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Measures reported by ViewSecSessTest

By tracking the number and type of sessions to the VMware Horizon View Connection Server through the VMware Horizon Security Server, administrators can understand the load on their VMware Horizon Security Server. Such useful insights on load are provided by the ViewSecSessTest test.

This test reports the total number of sessions on the VMware Horizon Connection Server through the VMware Horizon Security Server, and also reveals the number of sessions of each type currently active on the server. In addition, the test also highlights the maximum number of concurrent sessions of each type that were launched on the server. Based on these inputs, administrators can plan the capacity of the VMware Horizon Connection Server.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target VMware Horizon Security Server being monitored.

The measures made by this test are as follows:

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
All_sessions The number of View sessions initiated through the security server that are currently active. Number This is a good indicator of the current session load on View.
Full_vms_sessions Indicates the current number of active full VM sessions that are initiated through the security server. Number  
Clone_sessions Indicates the current number of active linked clone View sessions that are initiated through the security server. Number A linked clone is a copy of a virtual machine that shares virtual disks with the parent virtual machine in an ongoing manner. This conserves disk space, and allows multiple virtual machines to use the same software installation.

Compare the value of this measure with that of the Full_vms_sessions measure to know what type of sessions are contributing to the current session load on the View server - full VM sessions? or linked-clone sessions?
PCoIP_sessions Indicates the current number of PCoIP gateway sessions initiated through the security server. Number In the event of a session overload, you can compare the value of these measures to know the type of sessions that is causing the overload.
Secure_sessions Indicates the current number of Secure gateway sessions initiated through the security server. Number
Other_sessions Indicates the current number of active View sessions that are initiated through the security server from other sources. Number
App_sesn Indicates the current number of active View application sessions that are initiated through the security server. Number In the event of a session overload, you can compare the value of these measures to know the reason for the overload - is it because too many sessions are launching applications? Or is it many sessions are accessing desktops?
Desktop_sesn Indicates the current number of active View desktop sessions that are initiated through the security server. Number
All_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent View sessions initiated through the security server. Number This is a good indicator of the maximum concurrent session load that the View server can handle. By observing the variations to this measure over time, you can understand the server capacity and accordingly plan its future resource requirements. The measure also indicates how concurrent licenses were utilized, and helps you determine whether/not more licenses will be required in the future.
Full_vm_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent full VM sessions initiated through the security server. Number If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest linked-clone sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage.
Link_cln_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent linked-clone sessions initiated through the security server. Number A linked clone is a copy of a virtual machine that shares virtual disks with the parent virtual machine in an ongoing manner. This conserves disk space, and allows multiple virtual machines to use the same software installation.

If the value of the All_sesn_high measure is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Full_vm_sesn_high to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage.
Sec_gtway_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent secure gateway sessions initiated through the security server. Number If the value of the All_sesn_high measure is abnormally high, you can compare the value of these three measures to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage.
PCoIP_gtway_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent PCoIP gateway sessions initiated through the security server. Number
Other_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent sessions from other sources. Number
Appl_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent application sessions. Number If the value of the All_sesn_high measure is abnormally high, you can compare the value of these two measures to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage.
Desktop_sesn_high Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent desktop sessions initiated through the security server. Number