Catalog Details Test
In XenDesktop, collections of virtual machines (VMs) or physical computers of the same type are managed as a single entity called a catalog. To deliver desktops to users, the machine administrator creates a catalog of machines and the assignment administrator allocates machines from the catalog to users by creating desktop groups.
This test auto-discovers the catalogs managed by the XenDesktop site being monitored, and reports useful statistics related to each catalog, which reveal:
- The catalog type;
- The type of desktops allocated to each catalog;
- The availability, usage, and assignment of desktops in each catalog
Target of the test : A Citrix Delivery Controller 5.x
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each catalog managed by the target XenDesktop site.
Parameter | Description |
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The IP address of the host for which this test is to be configured. |
Port |
Refers to the port at which the DDC listens to. |
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:
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Allocation type |
Indicates the allocation type of the virtual desktops available in this catalog. |
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This measure can report one of the following values:
The table below provides the numeric values that correspond to the allocation types listed above, and a brief description of each type:
Note: By default, this measure reports the Allocation Types listed in the table above. However, the graph of this measure will represent the allocation types using their corresponding numeric equivalents – i.e., 1 and 2. |
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Total machines |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog. |
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Machines assigned to users |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog that are currently assigned to users. |
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Machines assigned to users not in any desktop groups |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog, which are not part of any desktop group, but are assigned to users. |
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Machines not in any desktop group |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog, which are not part of any desktop group. |
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Machines not assigned to users not in any desktop groups |
Indicates the number of unassigned virtual desktops in this catalog that are not part of any desktop group. |
Number |
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Machines not assigned to users |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog that are not assigned to any users. |
Number |
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Machines used in desktop groups |
Indicates the number of virtual desktops in this catalog that are within desktop groups. |
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Catalog kind |
Indicates the type of catalog.
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This measure reports one of the following values:
The table below provides the description for each of the aforesaid catalog types:
The numeric values that correspond to the Catalog Types in the table are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Catalog Types. However, the graph of this measure will represent the types using the numeric equivalents mentioned in the table above – i.e., 0 to 5. |
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Physical machines included in catalog |
Indicates whether or not this catalog contains any physical desktops.
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This measure is relevant only if the Catalog kind measure reports the value PVS – i.e., only if the type of catalog is PVS. This measure reports the values Yes or No to indicate whether or not a catalog contains any physical desktops. The numeric values that correspond to the Yes/No states are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating whether the catalog contains any physical desktops. However, the graph of this measure will represent States using the corresponding numeric equivalents – i.e., 1 and 0 only. The detailed diagnosis of this measure reveals the IP address and domain name of the server that provisioned the physical desktops. The eG agent will collect the detailed measures only if the catalog contains physical desktops - i.e., only if this measure returns the value Yes. |