Active Directory Connectivity Test
View uses your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure for user authentication and management. In the absence of a connection to the AD server, VMware Horizon View Connection server will not be able to authenticate user logins, thereby denying even valid users access to their critical desktops.
With the help of this test, you can continuously monitor the VMware Horizon View Connection server - AD server connection, and promptly detect problems in it, so that the connection can be restored before users begin to complaint.
Target of the test : A VMware Horizon Connection Server
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for the VMware Horizon Connection server being monitored.
| Parameter | Description |
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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 VMware Horizon Connection Server. The default port number is NULL. |
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Connection Server name |
Specify the name of the target VMware Horizon Connection Server that is to be monitored. |
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User name |
By default, eG Enterprise uses a dual approach i.e., uses VMware PowerCLI and LDAP queries to collect metrics from the target VMware Horizon Connection Server 7 (or above). This dual approach ensures that the metrics are collected more faster than the LDAP query-only approach used for the prior versions of the VMware Horizon Connection Server. Administrators need to install the VMware PowerCLI on the target VMware Horizon Connection server and configure the eG agent to communicate with that CLI to pull the metrics. PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell, which enables easy management, configuration, and automation of vSphere and vCloud environments. With the help of this CLI, the eG agent collects metrics from the target server more quickly than the LDAP approach that was used to collect metrics from VMware Horizon Connection Server version 6 and below. In order to collect metrics using VMware PowerCLI, administrators need to specify the name of the user possessing read-only administrator role in the VMware Horizon Management Console. |
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Password |
Specify the password corresponding to the user here. |
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Confirm Password |
Confirm the password by retyping it here. |
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Domain Name |
Specify the name of the domain to which the VMware Horizon Connection Server belongs to. If the target VMware Horizon Connection Server does not belong to any domain, specify none here. |
| Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation | ||||||
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Active directory connection state |
Indicates whether the VMware Horizon Connection server is able to connect to the Active Directory server or not. |
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This measure reports either Ok or Not available as the status of the active directory connection. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating the status of the active directory connection. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above. |
