Default Parameters for CtxCapPlanTest

When planning the capacity of the Citrix XenApp server, administrators often need to ascertain how many user sessions are running on the server, assess how the users are using the CPU and memory resources allocated to them, and determine whether sufficient resources are free in the server to support future operations. The findings from such an analysis will provide pointers to how the server capacity can be enhanced - can the server accommodate more users without requiring additional resources? or should the server be resized before allowing users to establish more sessions?

The CtxCapPlanTest test helps administrators to do this analysis and makes prudent sizing recommendations with the help of which administrators can take accurate capacity decisions. On the basis of the historical CPU and memory usage by during the user sessions, the report reveals deficits in server sizing (if any). Also, on the basis of the free CPU and memory resources (if any) in the server, the test automatically computes how many more user sessions the server can handle. In the process, the test turns the spotlight on that resource (CPU or memory) which serves as a serious constraint to expanding the capacity of the server.

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

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed. By default, this is 5 minutes.

• 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.