Citrix Printing Performance Test

The Citrix Universal Print Server extends Virtual Apps and XenDesktop Universal printing support to network printing. This feature eliminates the need to install numerous network printer drivers on Virtual Apps and XenDesktop hosts, and enables more efficient network utilization. The Citrix Universal printer driver supports direct network printing on Windows and non-Windows clients.

After installing the Universal Print Server components and configuring the new policy settings, a user can add and enumerate network printers through the Windows Provider and Citrix Provider interfaces.

The Universal Print Server feature comprises:

  • A client component, UPClient, that you install on each Virtual Apps and XenDesktop host that provisions session network printers and that uses the Universal Printer Driver.
  • A server component, UPServer, that you install on each print server that provisions session network printers and that uses the Universal Printer Driver for the session printers (regardless of whether or not the session printers are centrally provisioned).

Target of the test : Citrix Virtual Apps

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each application that is monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
  1. Test period - How often should the test be executed
  2. Host - The host for which the test is to be configured.
  3. port – The port number at which the specified HOST listens to. By default, this is 1494.
Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Data completed

Indicates the amount of uncompressed data that was sent for printing.

KB

 

Data transferred

Indicates the amount of print queue data that was transferred.

KB

 

Data compression savings

Indicates the amount of data that was saved due to compressing the data in the print queue.

KB

 

EMF data completed

Indicates the total amount of uncompressed Enhanced MetaFile data that was sent for printing.

KB

 

EMF data transferred

Indicates the amount of EMF data that was transferred to the pinter.

KB

 

EMF jobs completed

Indicates the total number of EMF print jobs that were completed.

Number

 

EMF jobs created

Indicates the number of EMF print jobs that were created.

Number

 

EMF jobs failed

Indicates the number of EMF print jobs that failed.

Number

 

Jobs completed

Indicates the total number of jobs that were completed.

Number

 

Jobs created

Indicates the total number of jobs that were created.

Number

 

Jobs failed

Indicates the total number of jobs that failed.

Number

 

RAW data completed

Indicates the total amount of RAW data that was printed completely.

KB

 

RAW data transferred

Indicates the amount of RAW data that was transferred for printing.

KB

 

RAW jobs completed

Indicates the total number of RAW jobs that were completed.

Number

 

RAW jobs created

Indicates the number of RAW jobs that were created.

Number

 

RAW jobs failed

Indicates the number of RAW jobs that failed.

Number

 

XPS data completed

Indicates the amount of uncompressed XPS data that was sent for printing.

KB

 

XPS data transferred

Indicates the amount of XPS data that was transferred.

KB

 

XPS jobs completed

Indicates the total number of XPS jobs that were completed.

Number

 

XPS jobs failed

Indicates the number of XPS jobs that failed.

Number

 

XPS jobs created

Indicates the number of XPS jobs that were created.

Number