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Overview

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three StepProcess2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

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Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

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Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Latest HP Anyware Features for 5
ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users

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Additional Transition Support

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Migration Guide:
Transitioning fromZCentral
to HP Anyware

OverviewHP and Teradici have partnered to deliver HP Anyware1 as the future remote desktop accesssoftware solution for both graphic intensive users and knowledge workers.

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Preparing to onboard your team with the HP Anyware product suite starts with initiallymigrating onto the subscription license model, and eventually transitioning your team tothe next generation product which will be based off HP Anyware Software with PCoIP
technology, enhanced via capabilities from HP ZCentral Remote Boost2 and HP ZCentral
Connect3.

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Overview

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three StepProcess2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

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Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

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Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Latest HP Anyware Features for 5ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users

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Additional Transition Support

7Over time, HP Anyware, based on the PCoIP technology, will offer industry-leading
capabilities that surpass those that were offered in previous versions of ZCentral softwareand previous versions of HP Anyware Software.

Timing your Migration
Previous users of RGS 7 and ZCentral Remote Boost (and ZCentral Connect) V20 should plan
to migrate to the HP Anyware license model as soon as possible to ensure that they are usingsoftware that is still supported by HP.
Note: RGS 7 is no longer supported by HP at this time and support for Remote Boost V20
ended in February 2023.

Migration is a Three Step Process

Step OneGetting a productconsultation ofHP Anyware

Step Two

Transitioning to HP Anyware
subscription for ZCentral software
support and access to PCoIP

Step Three

Adopting HP Anyware, basedon PCoIP protocol technology

Step 1: Getting a Consultation of HP Anyware
The HP Anyware Product Specialist team can provide a consultation of the HP Anyware
technology and also provide additional detail on our future direction. It is critical for ZCentral
software customers to engage early to understand the technology behind HP Anyware andhow it may differ from ZCentral software.
How to reach out team for a consultation:
Please visit the “Connect with us” format hp.com/anyware

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What to expect: Product consultations for HP Anyware can include information about ourproduct direction, its technology, and pricing models. Additionally, please share how yourneeds were supported in ZCentral Remote Boost and ZCentral Connect with our team.
We would like to incorporate your needs into our roadmap.

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Step 2: Transitioning to the HP Anyware Subscription

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Overview

2

Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three StepProcess2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

2

Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

3

Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Remote Boost

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By moving to the subscription model, your team can remain on the ZCentral Remote Boost
product until the HP Anyware future product (based on PCoIP technology) has capabilities
comparable to ZCentral Remote Boost. Your new version of ZCentral Remote Boostin the subscription model will be V22. V22 will be the version of ZCentral Remote Boost
which is actively supported and refined until HP Anyware is ready for your team’s needs.
License Pricing:

Latest HP Anyware Features for 6ZCentral customers
Additional Transition Support

If you are either an RGS 7 or ZCentral Remote Boost V20 user, setting up your teamfor success in the long-term will require moving to the HP Anyware subscription model,
which will have the latest support for ZCentral Remote Boost and ZCentral Connect.

7• Structured to license count of concurrent users, instead of per each specific individualor device• Subscription is renewed on an annual basis, with options including 1 year and 3 year
License Infrastructure:• Licensing can be facilitated via either local license server or cloud licensing• Cloud licensing is free and reduces overhead of deploying and managing local
licenses servers
Note: The original server (FlexNet) used with legacy versions of ZCentral Remote Boost
cannot be used for HP Anyware
License Type:• Users of legacy Remote Boost license types (“standard”, “floating”) must adopt theHP Anyware license type
License Distribution:• Previous users of ZCentral Remote Boost included with their Z Workstation will alsoneed to purchase a subscription• License key for a paid subscription and download link for the software is sent
to customer via email

Step 3: Infrastructure and product transition to HP Anyware
Did you know?: HP Anyware is delivering broader compatibility with Chrome OS and macOS®
than previously offered in ZCentral Remote Boost and is offering customers greater flexibility
with compute resources and network access beyond VPN.4
Adopting HP Anyware requires acknowledgement of infrastructure differences, then testing,and then full deployment.
Note for Linux Users: HP Anyware is limited to remote-only use with Linux. GPU requirement
is NVIDIA® Quadro®. Linux support for additional environments and GPU configurations
will continually be refined through 2023.

