Parallels RAS Reference Architecture
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  • Introduction
    • Parallels RAS release history
    • What is Parallels RAS
    • Advantages of Parallels RAS Solution
    • Parallels RAS Components
    • Understanding Deployment Scenario Diagrams
    • Parallels RAS Basic Concepts
  • Deployment Scenarios
    • General Considerations
    • Parallels RAS Deployment Scenarios
      • Single Farm with One RD Session Host
      • Single Farm with Two RD Session Hosts
      • Single Farm with RD Session Host Auto Scaling
      • Single Farm with VDI Hosts
      • Single Farm with Remote PC Hosts
      • Single Farm with Mixed Hosts
      • Single Farm with Public & Private RAS Secure Gateways
      • Single Farm with Dual RAS Secure Gateways
      • High Availability with Multiple Gateways
      • High Availability with Single-hop or Double-hop DMZ
        • Single-hop DMZ (two firewalls)
        • Double-hop DMZ (three firewalls)
      • RAS on Microsoft Azure
      • Azure Virtual Desktop integration
      • Mixed Scenarios
        • Multi-Site Scenario
        • Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
        • Secure Setup with Double-hop DMZ and Second-Level Authentication
        • SAML SSO authentication
      • Multi-Tenant Architecture
      • Management Portal
    • Client Manager and Desktop Replacement
  • Capacity Considerations
  • Deploying Parallels RAS Reporting
    • One Site with Multiple RD Session Hosts
    • Multiple Sites with Multiple RD Session Hosts and Remote SQL Server
  • Port Reference and SSL Certificates
    • Port reference
      • Parallels Client
      • Web browsers
      • HALB
      • RAS Secure Gateway
      • RAS Connection Broker
      • RAS Console
      • SSRS
      • RAS Reporting
      • RAS Web Administration Service (REST/Management Portal)
      • RAS PowerShell
      • RAS Provider Agent
      • RAS Enrollment Server
      • RAS RD Session Host Agent
      • RAS Guest Agent
      • RAS Remote PC Agent
      • Tenant Broker
      • Active Directory and Domain Services ports
    • SSL Certificates
      • Using a Third-Party Trusted Certificate Authority
      • Using Enterprise Certificate Authority
      • Assign a Certificate to a Gateway
      • Parallels Client Configuration
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  • Server-based computing
  • Simplified administration
  • Higher security
  • Hardware independence
  • Multi-Tenant architecture and capabilities
  • Deployment Flexibility
  • Easy access
  • Extended Windows PC Lifecycle
  • Proactive monitoring
  • End user support

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  1. Introduction

Advantages of Parallels RAS Solution

Server-based computing

Less administration, higher availability, reduced TCO.

Simplified administration

Central management of users, server-based OS patch management, application updates and backups.

Higher security

All data is kept on a server side with centralized security and backup management. Only mouse clicks, keyboard keystrokes, and desktop/application screenshots are transmitted to and from the client device, thus preventing data leakages, viruses, Trojans, and other vulnerabilities on clients.

Hardware independence

Support for virtually all platforms on client devices, including Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, and HTML5, all with minimum hardware requirements.

Multi-Tenant architecture and capabilities

Parallels RAS Multi-Tenant architecture with Parallels RAS Tenant Broker allow for sharing of the access layer such as Parallels Secure Gateways and front-end High Availability Load Balancers (HALBs) among Tenants, which may be represented as isolated Parallels RAS Farms and/or sites. Tenant Broker is a separate RAS installation that hosts shared RAS Secure Gateways and HALB. Tenant farms are deployed just like traditional RAS environments and are joined to the Tenant Broker. Each Tenant farm has its own RAS Connection Brokers and servers hosting published resources (RD Session hosts, VDI, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote PCs). No local RAS Secure Gateways or Load Balancers are needed.

Deployment Flexibility

Parallels RAS offers flexible cloud deployment model support, whether using on-premises, cloud or multi-cloud environments, allowing businesses to leverage different technologies while reducing total cost of ownership.

Easy access

Employees, customers, and partners telecommute/roam more easily with follow-me apps and desktops on any device from anywhere.

Extended Windows PC Lifecycle

Achieve cost savings in hardware replacement by converting Windows PCs into pseudo thin clients. Continue using Windows legacy operating systems to securely run virtual applications while also restricting access to native OS features. What’s more, the administrator can choose which applications a user runs locally and remotely on a PC.

Proactive monitoring

Parallels RAS Reporting helps IT administrators to proactively tackle any potential issue before it occurs, providing reports and statistics on resources and services shown under one roof in the Parallels RAS console.

End user support

Windows Client Management enables client device shadowing (user session control) and power management for help desks, making routine end user assistance easier.

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