Default Parameters for CtxXcXDPMgmtTest

With the help of this test, you can determine the number of power management actions that are started to be performed and the count of previous actions that are currently pending in the queue. This helps you find out the current load on the hypervisor and also prevent overloading condition. This test also reveals the count of the power actions that are in the same state for more than the configured time. Knowing the long running actions may help administrators to investigate the issues and fix them before they affect user experience. Details diagnosis provided by the test reveals the deep insights such as actions IDs, state of the actions, the hypervisor to which the actions are issued, etc.

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

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

• In order to monitor the target Delivery Controller 7, eG requires a special user with the following privileges;

  • The All scope and read-only privileges

  • The Allow log on locally security privilege on the Delivery Controller host

  The steps for assigning such privileges to a user are discussed in the Pre-requisites for monitoring the Citrix Delivery Controller 7.x. Specify the name of such a user in the USERNAME text box.

• Specify the Password of the specific user in the PASSWORD text box.

• Confirm the password by retyping it in the CONFIRM PASSWORD text box.

• Specify the domain in which the user belongs to in the DOMAIN text box.

• In the LONG RUNNING ACTION IN SECONDS list box, specify the duration (in seconds) for which an action should have executed for it to be regarded as a long running action. The default value is 600 seconds.

• To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise suite embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the DETAILED DIAGNOSIS capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.

  The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability.

  • Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

• Once the above values are provided, click on the UPDATE button to 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.