Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of XDVDAvailTest

This test enables administrators to find out whether a Virtual Desktop Agent is available or not on each virtual desktop within each desktop group managed by the XenDesktop Broker - 5.

The default parameters associated with this test are as follows:

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.
  • In the HOST text box, the host name of the server for which the test is to be configured has to be specified.

  • Specify the port at which the selected server listens in the PORT text box. By default, this is set to 80.

  • By default, the REPORT BY GROUPNAME flag is set to Yes, indicating that this test reports a set of measures for every desktopgroup:virtualdesktop combination, by default. To ensure that this test reports a set of measures for every virtualdesktop alone, set this flag to No.

  • By default, the REPORT BY CONTROLLERNAME flag is set to Yes. This implies that every desktopgroup:virtualdesktop pair for which this test reports metrics will be prefixed by the controllername as well. Every descriptor will hence be of the following format by default: Controllername->desktopgroup:virtualdesktop. If you want to remove the controllername prefix from the descriptors, then, set this flag to No.

  • By default, the ONLY POWEREDON VMS flag is set to Yes, indicating that this test reports the availability of the virtual desktop agent on powered-on VMs alone. To know the availability of this agent on powered-off VMs as well, set this flag to No.

  • If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

  • Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the Update button will register the changes made.

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.