2.2. Windows Remote Desktop Support

The following Windows remote desktops are supported with Sun Ray Software:

Table 2.2, “Supported Features for Windows OS Platforms” shows what features are supported for each Windows OS platform. Some Windows OS platforms require a Windows component to be installed for specific feature support. For detailed information, see Section 4.5, “How to Install the Windows Connector Components on a Windows System”.

Table 2.2. Supported Features for Windows OS Platforms

 

Windows XP SP2 (64-bit)

Windows XP SP3 (32-bit)

Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit/64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Adobe Flash Acceleration (1)

x

x

x

x

x

Video Acceleration (2)

x

x

x

x

x

USB Redirection (3)

x

x

x

x

x

Audio Input (4)

x

x

x

x

x

Enhanced Network Security

x

x

x

x

x

Session Directory/Session Broker

N/A

N/A

x

N/A

x

(1) For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 R2, support is provided by the Adobe Flash acceleration component.

(2) For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 R2, support is provided by the multimedia redirection component. For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, support is provided for Windows Media Video (wmv) playback.

(3) For all OS platforms, support is provided by the USB redirection component.

(4) For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 R2, support is provided by the audio input component.