Monitoring the VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod

eG Enterprise offers a specialized VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod model, which periodically evaluates the service levels achieved by the VMware Horizon Connection Server instances, and proactively alerts administrators to potential performance troubles.

Figure 1 : Layer model of VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod

Each layer of the Figure 1 is mapped to a variety of tests that provide valuable insights into the overall health and performance of VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod. With the help of the metrics reported by these tests, you can find quick and accurate answers for the following queries:

  • How many desktops exist in each desktop pool?
  • Which desktop pools are currently disabled?
  • Is any desktop idle in a pool? If so, which desktop pool is it?
  • Are there too many inactive desktops in a pool? If so, which pool is it?
  • Are all virtual desktops accessible over the network? Which desktop is not?
  • How many desktops on each desktop pool were in Error state?
  • How many desktops need to be maintained in each desktop pool?
  • How many desktops can be accommodated in each desktop pool?
  • What is the percentage of desktops that were actively used in each desktop pool?
  • How many RDS Hosts exist in each application pool?
  • Which application pools are currently disabled?
  • What is the current status of each application pool?
  • How many RDS hosts are available in each RDS farm?
  • How many application pools are available in each RDS farm?
  • Is each RDS farm enabled or not?
  • How many sessions were initiated on the desktops/applications on each RDS farm using PCoIP, Blast and RDP protocols?
  • What is the current status of each RDS host?
  • How many connections can be provided to the desktops/applications on each RDS host simultaneously?
  • How many VMware Horizon Connection Servers were enabled on the target VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod?
  • How many VMware Horizon Connection Servers were disabled on the target VMware Horizon Cluster/Pod?
  • How many sessions were initiated on the desktops/applications on each RDS host using PCoIP, Blast and RDP protocols?

The documentation of this monitoring model will focus on the layers of Figure 1 in detail.