VMware Blast display protocol can be used for remote
applications and for remote desktops that use virtual machines or
shared-session desktops on an RDS host. Select this protocol connection
to display the desktop with the Blast protocol.
NOTE: When you pause the
pointer over the connection icons, the corresponding connection protocols
are displayed in tooltip. This is designed for RDSH applications.
From ThinOS 8.4 release, RDSH application is supported for both PCoIP
and Blast protocol. These two protocols share the same application icon, and hence it is necessary for you to pause the pointer over the
connection icons to identify its protocol.
Blast feature
matrix on ThinOS
Table 1. Blast feature
matrixThe following table displays the Blast feature
matrix:
Blast features
Support on ThinOS
Comments/ Known issues
H.264 offload
Yes
Blast H.264 is not supported on Wyse 5010 thin client, Wyse 5040 AIO thin client, and Wyse 7010 thin client.
VDI desktops
Yes
N/A
RDSH desktops
Yes
N/A
RDSH applications
Yes
Application window does not support
Seamless mode. For example, all applications open in single window
because of the VMware limitation.
RDSH application supports the
PCoIP protocol from ThinOS 8.4, with same limitation.
Unified communication
No
Third-party plug-ins are not available.
Microsoft Lync VDI plug-in
No
N/A
Real-Time Audio-Video (RTAV)
Yes
N/A
Skype for Business
Yes
N/A
Windows Media MMR
No
N/A
Flash URL multicast
No
N/A
Printer redirect
Yes
Supports printer redirection, and
printer mapping with virtual print.
Smartcard redirect
Yes
N/A
Scanner redirect
No
N/A
Serial port redirect
No
N/A
USB redirect—VDI/ RDSH
Yes
Enabled by default.
Client drive redirect
No
N/A
Linux desktop
Yes
N/A
Copy Paste text
Yes
See, VMware Horizon server and
client configurations/documentation.
VPN connect
Yes
N/A
AES 128/256
Yes
See, ThinOS AES design.
Multi-display/ 4K/ 32-bit
Yes
See, VMware Blast support information.
For example, the prerequisite is VM video RAM.