Events Database Connectivity Test

The event database stores information about View events as records in a database rather than in a log file. If the event database is unavailable, you will be compelled to scan the log files for event-related information; log files however, provide only limited information.

With the help of this test, you can promptly detect whether the VMware Horizon Connection Server is able to connect to the event database or not.

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

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 VMware Horizon Connection Server. The default port number is NULL.
Connection Server Name	Specify the name of the target VMware Horizon Connection Server that is to be monitored.
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.
Password	Specify the password corresponding to the user here.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
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.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Events database connectivity

Indicates whether the VMware Horizon Connection Server is able to connect to the Events database or not.

Number

This measure reports either Connected or Disconnected as the status of the event database connectivity. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:

State	Numeric Value
Connected	1
Disconnected	0

If the event database is Disconnected, then you may have to look into the log files to obtain the information regarding View events, and the log files contain only limited information.

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating the status of the event database connectivity. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above.