vCenter Health Test

This test auto-discovers the Omnissa Horizon Connection servers in the target environment and reports the current connection status. This test also throws light on whether/not the thumbrint of the SSL certificate is accepted and whether the SSL/TLS certificate is valid. This test also reports the number of virtual desktops and cirtual machined managed on the VMware vCenter and also alerts if View Composer is configured on the VMware vCenter or not.

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 Virtual Center:Omnissa Horizon Connection Server configured on the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test Period	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 target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. By default, this is set to NULL.
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 Horizon Brokers Test.
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.
Domain Name	Specify the name of the domain to which the Horizon Connection Server belongs to.
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

Connection status

Indicates the connection status of this Omnissa Horizon Connection Server.

The values that this measure can take and its corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:

Measure Value	Numeric Value
Up	1
Down	2
Reconnecting	3
Unknown	4
Invalid credentials	5
Cannot login	6
Not yet connected	7

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values to indicate the connection status of each connection server. However, the graph of this measure will represent the same using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 to 7.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the version, Build number and API version of the VMWare vCenter from which this connection server is provisioned.

Is thumbprint accepted?

Indicates whether/not the thumbprint is accepted by this Omnissa Horizon Connection Server.

Accepting a thumbprint in VMware vCenter involves acknowledging and trusting the SSL/TLS certificate used for secure communication. This process helps ensure that the management tools and vCenter server are communicating securely and that any potential risks are mitigated.

The values that this measure can take and its corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:

Measure Value	Numeric Value
Yes	1
No	0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values to indicate whether/not the thumbprint is accepted by this Omnissa Horizon Connection Server. However, the graph of this measure will represent the same using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 or 1.

Is the certificate valid?

Indicates whether/not the SSL/TLS certificate of this Omnissa Horizon Connection Server is valid.

The values that this measure can take and its corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:

Measure Value	Numeric Value
Yes	1
No	0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values to indicate whether/not the SSL certificate of this Omnissa Horizon Connection Server is valid. However, the graph of this measure will represent the same using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 or 1.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the start time, end time and the message of the SSL/TLS certificate.

Is View Composer added?

Indicates whether/not View Composer is added to/configured on the virtual center.

This measure is applicable only for the 'Summary' descriptor of each virtual center.

Adding and configuring vCenter Server with View Composer involves ensures compatibility, setting up network connectivity, entering the correct server details, and verifying the integration. Proper configuration ensures that View Composer can effectively manage and deploy virtual desktops within the Horizon environment.

The values that this measure can take and its corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:

Measure Value	Numeric Value
Yes	1
No	0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values to indicate whether/not View Composer is added to the virtual center. However, the graph of this measure will represent the same using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 or 1.

Desktops managed by the vCenter

Indicates the number of desktops managed by the virtual center.

Number

This measure is applicable only for the 'Summary' descriptor of each virtual center.

Machines managed by the vCenter

Indicates the number of machines managed by the virtual center.

Number

This measure is applicable only for the 'Summary' descriptor of each virtual center.