Network Traffic - OS Test
This test monitors the incoming and outgoing traffic through each cloud PC.
Target of the test : A Windows 365 Cloud PCs Group
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every cloudPC:network_interface combination
| Parameter | Description |
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The nick name of the Windows 365 Cloud PCs Group component for which this test is to be configured. |
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Port |
Refers to the port at which the specified host listens to. By default, this is NULL. |
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Report Powered OS |
If this flag is set to Yes (which is the default setting), then the 'inside view' tests will report measures for even those Cloud PCs that do not have any users logged in currently. Such PCs will be identified by their name and not by the username_on_CloudPCName. On the other hand, if this flag is set to No, then this test will not report measures for those Cloud PCs to which no users are logged in currently. |
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Report By User |
This flag is set to Yes by default. The value of this flag cannot be changed. This implies that the Cloud PCs in environments will always be identified using the login name of the user. In other words, this test will, by default, report measures for every username_on_CloudPCName. |
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SUDOCMD |
This test executes certain privileged commands to pull out the desired metrics from the cloud PCs. To enable the test to run these commands, you first need to install a sudo package on the cloud PC. Once the package is installed, you need to specify the full path to the install directory of the sudo package in the SUDOCMD text box. |
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Is Full Duplex |
By default, this flag is set to Yes, indicating that the incoming and outgoing data traffic is handled in full duplex mode. This means that the network interfaces are sending and receiving data at the same time. If the data traffic in your environment is handled in half-duplex mode, set this flag to No. This means that the network interfaces are not sending and receiving data at the same time; in essence, it is a one-way conversation. In this case, the test halves the value of the Incoming traffic and Outgoing traffic measures. |
| Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Incoming traffic |
Indicates the rate at which data (including framing characters) is received on a network interface. |
Mbps |
An abnormally high rate of incoming traffic may require additional analysis. |
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Outgoing traffic |
Represents the rate at which data (including framing characters) is sent on a network interface. |
Mbps |
An abnormally high rate of outgoing traffic may require additional analysis. |
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Maximum bandwidth |
An estimate of the capacity of a network interface. |
Mbps |
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Bandwidth usage |
Indicates the percentage of bandwidth used by a network interface. |
Percent |
By comparing the bandwidth usage with the maximum bandwidth of an interface, an administrator can determine times when the network interface is overloaded or is being a performance bottleneck. |
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Output queue length |
Indicates the length of the output packet queue (in packets) |
Number |
If this is longer than 2, delays are being experienced and the bottleneck should be found and eliminated if possible. |
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Outbound packet errors |
The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors |
Number |
Ideally, number of outbound errors should be 0. |
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Inbound packet errors |
The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher-layer protocol. |
Number |
Ideally, number of inbound errors should be 0. |
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Outbound packet discards |
Indicates the number of error-free outbound packets that were discarded by this network interface during the last measurement period. |
Number |
Ideally, the value of these measures should be zero. These measures may report a non-zero value when an interface runs short of resources – e.g., NIC buffers.
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Inbound packet discards |
Indicates the number of error-free inbound packets that were discarded by this network interface during the last measurement period. |
Number |
Note:
If the Network Traffic - OS test is not reporting measures for a cloud PC, make sure that you have enabled the SNMP service for the cloud PC.