Welcome to the Sun Ray Software Information Center
Sun Ray Software is a secure, cost effective solution that delivers a rich, virtual Windows, Linux, or Solaris OS desktop to Sun Ray clients.
This site provides links to the official product documentation for both the Sun Ray Software 5 product and its associated add-on components.
What's New for SRS 5
What's New for SRS 5
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Common Installer for Windows Components | A new common installer for the following Windows components: Multimedia redirection, Adobe Flash acceleration, Sun Ray audio driver, and USB redirection. |
| USB Device Redirection | Enables users to access USB devices connected to a Sun Ray DTU from their Windows sessions. The SRWC 2.2 release supports the following USB device types: flash drives, printers, scanners, USB-to-serial adapters, and USB-to-parallel adapters. Check the USB Redirection Peripherals List for the list of tested devices from each of the supported device types. |
| Adobe Flash Acceleration | Improved frame rates and synchronized audio, video, and animations playback for Sun Ray clients using Windows Remote Desktops. |
| Windows Server 2008 Support | Enables users to display applications within Windows Server 2008 in 32-bit color on Sun Ray clients. Windows Server 2008 Session Directory support is also included. |
| Sun Desktop Access Client Support | Sun Ray session access on Windows-based desktops. Note: Throughout the SRS documentation, the term Sun Ray DTU is used to refer to the hardware-based thin client. With the addition of the Sun Desktop Access Client, a majority of the Sun Ray DTU references also apply to the new Sun Desktop Access Clients. In the future, we will use the generic term "client" to refer to all clients supported by the Sun Ray system, where appropriate. |
| Client-to-Server Authentication Support | SRSS now provides client-to-server authentication. |
| New Pop-up GUI Firmware Options | The Advanced Menu now has Video Input Disable (disables input selector on Sun Ray 270 DTUs) and Enable Fast Download (increases speed of firmware downloads). |
| XRender Extension Support | The X Rendering Extension (XRender) allows clients to use a new rendering model based on Porter-Duff compositing. This extension is managed through the utxconfig command. |
SRS 5 Documentation
Sun Ray Software 5 Components
| Product | Documentation | Download | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Ray Server Software (SRSS) 4.2 | Product Documentation on Wiki | Download |
Provides the software to create and manage a Sun Ray Environment, including Sun Ray servers and Sun Ray clients (DTUs). Solaris and Linux supported. |
| Sun Ray Connector for Windows OS (SRWC) 2.2 | Product Documentation on Wiki | Download |
Provides a Sun-supported terminal services client based on the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). It allows users to run Windows environments on their Sun Ray clients. |
See the Sun Ray Peripherals List for the list of peripherals that you can use on Sun Ray DTUs.
Add-on Components
| Product | Documentation | Download | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 | Sun Desktop Access Client 1.0 User Guide (September 2009) Installation and Administration Information (and Release Notes) |
Download |
Provides a software-only version of the Sun Ray client. Runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7. |
| Sun Ray Connector for VMWare View Manager (SRVC) 1.1 | Installation and Configuration Guide | Download |
Provides the ability connect users of Sun Ray clients to Windows virtual machines via the VMware View Manager. |
| Smart Card authentication with PC/SC-Lite 1.2 | PC/SC-lite 1.2 Release Notes CCID IFD Handler v1.3.10 Release Notes |
Download |
Provides access to smart cards and smart card readers connected to Sun Ray clients. This product download also provides an optional generic USB CCID Driver to add extended support for CCID-compliant readers and dongles. |
Forums
Sun Ray Software Forums
- Sun Ray Software Forum (forums.sun.com)
- Sun Ray Users Group
Additional Info
Additional Information
White Papers
- [Virtualizing Windows on Sun Ray Thin Clients at the Microsoft Enterprise Engineering Center]
Blogs
Think Thin
(Thin Client and Server Based Computing Group Blog) |
|---|
| Sharing is Nice: The User Tested USB Redirection List |
| What can the Sun Desktop Access Client do for you? |
| First Sun Ray Software 5, then Sun VDI Software 3.1... |
| Announcing Sun Ray Software 5 |
| SRS 5 Released |
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