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Default Parameters for PVSRamCacheTest

This test helps administrators keep tabs on the usage of the write-cache of every target device that is connected to the Provisioning server, and sends out proactive alerts to administrators if it finds that a write-cache file is rapidly filling up. In addition, this test promptly captures I/O transaction failures and reports the number of times each target device had to retry an I/O transaction on the PVS.

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

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

  • This test executes commands using the Management Command Line Interface (MCLI) of the Provisioning server to collect the required metrics. To enable the test to execute the commands, the eG agent, by default, auto-discovers the full path MCLI.exe on the target Provisioning server. This is why, the MCLI PATH is set to none by default. If, for some reason, the eG agent is unable to auto-discover the MCLI path, then you will have to manually specify the path here using the following pointers:

    • Typically, in a 32-bit Windows system, the MCLI.exe will be available in the following location by default: <System_Root>\Program Files\Citrix\Provisioning Services Console
    • In a 64-bit Windows system on the other hand, the MCLI.exe will be available in the following location by default: <System_Root>\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Provisioning Services Console

  • To report farm-related metrics, this test should run using the credentials of a user who fulfills the following requirements:

    • Should belong to a Security group with ‘Farm Administrator’ access.

    • Should be assigned the Allow log on locally security privilege on the Provisioning server host.

    To know the steps for assigning such privileges to a user, click here.

    Once you assigned the aforesaid previleges to the user, then configure this test with the DOMAIN NAME, DOMAIN USER, and DOMAIN PASSWORD of the same user.

  • By default, the LOCAL HOST ONLY flag is set to No. This implies that, by default, the test auto-discovers all the servers that are part of the PVS farm, and reports metrics for each server. Setting the flag to Yes ensures that the test reports metrics for only that server, which is being monitored.

  • By default, the SHOW ACTIVE TARGETS ONLY is set to Yes, indicating that the test will monitor only those target devices that are up and running currently, by default. To enable the test to monitor all devices, regardless of their running state, set this flag to No.

  • 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.