AppStream Information Test

AWS AppStream 2.0 uses different types of AWS resources to deliver application streaming services. These resources define the infrastructure and components required to support the AppStream environment, including the user experie nce, session handling, and administrative capabilities. Followings are the key resource types in AppStream 2.0:

Fleet - A collection of streaming instances (virtual machines) that provide the computational resources for users to stream applications.

Image - A virtual machine image that contains the applications, configurations, and settings needed for the streaming session.

Stacks - A stack defines the settings for delivering applications to end users, including fleet association, user permissions, and session policies.

Network Resources - VPCs (Virtual Private Clouds): Provide isolated network environments for AppStream resources.

In an AppStream 2.0 environment, a resource type is allocated to the AppStream instance based on the compute, memory, and storage resources required for streaming applications. Knowing the type of resources used by the AppStream instance helps administrators to make sure that resources matching the workload's requirements have been allocated to the target host. The AppStream Information test can help administrators to instantly know the resource type of the AppStream instance. This enables administrators to have control over cost management, configure precise auto-scaling policies and compliance requirements and ensure that users experience seamless application streaming without lag, delays, or crashes because resources meet application requirements.

Target of the test : An AWS AppStream Multi-session Host

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the AWS AppStream Multi-session Host that is being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

The port at which the target host listens.

ReconnectPeriod

This parameter is used by the test while computing the value for the Quick reconnects measure. This measure counts all the users who reconnected to the target host within the short period of time (in minutes) specified against this parameter.

Report By Domain name
  • By default, this flag is set to Yes. This implies that by default, the detailed diagnosis of this test will display the domainname\username of each user who accessed an application on the host. This way, administrators will be able to quickly determine which user logged into the host from which domain. If you want the detailed diagnosis to display only the username of these users, set this flag to No.
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    DD Frequency

    Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD frequency.

    Detailed Diagnosis

    To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.

    The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

    • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability
    • Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.
    Measurements made by the test
    Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

    Resource type

    Indicates the type of AWS resources used by the target AWS AppStream Multi-session host.

     

    The values reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

    Measure Values Numeric Values
    App Block 0
    App Block Builder 1
    Application 2
    Application Entitlement Association 3
    Application Fleet Association 4
    Directory Config 5
    Entitlement 6
    Fleet 7
    ImageBuilder 8
    Stack 9
    Stack Fleet Association 10
    Stack User Association 11
    User 12

    Note:

    By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the resource type of the target host. However, in the graph of this measure, the values will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents.