Default Parameters for CtxXcXDGroupTest

To determine the maintenance mode of each delivery group managed by every controller in the monitored XenDesktop broker site, and to understand the number, nature, and usage of machines within each group in a site, use the CtxXcXDGroupTest test.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the CtxXcXDGroupTest.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• In order to monitor the Delivery Controller 7, eG requires a special user with the following privileges;

  • The All scope and read-only privileges

  • The Allow log on locally security privilege on the Delivery Controller host

  To know the steps for assigning such privileges to a user, click hereare discussed. Specify the name of such a user, in the USERNAME text box.

• Specify the password for the user specified in the USERNAME text box, in the PASSWORD text box.

• Confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• In the DOMAIN text box, specify the domain to which the user specified in the USERNAME text box belongs to.

• By default, the REPORT BY MACHINE TYPE flag is set to Yes indicating that the individual descriptors of this test - i.e., the delivery groups - are classified based on their machine type; in other words, the delivery groups will be listed either under Windows Client OS or Windows Server OS based on their machine type. If you do not want to group the delivery groups based on their machine types, set this flag to No.

• By default, the SHOW AVAILABLE MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for the Available_desktops measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of all machines that are currently available in each delivery group managed by the broker.

• By default, the SHOW REGISTERED MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for Registered_desktops measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of the machines (in each delivery group) that are currently registered with the broker being monitored.

• By default, the SHOW POWERED ON MACHINES DD flag is set to No. This implies that by default, detailed metrics will not be available for Poweredon_desktops machines measure of this test. To enable detailed diagnosis for this measure, you can set this flag to Yes. In this case, you will be able to view the complete details of the powered on machines in each delivery group that is managed by the broker.

• By default, the SHOW SITE WIDE INFORMATION flag is set to Yes, indicating that the monitored server is the site server of a broker site. For a site server, this test will report metrics at the site-level - accordingly, a set of metrics will be reported for each delivery group managed by every broker in the site. On the other hand, if the monitored broker is only a member of a site and not the site server, then set this flag to No. In this case, the test will not report any metrics.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the Update button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.