.

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Cloud Eye Events Supported by Workspace

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Certificate-based identity authentication is supported for cloud desktops

With certificate-based identity authentication, when a tenant does not need to enter the password for unlocking the desktop screen again when accessing the desktop from the desktop list in AD scenarios.

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Certificate-based Authentication

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Original desktop data can be retained during desktop migration

Users can migrate their data from a Windows 10 desktop to a Windows 11 desktop. After the migration, the system disk and all data disks of the original desktop are attached to the new desktop as data disks.

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Replicating a Disk to a New Desktop

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Quick desktop purchase is supported

Workspace allows users to quickly purchase desktops with one click by specifying required specifications.

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Quickly Purchasing a Desktop

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Batch search is supported on the management console

Batch search is available on the Workspace console, so massive queries can be handled with one click.

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Managing Desktops

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Desktop pool functions have been enhanced

Desktop pool management has been comprehensively enhanced. Configuration changes are now more flexible, more batch O&M operations are supported, and pool-specific running and connection status statistics are provided.

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Desktop Pools

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Windows 11 is supported

Workspace supports desktops running Windows 11.

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Creating a Windows 11 Desktop Private Image

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The minimum number of desktops can be configured for a pay-per-use desktop pool

Desktop pools provide more refined resource management and cost optimization. Administrators can configure the minimum number of desktops in a desktop pool and enable automatic release of idle desktops. This ensures fast desktop access while minimizing unnecessary resource consumption.

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Desktop Pool Scaling Policies

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Workspace supports general-purpose SSD V2

General-purpose SSD V2 are used to balance workloads among various transactions. You can buy disks of a given capacity with the IOPS and throughput tailored to your workloads. This way, the disk capacity and performance are decoupled.

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Adding a Disk

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Workspace support KMS disk encryption

Workspace provides KMS-based disk encryption to encrypt data on EVS disks, improving data security.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Domain names can be configured for NAT mapping addresses in Direct Connect access mode

In Direct Connect access mode, domain names can be used in NAT mapping. This makes configurations more flexible, easy to maintain, and adaptive to backend service changes, and also reduces the risk of service interruption caused by IP address changes.

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Enabling NAT Mapping for Direct Connect

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User management and user login records are available for enterprise projects

Enterprise projects support user management and user login records, so resources deployed in different regions can be managed by enterprise project.

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Users

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User operation records can be viewed, and Log Tank Service (LTS) can be interconnected

Workspace allows you to view user operation records. When interconnected with LTS, you can quickly search for, collect statistics on, and analyze user operation logs.

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User Operation Records

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Permission group switching is supported

The administrator can switch the desktop permission group on the Workspace console.

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Managing Desktops

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Screen recording audit is supported

When screen recording audit is enabled, you can record the operations on a cloud desktop as videos following the screen recording audit rules specified in desktop policies. You can view the videos at any time.

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Screen Recordings

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The display of the desktop status is optimized and a progress bar is added

A progress bar is displayed during the desktop login.

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Logging In to a Desktop

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Forcible client upgrade is supported

When a user logs in to a desktop using a client of an earlier version, the system prompts the user to forcibly upgrade the client, so that the client supports the latest functions, improving user experience.

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Logging In to a Desktop

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The layout of the desktop operation list is optimized

The Operation column groups actions, such as starting or stopping a desktop, managing users, and performing disk-related operations, to make them easier to find and use.

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Managing Desktops

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The high-risk operation prompt is optimized

When an administrator performs operations on the console, such as starting or stopping a desktop, rebuilding system disks, and assigning a desktop to a user, a confirmation message will be displayed.

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Managing Desktops

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Application records can be exported

Administrators can view and export end user access failure statistics, application usage records, and user login records on the console.

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Application Records

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Administrators can view user latency

The real-time network, latency, packet loss, and overall network status of logged-in users are added to the tenant cockpit.

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Overview

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macOS clients support screenshot prevention

When the screenshot prevention policy is enabled, users are prevented from saving and sharing screenshots captured on cloud desktops.

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Creating an Advanced Policy

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Only terminals in the specified domain are allowed to access desktops

You can configure a policy to control terminal access to desktops. When the policy is enabled, only terminals that are added to the specified domain can access desktops.

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Creating an Advanced Policy

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Workspace Application Streaming supports metrics monitoring

Application Streaming allows you to monitor application usage details, including application access and server details

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Application Records

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The Application Streaming overview page has been updated

In the new Application Streaming overview page, you can view more information, including the user trend and user access failures.

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Overview

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Workspace supports user import from OUs

When Workspace is interconnected with the AD server, users can be quickly imported.

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Performing Basic User Operations

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Workspace supports IPv4/IPv6 dual stack

Both IPv4 and IPv6 can be enabled for desktop access addresses.

Open beta testing

How Do I Enable IPv6 on Workspace?

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Application Streaming supports dual-copy DR

You can create a standby server group within the active server group to enable service failover during emergencies or when active-group resources become insufficient.

Open beta testing

Managing Server Groups

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Workspace supports snapshot management

You can create snapshots to save desktop data at specific time points.

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Snapshots

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The Workspace console adopts a new UI style

The Workspace console adopts a new UI style, improving user experience.

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Overview

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Workspace supports batch subnet modification

When the enterprise networking changes, you can quickly switch the network settings of desktops by switching subnets in batches.

