Horizon RDS Hosts Test
RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and View Agent installed. These servers host applications and desktop sessions that users can access remotely. To know the status of each RDS host on the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod, what type of sessions are active on each RDS host in a farm and to determine the status of desktops/applications on each host, use this test.
Target of the test : An Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each Farm:host configured on the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod being monitored
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The host for which the test is to be configured. |
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Port |
Refers to the port used by the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. By default, this is set to NULL. |
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Connection Server Name |
By default, this test connects to every Horizon Connection Server configured in the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod remotely and collects the required metrics. For this, it is necessary to specify valid credentials of the Horizon Connection Servers. To help administrators provide these credentials quickly and easily, the eG administrative interface embeds a special configuration page. To access this page, simply click on the encircled '+' icon that appears alongside this parameter in the test configuration page. To know how to use this special page, refer to Configuring the Omnissa Horizon Connection Servers for Monitoring. |
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User Name, Password and Confirm Password |
By default, this test uses Omnissa Restful APIs to collect the required metrics from the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. For this, the eG agent should be configured with read-only user privileges that will allow the agent to communicate with the Horizon Connection Server in a particular domain and extract statistics. Therefore, specify the credentials of the user who is authorized to access the Horizon Connection Server against the User Name, Password and Confirm Password text boxes. |
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Domain Name |
Specify the name of the domain to which the Horizon Connection Server belongs to. |
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Total Session DD |
By default, this flag is set to No, indicating that this test will not report detailed diagnostics for the Total Sessions measure. This means that the test, by default, will not capture and store the details of every session initiated using the RDS host, in the eG database. This default setting is ideal for RDS hosts characterized by the initiation of thousands of sessions simultaneously, as it helps conserve space in the eG database and reduce the strain on the database. However, if your eG database is well-sized and you want to view the complete list of sessions initiated using the RDS hosts in a farm, enable the detailed diagnosis capability of the Total Sessions measure by setting this flag to Yes. |
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Idle Duration Time (Mins) |
Specify the duration (in minutes) of inactivity beyond which a session is considered to be “idle” by this test. By default, this parameter takes the value 10 (minutes); this implies that by default, the test considers all sessions that have been inactive for beyond 10 minutes as idle sessions. |
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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. |
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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:
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Total sessions |
Indicates the number of remote sessions to desktops /applications on this host. |
Number |
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Sessions via PCoIP |
Indicates the number of PCoIP sessions to the desktops/applications in this host. |
Number |
The details of the PCoIP sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis. |
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Sessions via Blast |
Indicates the number of Blast sessions to the desktops/applications in this host. |
Number |
The details of the Blast sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis. |
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Sessions via RDP |
Indicates the number of RDP sessions to the desktops/applications in this host. |
Number |
The details of the RDP sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis. |
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Connected desktop sessions |
Indicates the number of desktops on this host that are in active sessions and have active remote connections to a View client. |
Number |
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Disconnected desktop sessions |
Indicates the number of desktops on this host that are in active sessions but are disconnected from the View client. |
Number |
A non-zero value is a cause for concern. |
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Connected applications |
Indicates the number of applications on this host that are in active sessions and have active remote connections to a View client. |
Number |
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Disconnected applications |
Indicates the number of applications on this host that are in active sessions but are disconnected from the View client. |
Number |
A non-zero value warrants close scrutiny. |
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Status |
Indicates the current status of this host. |
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The values that this measure can take and its corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values to indicate the current status of this host. However, the graph of this measure will represent the same using the numeric equivalents only. |
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Maximum connections |
Indicates the maximum connections that can be provided to the desktops/applications on this host. |
Number |
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Load preference of this server |
Indicates the load preference of this host. |
Number |
The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating load preference of each host. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents as mentioned in the table above. |
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Load index on the RDS server |
Indicates the percentage of load on this host. |
Percent |
The value of this measure can range from 0 to 100, where 0 represents no load and 100 represents full load. |
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RDS server health |
Indicates the current health of this host. |
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The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the health of each host. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents as mentioned in the table above. |
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Is RDS server available? |
Indicates whether/not this host is available. |
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The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the availability of each host. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents as mentioned in the table above. |
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Idle sessions |
Indicates the number of sessions that have been idle beyond the time duration specified against the Idle Duration Time (Mins) parameter. |
Number |
The value of this measure should be very low. |
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Unknown sessions |
Indicates the number of sessions that are in unknown state. |
Number |
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