eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by HrznPODPoolTest

This test monitors the status and usage of each desktop pool configured on the target VMware Horizon Cloud Pod.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each desktop pool configured on the VMware Horizon Cloud Pod being monitored.

Descriptor of the test : Desktop Pool

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Pool_enabled Indicates whether this desktop pool is enabled or not.   This measure reports either Enabled or Disabled as the status of the user in this desktop pool. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Enabled 1
Disabled 0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating the status of this desktop pool. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above.
Pool_entitled Indicates whether any users or groups have been entitled to access this pool or not.   This measure reports either Entitled or UnEntitled as the status of this desktop pool. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Entitled 1
UnEntitled 0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating whether any users or groups have been entitled to access this pool or not. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above.
Total_entitled_user Indicates the total number of entitled users presents in this pool. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure displays the details of entitled users present in this desktop pool.
Remote_sessions Indicates the total number of remote sessions to the desktops in this desktop pool. Number The details of the remote sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis.
Total_desktops Indicates the total number of registered desktops present in this desktop pool. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure provides the details of the registered desktops.
Desktop_source Indicates the source of this desktop pool.   The values reported by this measure and its corresponding numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:

State Numeric Value
Remote Desktop Services 1
vCenter(instant clone) 2
vCenter(linked clone) 3
vCenter 4
Others 0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating the source of this desktop pool. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above.
Pool_type Indicates the type of this desktop pool.   The values reported by this measure can report and its corresponding numeric values are listed in the table below:

Measure Value Description Numeric Value
Manual desktop pool Manual desktop pools are a collection of existing vCenter Server virtual machines, physical computers, or third-party virtual machines. In automated or manual pools, each Windows machine isavailable forone user to access remotely at a time. 2
RDS desktop pool RDS desktop pools are not a collection of Windows machines, but instead, provide users with desktop sessions on RDS hosts. Multiple userscan have desktop sessions on an RDS host simultaneously. 1
Automated Desktop Pool   3

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the pool type. However, in the graph of this measure, the same will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.
Agent_unreach_state Indicates the desktops in this pool that are currently in the Agent unreachable state. Number  
Provision_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Provisioned state. Number A no-zero value for this measure indicates that one/more desktops in the pool are powered-off or suspended.
Avail_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Available state. Number This refers to the number of desktops that are powered on and ready for an active connection.
Disable_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Agent Disabled state. Number  
Invalid_ip_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Invalid IP state. Number  
Reboot_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Agent needs reboot state. Number  
Protocol_fail_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Protocol failure state. Number  
Domain_fail_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Domain failure state. Number  
Already_use_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Already used state. Number If a desktop that is set to refresh on logoff is reset,the desktop goes into the Already Used state.
Config_error_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently experiencing configuration errors. Number A high value for this measure indicates that many errors occurred during desktop configuration. This is worrisome and should be investigated.
Prov_error_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently experiencing provisioning errors. Number A high value for this measure indicates that many errors occurred during desktop configuration. This is worrisome and should be investigated.
Error_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are in the Error state currently. Number A non-zero value for this measure is a cause for concern, as it indicates that one/more desktops in the pool have experienced an unknown error.
User_con_state Indicates the number of desktops in this desktop pool that are currently in the Unassigned user connected state. Number  
User_dis_state Indicates the number of desktops in this desktop pool that are currently in the Unassigned user disconnected state. Number  
Unknown_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in an Unknown state. Number Ideally, the value of this measure should be 0.
Provisioning_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Provisioning state. Number A non-zero value for this measure indicates that desktops in the pool are being provisioned.
Custom_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Customizing state. Number A non-zero value for this measure indicates that desktops in the pool are being customized.
Waiting_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Waiting for agent state. Number  
Delete_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Deleting state. Number A non-zero value for this measure indicates that one/more desktops in the pool have been marked for deletion, and will be deleted soon.
Maintain_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Maintenance mode presently. Number When a desktop is in the Maintenance mode, users cannot login or use that desktop.
Startup_state Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in the Startup state.    
Pcoip_session Indicates the number of PCoIP sessions to the desktops in this desktop pool. Number The details of the PCoIP sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis.
Blast_session Indicates the number of Blast sessions to the desktops in this desktop pool. Number The details of the Blast sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis.
Rdp_session Indicates the number of RDP sessions to the desktops in this desktop pool. Number The details of the RDP sessions can be viewed in the detailed diagnosis.
Actv_desktops Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in Connected state i.e., the desktops are inactive sessions and have active remote sessions to a Horizon client. Number  
Inactv_desktops Indicates the number of desktops in this pool that are currently in Disconnected state i.e., the desktops are in active sessions but are disconnected from the Horizon client. Number  
Actv_app Indicates the number of applications in this pool that are inactive sessions and have active remote connections to a View client. Number  
Inactv_app Indicates the number of applications in this pool that are in active sessions abut are disconnected from the View client. Number  
Spare_desk Indicates the number of spare (powered on) desktops that are to be maintained in this pool. Number Generally, you want the number of spare desktops atleast to equal the number of users that login within a short timespan (usually a few minutes). These reserves ensure that users have an available desktop. You should monitor user-login activity and adjust the settings accordingly.
Max_desk Indicates the maximum number of desktops to be maintained in this pool. Number  
Min_desk Indicates the minimum number of desktops to be maintained in this pool. Number  
InactDesk_util Indicates the percentage of disconnected desktops in this pool. Percent A value close to 100% for this measure could indicate that almost all the desktops in the pool are disconnected from the View client. This is a cause for serious concern and requires immediate attention.
Desktop_util Indicates the percentage of desktops actively used in this pool. Percent Ideally, the value of this measure should be high.