eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by AppVolAppStackTest

AppStack is a read-only volume containing any number of Windows applications, files, folders, registry settings, and more. Multiple AppStacks can be delivered to an individual system or user. An individual AppStack can also be delivered to more than one system or user. AppStacks can be assigned to AD user accounts, groups, OUs, or computer accounts to enable delivery of applications to end users.

Administrators can combine core applications into a single AppStack, making it easy to assign applications to users through AD object assignment. Administrators can make application updates available immediately or on next login or reboot.

When a user logs in through the VMware App Volumes manager and hosts a desktop, if an AppStack containing the applications requested by the user is not attache on time, then, the user experience in accessing the AppStack may suffer to a great extent. To improve the user experience, it is important for the administrators to keep a constant vigil on the status of the AppStacks continuously. This test helps administrators in this regard!

This test auto-discovers the AppStacks attached to the target Vmware App Volumes Manager and for each AppStack reports the status. In addition, this test reports the number of users accessing the AppStack and the number of applications attached to the AppStack. Using this test, administrators can figure out the AppStack that is frequently accessed by the users.

Outputs of the test :One set of results for each AppStack on the target VMware App Volumes Manager being monitored.

Descriptor:AppStack

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Status Indicates the current status of this AppStack.   The values that this measure can report and the numeric values they indicate have been listed in the table below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Disabled 0
Enabled 1
Unprovisioned 2

Note:

By default, this measure can report the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the current status of this AppStack. The graph of this measure however, is represented using the numeric equivalents only i.e., 0 to 2.
App_assign Indicates the number of users / computers accessing this AppStack. Number

Compare the value of this measure across AppStacks to figure out the AppStack that was accessed by a maximum number of users.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the users and the time at which the AppStack was assigned to each user.
App_attach Indicates the number users attached to this AppStack. Number

Compare the value of this measure to figure out the AppStack to which maximum number of users are attached.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the name of the users, the host name on which the user logged in, the storage location, the time at which the AppStack was attached to the user and the duration for which the AppStack is attached.
App_applicatn Indicates the number of applications in this AppStack. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure lists the names of the applications, version, the publisher of the application, whether the application is assignable or not and the date on which the application was created on the AppStack.