eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by CtxXcXDGroupTest

To determine the maintenance mode of each delivery group managed by every controller in the monitored XenDesktop broker site, and to understand the number, nature, and usage of machines within each group in a site, use the CtxXcXDGroupTest test.

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Enabled Indicates whether this delivery group is available or not.   This measure reports the value Yes if a delivery group is available, and reports No if it is not available.

The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned Measure Values are as follows:

Measure Value Numeric Value
No 0
Yes 1

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the availability of the delivery group. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the numeric equivalents – 1 and 0 only.

The detailed diagnosis of this measure if enabled, lists the name of the delivery group, the description, the desktop kind, whether Secure ICA is required, the number of sessions supported, whether the machine needs to be shut down after use, Powered on status of the machine if user is assigned, Powered on status of the machine during peak period if user is assigned and the published name of the machine.

Maintenance_mode Indicates whether this delivery group is in a maintenance mode or not.   Delivery groups are typically put on maintenance mode, if the connections to the machines within the group are to be temporarily stopped so that maintenance tasks are carried out.

XenDesktop has no control over delivery groups that are in maintenance mode. No user can log on to a machine in this state.

This measure reports the value Yes if a delivery group is in the maintenance mode, and reports No if it is not. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned Measure Values are as follows:

Measure Value Numeric Value
No 0
Yes 1

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the maintenance status of the desktop group. However, the graph of this measure will represent the maintenance modes using the numeric equivalents – 1 and 0 only.

Total_desktops Indicates the total number of machines in this group. Number  
Available_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this delivery group that are available for a new user to connect to. Number Ideally, this value should be high. The detailed diagnosis of this measure will reveal the complete details of the available desktops, such as, the desktop name, IP address, the desktop type, the catalog to which the desktop belongs, the hosting server on which the desktop operates, etc.
Used_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this group that are currently used by users. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure provides complete details of the machines in use such as the machine name, the delivery group and catalog to which it belongs, the operating system it runs on, the DNS server with which it communicates, and the machine type - whether Private or Shared.
Used_desktops_pct Indicates the percentage of machines in this group that are currently in use by users. Percent Ideally, the value of this measure should be low. A value close to 100% indicates that the delivery group is about to run out of free machines. Owing to the absence of unused machines, other users who have been assigned to this delivery group will be denied access to the group upon login.

Moreover, high usage of a delivery group may also drain the corresponding hosting infrastructure of its physical and virtual resources.

Disonnected_desktops Indicates the number of machines that are disconnected from this delivery group. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure will reveal the complete details of the disconnected machines, such as, the machine name, IP address, OS type, OS version, the desktop type, the delivery group to which the machine belongs, the catalog to which the machine belongs, the hosting server on which the machine operates,the hypervisor connection, the name of the controller, location of the changes made by the user, provisioning type of this machine etc.
Preparing_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this group that are currently preparing sessions for users. Number  
Pending_update_desktops Indicates the number of machines managed by this delivery group to which updates are currently pending. Number Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are awaiting updates.
Maintenance_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this group that are currently under maintenance. Number  
Registered_desktops Indicates the number of machines that are currently registered with this delivery group. Number  
Unregistered_desktops Indicates the number of machines that are configured in this delivery group but are in an unregistered state with this broker. Number Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to figure out the machines that were unregistered with the broker, the name of the delivery group and catalog to which the machine belongs to etc.
Agent_error_desktops Indicates the number of machines that are in an AgentError state in this delivery group. Number  
Never_reg_desktops Indicates the number of machines that are not registered properly with the broker although they are configured in this delivery group. Number  
High_cpu_desktops Indicates the number of machines managed by this delivery group that are currently consuming CPU resources excessively. Number A low value is desired for this measure. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are running CPU-intensive applications.
High_latency_desktops Indicates the number of machines managed by this delivery group that are currently experiencing high network latencies. Number A low value is desired for this measure. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are experiencing high latencies.
High_profile_desktops Indicates the number of machines managed by this delivery group that are currently taking too long a time to load profiles. Number A low value is desired for this measure. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are facing issues when loading profiles.
Poweredon_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this desktop group that are currently powered on. Number Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are currently powered on.
Suspended_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this delivery group that are currently in the Suspended state. Number Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are currently in the Suspended state.
Poweredoff_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this delivery group that are currently powered off. Number Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines are currently powered off.
Unavailable_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this delivery group that are currently unavailable to the users. Number A low value is desired for this measure. The detailed diagnosis of this measure will reveal the complete details of the available desktops, such as, the desktop name, IP address, the desktop type, the catalog to which the desktop belongs, the hosting server on which the desktop operates, etc.
Power_pending_desktops Indicates the number of machines in this delivery group on which the power actions are pending.    
Last_con_desktops Indicates the number of machines to which the last connection attempt failed. Number A low value is desired for this measure. Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which machines could not be connected to recently.
Recent_con_desktop Indicates the number of machines to which the last connection attempt failed during the last measurement period. Number  
last_dereg_desktops Indicates the number of machines that were the last to be deregistered from this broker. Number The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, lists the name of the machine, IP address, OS type and version, the delivery group and catalog to which the machine belongs, the desktop kind, the hosting server on which the machine operates, the hypervisor connection, the user who is currently accessing the session, name of the controller, the location of the changes made by the user, provisioning type, the applications published on the machine if the machine is a XenAPP, the reason for deregistration of the machine and the actual time of deregistration etc.
Recent_dereg_desktops Indicates the number of machines that were the last to be deregistered from this broker during the last measurement period. Number  
last_error_desktops Indicates the number of machines on which errors were detected last. Number  
Recent_error_desktops Indicates the machines on which errors were detected during the last measurement period. Number