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Product Specifications
ZCentral Remote Boost2 Customers - Checklist

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Overview

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three Step
Process2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

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Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

3

Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Latest HP Anyware Features for 5
ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users6Additional Transition Support

7OS Support (Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware (PCoIP)

Windows: Win 10/11 Supported on Host and Client

Full Support in PlaceRHEL: 7/8/9 supported on Host and Client

Host: RHEL 7/8, CentOS 7, Rocky 8
Client: CentOS 7(Tech Preview)

Ubuntu: 18.04, 20.04, 22.04 on Host and Client

Host: 22.04
Client: 20.04, 22.04

macOS: 11, 12, 13 – Available for Client only

Host: macOS 12, 13
Client: macOS 12, 13

ThinPro OS: 7.2 - Available for Client only

Full Support in PlaceGPU High Performance(Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware (PCoIP)

Host Configuration: None Required“PCoIP Ultra” setting should be enabled forHigh Performance

Host GPU: Option of NVIDIA® Quadro ® or GeForce ®
GPU for High Performance

NVIDIA® Professional cards (Quadro ®) fully supported.
Consumer cards (GeForce ®) are not yet supported
on Linux. AMD cards with Windows supported for
CPU-Offload or PCoIP modes, but Linux systems not
yet supported.

Security Standards (Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware (PCoIP)

Authentication: Standard (Credential Entry), SSO,or EasyLogin (Remote Boost proprietary)

Similar Methodology - Standard (Credential Entry),
SSO, Federated User Authentication with IDP (ex:Okta, Azure AD) available (requires Anyware Manager)

Certificates: TLS 1.2

Full Support in Place

VPN: VPN required

Full Support in Place. However, VPN not required,when using Anyware Manager

ZCentral Connect3 Customers - Checklist
OS Support, On-Prem Server Requirement(Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware Manager5(CAS Manager)

Windows: Windows Server 2016 or 2019(!) Transition required. On-Prem server requires Rocky
Linux 8 or use of Teradici cloud serviceSecurity Standards (Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware Manager5(CAS Manager)

Domain Controller Requirement: Active Directory 2012
R2 or greater required

Full Support in Place. Federated User Authentication
with IDP (ex: Okta, Azure AD) available

License Specifications
ZCentral License Server Transition - Checklist

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License Server (Supported on Legacy Product)

Notes for Transition to HP Anyware Suite

On-Prem Server: Flexnet license server requiredfor Remote Boost Floating license type (not previously
required for the Standard License type)(!) Transition Required to either PCoIP Local LicenseServer (On-Prem) or PCoIP Cloud License Server

Cloud Server: Not available

Available (and as alternative to On-Prem server)

Many Remote Boost experiences have been enhanced further in HP
Anyware as of 2023:

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End User Login, Global Language Support:

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Commitment to supporting globallanguages.

Overview

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three Step
Process2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

2

Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

3

Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Latest HP Anyware Features for 5
ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users

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Additional Transition Support

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Easier Collaboration:
Easy to use collaboration fordiverse team needs.

More Insightful Health Monitoring:
Peace of mind on your connection
health and performance.

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Tips for Remote Boost users tuning HP Anyware performance:
Accessing performance controls:
HP Anyware performance settings are currently located on the agent (server) software.
Work with your IT support team to access these settings.

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Performance mode basics:

Overview

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three Step
Process2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

2

Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

3

Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

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Latest HP Anyware Features for 5
ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users

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Adjusting performance to be similar to Remote Boost:
Advanced Video Compression users: HP Anyware’s GPU offload mode at 4:2:0 or AutoOffload mode (which dynamically transitions to GPU-Offload) at 4:2:0 may be the best
option for you. Be sure to have chroma subsampling enabled. Graphics agent setup isrequired.
HP3 users, desiring fixed image fidelity: HP Anyware’s CPU-Offload mode, with initial Image
quality on the agent set to 80 may be the best option for you. Intel AVX2 instruction set
is required for both client/agent devices for CPU-Offload mode. An alternative mode toconsider for fixed image fidelity is PCoIP, which does not require Intel AVX2 instruction set.

