Default Parameters for TSLicenseUtilTest

For every Microsoft RDS server that is managed by the license server, this test reports the number, type, and usage of RDS CALs installed on the Microsoft RDS License server under a particular Key pack ID and purchased under a specific License program or Purchase method (this can be, Unknown, Retail, Built-in, Volume, Concurrent, Temporary, Open)

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

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

• By default, the REPORT TOTAL flag is set to Yes. This indicates that by default, the test reports license usage per <Terminal_server>_<License_program>_<KeypackID> combination and also reports the total license usage across all key packs and license programs relevant to a particular Microsoft RDS server. This is why, by default, in addition to descriptors represented by a combination of <Terminal_server>_<License_program>_<KeypackID>, a Total descriptor also appears for this test for every Microsoft RDS server. If you want the test to report metrics per <Terminal_server>_<License_program>_<KeypackID> combination only, then set this flag to No.

• If you want the test to report metrics for the Total descriptor (of every Microsoft RDS server) alone and not for each <Terminal_server>_<License_program>_<KeypackID> combination, set the REPORT ONLY TOTAL flag to Yes. In this case, the test will report metrics for the Licenses in use measure alone. By default, this flag is set to No.

• Microsoft RDS servers can operate in two licensing modes: Per Device (default factory setting) and Per User. A Per Device CAL gives each client computer or device the right to access a Microsoft RDS server. Using Per User licensing on the other hand, one user can access a Microsoft RDS server from an unlimited number of devices and only one CAL is needed instead of a CAL for each device.

  If you want this test to ignore the CALs that have been installed in the ‘Per User’ mode when computing license usage, set the IGNORE PER USER CALS flag to Yes. By default, this flag is set to No, indicating that the test, by default, also considers the CALs installed in the per user mode when reporting license utilization.

• By default, the IGNORE TEMPORARY LICENSES flag is set to No. This implies that the test, by default, includes temporary licenses as well in the count of installed and used licenses. To make sure that the test disregards temporary licenses when computing license usage, set this flag to Yes.

• DD FREQUENCY refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 6:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD frequency.

• Once the necessary values have been entered, 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.