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Desktop Network Settings

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Batch specifying IP addresses is supported for provisioning desktops

IP addresses can be specified in batches during desktop provisioning.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Workspace supports subnet sharing

With VPC sharing, you can select a VPC and subnet shared by another account for improved resource management and reduced O&M costs.

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VPC Sharing for Workspace

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NAT mapping can be enabled for Direct Connect

If an enterprise network is configured with a firewall, cloud desktops cannot be accessed via the enterprise network, or via the Direct Connect access address or Internet access address provided by Workspace. In this case, cloud desktops can be accessed through NAT mapping.

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Enabling NAT Mapping for Direct Connect

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Workspace Application Streaming supports session management

You can view end users' session records, including the usernames, server names, IP addresses, and session types.

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Sessions

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Workspace supports Cloud Eye monitoring metrics (with Agent installed)

When the Cloud Eye Agent is installed on a desktop, you can view related monitoring items, including GPUs, CPUs, memory, disks, and NICs.

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Cloud Eye OS Monitoring Metrics Supported by Workspace (with Agent Installed)

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Collaborative desktops

When desktop collaboration is enabled, the communication and collaboration efficiency is improved.

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Collaborative Desktops

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New Overview page

You can view users' desktop connection duration statistics in a specified time range.

You can view desktop usage duration statistics in a specified time range.

You can view the duration from the latest desktop disconnection to the current time.

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Overview

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Support for Export Center

You can export the desktop list, user list, and user login records of Workspace.

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Export Center

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Custom desktop naming rules

Users can customize the naming rules of cloud desktops.

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Desktop Naming Rules

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Script management

You can use scripts to run commands on cloud desktops.

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Script Management

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User usage

Statistics are collected on desktops currently in use and users who have accessed desktops.

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User Connection Records

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Desktop usage

Statistics are collected on desktops currently in use and that have been used.

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Desktop Usage Records

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Support for alarms

You can configure Cloud Eye to obtain the desktop status information in a timely manner.

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Alarms

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Desktop pools

A desktop pool is a collection of desktops with the same specifications and image. It allows administrators to centrally manage and maintain a group of desktops in a project.

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Purchasing a Desktop Pool

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Notifications

Administrators can send notifications to desktops on the management console.

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Managing Desktops

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Batch rebuilding desktop system disks

You can quickly rebuild desktop system disks in batches.

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Rebuilding a System Disk

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Maintenance mode

You can enable or disable the maintenance mode for a desktop.

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Managing Desktops

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Multi-user desktops

A single desktop can be assigned to multiple users.

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Assigning Desktops

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Batch assigning desktops

Multiple desktops can be assigned to multiple users.

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Assigning Desktops

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Support for general-purpose SSD disks

General-purpose SSD disks are cost-effective disks designed for high-throughput, low-latency enterprise office applications.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Skipping desktop assignment allowed during purchase

As desktop assignment can be skipped during purchase, only resources are created in advance. When an employee applies for a desktop, the administrator only needs to assign the desktop for fast desktop provisioning.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Switching of subnets, VPCs, and security groups of a desktop

When the user networking changes, the VPC, subnet, and security group of the desktop can be quickly switched to meet the network planning requirements.

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Desktop Network Settings

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Manual IP address assignment during desktop provisioning

When purchasing desktops, users can customize desktop IP addresses or select existing elastic network interfaces.

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Purchasing a Desktop/Desktop Pool

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Support for fine-grained authorization via IAM

Workspace interconnects with IAM for fine-grained permissions, allowing enterprise administrators to define the access permissions for different user roles.

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Permissions

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Support for third-party authentication

Workspace supports third-party authentication such as OAuth 2.0-based and LDAP-based, meeting users' authentication requirements.

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Third-party SSO Authentication

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Support for application management

Application blacklist and whitelist are configured to control the scope of applications installed on desktops.

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Application Management

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Support for scheduled tasks

You can create scheduled tasks to start, shut down, restart, and hibernate a batch of desktops at a scheduled time, improving O&M efficiency.

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Scheduled Tasks

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Support for user groups

A user group is a collection of users. User groups allow batch managing users in a centralized manner, improving O&M efficiency.

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User Groups

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Support for App Center

Administrators can upload enterprise applications or third-party applications and manage and distribute them centrally in App Center.

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App Center

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Support for Internet access via EIP

Workspace supports Internet access via EIP. Tenants can access the Internet without purchasing SNAT. This function is preferred for Internet access when there are a small number of tenant desktops.

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Internet Access Management

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Support for batch changing OSs

Desktop OSs can be changed to the initial state of the desktop image or a specified OS image of the same type.

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Rebuilding a System Disk

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Support for access policies

When both Direct Connect access and Internet access are available, you can set the access policy for some users with high security requirements to allow only Direct Connect access.

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Access Policy Management

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Support for terminal-desktop binding

After a terminal is bound to a desktop, the desktop can be accessed only from that terminal.

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Terminal-Desktop Binding Relationship Management

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Support for Huawei Cloud virtual MFA

When an end user uses the account and password to log in to a desktop from Huawei Cloud Workspace client, the end user must pass the MFA using a dynamic verification code.

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Huawei Cloud Multi-Factor Authentication Service (Virtual MFA)

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Support for cloud desktop backup via CBR

With CBR, cloud desktop data can be restored to any backup point.

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Restoring Desktop Data Using CBR

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Support for enterprise's authentication system

The administrator can configure interconnection with an enterprise's authentication system. This allows end users to complete a second authentication step when logging in to desktops from the Huawei Cloud Workspace client with their accounts and passwords.

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Enterprise's Authentication System