Targeting specific frame rate:
Set frame rate parameters on the agent (server) software as needed. For example, setting
the max frame rate to “30” ensures the frame rate does not exceed 30 fps. If the max frame
rate is set to “0,” the default behavior (i.e. fastest available frame rate) is assumed.”

Reducing bandwidth use and enhancing network performance:
It is expected that HP Anyware will consume bandwidth differently from Remote Boost.
Therefore, please take into consideration the following:•••

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GPU offload mode or Auto-Offload mode at 4:2:0 are the most efficient HP Anyware
performance modes for bandwidth use.
When using CPU-Offload mode, lowering initial image quality to either 70 or 60 may
help reduce bandwidth use.
When using a low-resolution display, PCoIP mode may be a bandwidth reducing
alternative to CPU-Offload mode.

Regardless of the specific performance mode in use, if using a VPN, lowering MTU size
should be considered.

Additional Transition Support
HP Anyware Professional Services team can help with setup:
The Professional Services team has a number of services to help you get up
and running as quickly as possible – from a simple deployment all the way up to a custom
diverse install.

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For further details on this service please visit the HP Anyware website:
https://teradici.com/support-services/professional-services

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Timing your Migration2

Migration is a Three StepProcess2

Step 1: Getting a Consultationof HP Anyware

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Step 2: Transitioning
to the HP Anyware
Subscription

3

Step 3: Infrastructure
and product transition
to HP Anyware

3-4

Latest HP Anyware Features for 5
ZCentral customers
Tips for Remote Boost Users

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Network access required. HP Anyware supports Windows, Linux® and macOS host environments and Windows, Linux®, macOS, iOS, Android™, and Chrome OS™ end-user devices. For more on the system requirements for installing HP Anyware, refer to theAdmin Guides at: https://docs.teradici.com/find/product/cloud-access-software. HP Anyware is based on the Teradici CAS software and licensing platform and is available through a 1- and 3-year subscription. HP Anyware subscriptions are based on thenumber of concurrent PCoIP connections used (pay for the number of host connections, not the software) with a minimum order quantity of 5.
2HP ZCentral Remote Boost Sender does not come preinstalled on Z Workstations but can be downloaded and run on all Z Workstations (desktops and laptops) without license purchase through December 31, 2022. License purchase is required to use
ZCentral Remote Boost Sender on non-Z hardware. Starting December 15, 2021, a CA+ subscription (ZCentral Remote Boost and Teradici CAS) can be purchased at https://teradici.com/products/future-of-remote-compute. ZCentral Remote Boost Sender
requires Windows 10 or 11, RHEL/CentOS (7 or 8), or UBUNTU 18.04 or 20.04 LTS operating systems. macOS (10.14 or newer) operating system and ThinPro 7.2 are only supported on the receiver side. Requires network access. The software is available fordownload at hp.com/ZCentralRemoteBoost.
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If you purchased a ZCentral Connect version 20 license, the purchased ZCentral Connect license will not expire. If you are using ZCentral Connect version 22- as part of the HP and Teradici single subscription (CA+ subscription) your license to use the software
will expire with the term of the 1-year subscription. HP ZCentral Connect requires HP ZCentral Remote Boost Software which can be downloaded at hp.com/ZCentralRemoteBoost, a Windows (10 or 11) orWindows Server (2016 or 2019) operating system, Microsoft Active Directory and Intel Active Management Technology for select features.
4HP Anyware supports Windows, Linux® and macOS host environments and Windows, Linux®, macOS, iOS, Android™, and Chrome OS™ end-user devices. For more on the system requirements for
installing HP Anyware, refer to the Admin Guides at: https://docs.teradici.com/find/product/cloud-access-software
5The subscriptions for HP Anyware include access to the Anyware Manager software which can be installed locally or accessed as-a-service. For more information, visit:https://docs.teradici.com/find/product/cloud-access-software1© Copyright 2023 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express
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