Hyper-V Switch Ports Test

This test reports the network traffic flowing into and out of every virtual switch port (i.e., virtual NIC) on the Hyper-V host. This test is disabled by default. To enable the test, go to the enable / disable tests page using the menu sequence : Agents -> Tests -> Enable/Disable, pick Hyper-V as the Component type, Performance as the Test type, choose the test from the disabled tests list, and click on the >> button to move the test to the ENABLED TESTS list. Finally, click the Update button.

 

Target of the test : A Hyper-V / Hyper-V VDI server

Agent executing the test : An internal agent

Output of the test : One set of results for each virtual switch port available to the Hyper-V host monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test period

This indicates how often should the test be executed.

Host

Specify the HOST for which this test is to be configured.

Measurements reported by the test:
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Broadcast packets received

Indicates the total number of packets received per second by this port.

Packets/Sec

 

Broadcast packets sent

Indicates the total number of packets sent per second by the switch.

Packets/Sec

 

Data received

Indicates the rate at which bytes were received by the port.

Mbps

 

Data transmitted

Indicates the rate at which bytes of data were sent by the port.

Mbps

 

Packets received

Indicates the total number of packets received by the port per second.

Packets/Sec

 

Packets sent

Indicates the total number of packets sent by the port per second.

Packets/Sec