Terminal Connection Test

This test tracks various statistics pertaining to the Parallels RAS connections to and from a host, from an external perspective.

Target of the test : A Parallels RAS

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
Parameter Description

Test period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

Host name of the server for which the test is to be configured.

Port

Enter the port to which the specified host listens to.

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 connection to this port 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.