RDS Connection Test

This test tracks various statistics pertaining to Microsoft RDS server connections to and from a host, from an external perspective.

Target of the test : A Microsoft RDS server

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every port 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	Enter the port to which the specified TargetHost listens
TargetPorts	Specify a comma-separated list of port numbers that are to be tested (eg., 80,7077,1521). By default, the default terminal sever port, 3389, will be displayed here.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Connection availability	Whether the Microsoft RDS server connection is available	Percent	An availability problem can be caused by different factors – e.g., the server process may not be up, a network problem may exist, or there could be a configuration problem with the DNS server.
Connection time	Time taken (in seconds) by the server to respond to a request.	Secs	An increase in response time can be caused by several factors such as a server bottleneck, a configuration problem with the DNS server, a network problem, etc.