Templates Details Test
Templates are the molds from which desktops are created. You can use templates to create uniform virtual desktops that meet your specifications. Templates consist of an image and policies. The image contains the operating systems and applications that run on the desktop. Policies, which you set while creating the template, are characteristics such as how many desktops to create and how much RAM to allocate to the desktops. Using the Templates Details test, you can determine the current status of the desktops created using each template configured using the vdimanager. This way, you can figure out how many desktops are currently in use and how many are broken.
Target of the test : A VDI-in-a-Box Manager
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each template.
Parameters | Description |
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Test period |
This indicates how often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The host for which this test is to be configured. |
Port |
The port at which the specified host listens to. |
VDI in a Box Host |
The IP address of the vdimanager that is being monitored. |
VDI in a Box Username, VDI in a Box Password, and Confirm Password |
The test needs to log on to the VDI-in-a-Box appliance to pull out the metrics of interest. For this purpose, you need to configure the test with the credentials of a user with login rights to the appliance. By default, the appliance supports a root user named root (with the default password root) and a Read-only user named kvm (with the default password kaviza123). If you prefer not to expose the credentials of the root user, then you can configure the VDI in a Box Username and VDI in a Box Password parameters with the credentials of the user kvm. Confirm the password of this user by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box. Note: The default password of user kvm is kaviza123. If this is changed, then make sure you configure the VDI in a box password parameter with the new password. |
SSH Port |
Specify the SSH port number of the vdimanager. By default, this is 22. |
Detailed Diagnosis |
To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, 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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Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Desktops in use |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that are currently in use. |
Number |
This refers to the number of desktops to which a user is currently logged into. The detailed diagnosis of this measure will list the names of desktops that are currently in use. |
Desktops not in use |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that are currently not in use. |
Number |
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Desktops utilization |
Indicates the percentage of desktops created from this template that are currently in use. |
Percent |
A high value for this measure indicates that too many desktops are in use. This in turn implies that very few desktops are currently available for usage. |
Desktops pre-started for instant login |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that are ready for login – i.e., the number of new desktops. |
Number |
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Desktops preserved for subsequent use |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that were in use in the past, but the user has currently logged out. |
Number |
This refers to the number of desktops that are ‘on hold’. You can use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which desktops are on hold currently. |
Broken desktops |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that are broken. |
Number |
A desktop in an unknown state has the status "Broken" and is not available to users. Causes for broken desktops are as follows:
To know which desktops are broken, use the detailed diagnosis of this measure. |
Desktops being pre-started for instant login |
Indicates the number of desktops created from this template that are being pre-started for instant login. |
Number |
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To know which desktops are currently in use for a template, use the detailed diagnosis of the Desktops in use measure.
Figure 1 : The detailed diagnosis of the Desktops in use measure
To know which desktops for a template are currently on hold, use the detailed diagnosis of the Desktops preserved for subsequent use measure.
Figure 2 : The detailed diagnosis of the Desktops preserved for subsequent use measure
To know the broken desktops, use the detailed diagnosis of the Broken desktops measure.
Figure 3 : The detailed diagnosis of the Broken desktops measure