Citrix Farm Sessions Test
This test reports key statistics pertaining to the user sessions on the Citrix farm server.
Target of the test : A Citrix ZDC
Agent deploying the test : An external agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each farm server
Configurable parameters for the test
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Measurements made by the test
Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Unknown sessions: |
Indicates the number of current sessions that are in an Unknown state. |
Number |
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Active sessions: |
Indicates the number of active sessions currently on the Citrix farm. |
Number |
This measure gives an idea of the farm workload in terms of active sessions. Tracking the number of active sessions with time, a Citrix administrator can obtain information that can help him/her plan the capacity of their Citrix farm. The detailed diagnosis capability, if enabled, lists the active and inactive sessions on the Citrix farm. |
Connected sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions that are connected. |
Number |
A consistent increase in the value of this measure could indicate that users are having trouble logging in. Further investigation may hence be required. |
Connecting sessions: |
Indicates the number of sessions that are in the process of connecting. |
Number |
A very high value for this measure indicates a problem with the session or connection. |
Shadow sessions: |
Indicates the number of sessions that are remotely controlling other sessions. |
Number |
A non-zero value for this measure indicates the existence of shadow sessions that are allowed to view and control the user activity on another session. Such sessions help in troubleshooting/resolving problems with other sessions under their control. |
Disconnected sessions: |
Indicates the number of sessions from which users have disconnected, but which are still active and can be reconnected. |
Number |
Too many disconnected sessions running indefinitely on a Citrix server cause excessive consumption of the server resources. To avoid this, a session limit is typically configured for disconnected sessions on the Citrix server. When a session limit is reached for a disconnected session, the session ends, which permanently deletes it from the server. |
Listen sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions that are ready to accept connections. |
Number |
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Reset sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions, the states of which were reset while in progress. |
Number |
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Down sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions that could not be initialized or terminated. |
Number |
Ideally, the value of this measure should be 0. |
Initializing sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions that are initializing. |
Number |
A very high value for this measure could indicate that too many sessions are currently experiencing initialization problems. |
Stale sessions: |
Indicates the current number of sessions that are stale. |
Number |
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