VDI Applications Test
This test discovers the applications executing on the virtual desktops and reports the availability and resource-usage of each of the desktop applications.
Target of the test : A Citrix XenServer
Agent deploying the test : An internal/remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of outputs for every distinct application executing on the virtual desktops
Configurable parameters for the test
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Measurements of the test
Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Processes running: |
Indicates the number of instances of this application that is currently executing across all virtual desktops on the target host operating system. |
Number |
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CPU usage: |
Indicates the percentage of physical CPU resources utilized by this application across the guest VMs. |
Percent |
A very high value of this measure is a cause for concern, as it indicates excessive CPU usage by a single application. This in turn would cause other desktop applications to contend for limited physical resources, thus degrading the performance of those applications and that of the virtual server as a whole. |
Memory usage: |
Indicates the percentage of physical memory resources utilized by this application across the guest VMs. |
Percent |
A very high value of this measure is a cause for concern, as it indicates excessive memory usage by a single application. This in turn would cause other desktop applications to contend for limited physical memory resources, thus degrading the performance of those applications and that of the virtual server as a whole. |
CPU used: |
Indicates the physical CPU (in Mhz) used up by this application. |
Mhz |
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I/O reads: |
Indicates the rate at which this application reads data from the virtual disk.
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KB/Sec |
Compare the value of these measures across applications to identify the I/O-intensive application. |
I/O writes: |
Indicates the rate at which this application writes data to the virtual disk. |
KB/Sec |
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I/O read operations: |
Indicates the rate at which this application performs read operations. |
IOPS |
Compare the value of these measures across applications to identify the I/O-intensive application. |
I/O write operations: |
Indicates the rate at which this application performs write operations. |
IOPS |
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Total I/O operations: |
Indicates the rate at which this application performs I/O operations. |
IOPS |
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