AWS dcv documentation change
Summary
Added support documentation for macOS Amazon EC2 Mac instances to DCV server requirements, operating systems, hardware specifications, and feature comparisons. Updated tables and text to include macOS server capabilities and limitations.
Security assessment
The changes primarily expand platform support (macOS) and update feature comparisons. No explicit security vulnerabilities, patches, or security-focused configurations are introduced. Mentions of TLS certificates, idle client disconnection, and WebAuthn redirection are existing security-related features but are not newly added or modified in a security context here.
Diff
diff --git a/dcv/latest/adminguide/servers.md b/dcv/latest/adminguide/servers.md index 23271bfa9..a7b5e836d 100644 --- a//dcv/latest/adminguide/servers.md +++ b//dcv/latest/adminguide/servers.md @@ -9 +9 @@ RequirementsSupported Features -Amazon DCV is installed on a dedicated server that creates user sessions. The Amazon DCV server software is available for Windows and Linux. Both servers offer similar features, but there are some differences. Choose the Amazon DCV server that best meets your needs. The following table compares the features supported by the Windows and Linux Amazon DCV servers. +Amazon DCV is installed on a dedicated server that creates user sessions. The Amazon DCV server software is available for Windows, Linux, and Amazon EC2 Mac instances. The servers offer similar features, but there are some differences. Choose the Amazon DCV server that best meets your needs. The following table compares the features supported by the Windows, Linux, and macOS Amazon DCV servers. @@ -30,2 +30,2 @@ Your server must meet the minimum requirements listed in the following table. -| Windows server | Linux server ----|---|--- +| Windows server | Linux server | macOS server +---|---|---|--- @@ -57,0 +58,6 @@ All supported Windows operating systems require .NET Framework 4.5 and must supp +| + + * macOS Ventura 13.7.8 or later + * macOS Sonoma 14.7.8 or later + * macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 or later + @@ -64 +70 @@ All supported Windows operating systems require .NET Framework 4.5 and must supp - +| 64-bit ARM (DCV server is supported only on [Amazon EC2 Apple silicon instances](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-mac-instances.html)) @@ -72 +78 @@ All supported Windows operating systems require .NET Framework 4.5 and must supp - +| Amazon EC2 Apple silicon instances support hardware-based video encoding. @@ -77 +83 @@ All supported Windows operating systems require .NET Framework 4.5 and must supp -Only console sessions are supported on Linux servers with AMD GPUs. +Only console sessions are supported on Linux servers with AMD GPUs. | @@ -82 +88 @@ Only console sessions are supported on Linux servers with AMD GPUs. -If you ware running an operating system that has reached end of life, such as CentOS 7 or RHEL 7, Amazon DCV still offers support until the [End of Life](./eosl.html) of that supported DCV version. Amazon DCV does not support operating systems that have reached end of life. Contact your vendor regarding your operating system. +If you are running an operating system that has reached end of life, such as CentOS 7 or RHEL 7, Amazon DCV still offers support until the [End of Life](./eosl.html) of that supported DCV version. Amazon DCV does not support operating systems that have reached end of life. Contact your vendor regarding your operating system. @@ -88,27 +94,28 @@ For more information about the Amazon DCV Client requirements, see [ Amazon DCV -The following table compares the features that are supported by the Windows and Linux Amazon DCV servers. - -Feature | [Windows Amazon DCV server](./setting-up-installing-windows.html) | [Linux Amazon DCV server](./setting-up-installing-linux.html) ----|---|--- -[Console sessions](./managing-sessions.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Virtual sessions](./managing-sessions.html) | ✗ | ✓ -[QUIC (UDP) transport protocol](./disable-quic.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Configurable TCP/UDP ports and addresses](./manage-port-addr.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Custom TLS certificates](./manage-cert.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Idle client disconnection](./manage-disconnect.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[GPU sharing](./manage-gpu.html) | ✗ | ✓ -[USB remotization](./manage-usb-remote.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Smart card support](./manage-smart-card.html) | ✓ | ✓ -Webcam support | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✗ -[Session storage and file transfer](./manage-storage.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Copying and pasting](./manage-clipboard.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Custom HTTP headers](./manage-headers.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Printing from sessions](./manage-printer.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Stereo 2.0 audio playback](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Surround sound audio playback](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ (up to 7.1) | ✓ (up to 5.1) -[Stereo 2.0 audio recording](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ | ✓ -[Touchscreen support](./enable-stylus.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✓ -[Stylus support](./enable-stylus.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2019) | ✓ -[Gamepad support](./enable-gamepad.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✗ -Full screen selected monitors | ✓ | ✗ -Time zone redirection | ✓ | ✓ -WebAuthn redirection | ✓ | ✓ +The following table compares the features that are supported by the Windows, Linux, and macOS Amazon DCV servers. + +Feature | [Windows Amazon DCV server](./setting-up-installing-windows.html) | [Linux Amazon DCV server](./setting-up-installing-linux.html) | [macOS Amazon DCV server](./setting-up-installing-macos.html) +---|---|---|--- +[Console sessions](./managing-sessions.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Virtual sessions](./managing-sessions.html) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ +[QUIC (UDP) transport protocol](./disable-quic.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Configurable TCP/UDP ports and addresses](./manage-port-addr.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Custom TLS certificates](./manage-cert.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Idle client disconnection](./manage-disconnect.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[GPU sharing](./manage-gpu.html) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ +[USB remotization](./manage-usb-remote.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +[Smart card support](./manage-smart-card.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +Webcam support | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✗ | ✗ +[Session storage and file transfer](./manage-storage.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Copying and pasting](./manage-clipboard.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Custom HTTP headers](./manage-headers.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +[Printing from sessions](./manage-printer.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +[Stereo 2.0 audio playback](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +[Surround sound audio playback](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ (up to 7.1) | ✓ (up to 5.1) | ✗ +[Stereo 2.0 audio recording](./manage-audio.html) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +[Touchscreen support](./enable-stylus.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✓ | ✗ +[Stylus support](./enable-stylus.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2019) | ✓ | ✗ +[Gamepad support](./enable-gamepad.html) | ✓ (Windows 10 and Server 2016 and later) | ✗ | ✗ +Full screen selected monitors | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ +Time zone redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ +WebAuthn redirection | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ +Extensions SDK | ✓ | ✓ | ✗