Citrix Farm Test

The Citrix Farm test reports the availability and responsiveness of the Citrix ZDC associated with a Citrix farm/zone. In addition, the test also reports the number of zones and servers in the farm.

Target of the test : A Citrix ZDC

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Citrix ZDC being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters	Description
Test Period	This indicates how often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Port	Refers to the port used by the Citrix ZDC.
DD Frequency	Refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD frequency.
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: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Farm availability	Indicates the availability of the ZDC.	Percent	The availability is 100% when the server is responding to a request and 0% when it is not. Availability problems may be caused by a misconfiguration / malfunctioning of the server, or if the server has not been started.
Response time	Indicates the time taken by the ZDC to respond to a user query	Secs	A sudden increase in response time is indicative of a bottleneck at the server.
Number of zones in the farm	Indicates the number of zones in the farm.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know the names of the zones.
Number of XenApp servers in the farm	Indicates the number of XenApp servers in the farm.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know the names and IP addresses of the servers in the farm and the zones to which the servers belong.