RD Connection Broker Redirector Test

When users connect to a Remote Desktop or RemoteApp, the RD Connection Broker Redirector helps by directing the user to the correct Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server. This redirection is based on session availability, load balancing, and reconnection needs.

This test monitors the RD connection broker redirector and reports number of threads waiting for an RPC session. In addition, the test also reports the average time a session spends waiting to acquire information.

Target of the test : Microsoft RD Connection Broker

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for a Microsoft RD Connection Broker that is currently launched.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameters	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The nick name of the Microsoft RD Connection Broker component for which this test is to be configured.
Port	Refers to the port at which the specified host listens to. By default, this is 3389.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Total RPC contexts	Indicates the total number of RPC (Remote Procedure Call) sessions between the redirector and the RD connection broker.	Number
Total threads waiting for RPC context	Indicates the number of threads waiting for an RPC session.	Number
Avg context acquisition wait time	Indicates the average time a session spends waiting to acquire information.	Seconds	A higher value of this measure results in high latency and slow response times.
Total connection time	Indicates the total time taken for the connection to be established between the redirector and the RD connection broker.	Seconds