Citrix Farm Licenses Test

This test reports the license usage of a Citrix server farm.  This test tracks both the product and connection license for a zone.

Target of the test : A Citrix ZDC

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every license

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 – Refers to the port used by the Citrix server

 

Measurements made by the test

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Pool licenses in use:

One of the main purposes of a Citrix server farm is to reuse/distribute licenses across servers. This metric reports the number of licenses in use.

Number

 

Pool licenses available:

This metric reports the number of pool licenses that are available for use by servers in the server farm.

Number

 

Pool licenses usage:

This metric reports the percentage of pooled licenses that are in use.

Percent

If the pool license usage reaches close to 100%, the server farm may be running out of licenses.

 

Assigned licenses:

Besides pooling licenses, Citrix allows the licenses to be assigned specifically to different servers. Licenses assigned to a server cannot be reused by other servers. This metric reports the number of licenses assigned to a server.

Number

 

Assigned licenses in use:

This metric reports the number of licenses assigned to a server that are in use.

Number

 

Assigned licenses usage:

This metric indicates the percentage of assigned licenses that are in use.

Percent

A value close to 100% indicates that there may not be sufficient assigned licenses to handle user requests.