Configuration of CtxCdXmlAccessTest

This test emulates a user accessing the XML service port and requesting for a list of applications available to him/her. By emulating a request, this test checks that the entire login and application enumeration process using the XML service and IMA service of Citrix is functioning properly.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

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

• Specify the host for which the test is to be configured in the HOST text box.

• Indicate the port at which the host listens to in the PORT text box. By default, this is 80.

• This test connects to the XML service through the Cloud Connector's URL. To enable this connection, specify the connector's URL in the CONNECTOR URL text box.

• Specify the name of a user with access to one/more applications on the XenApp server in the USERNAME text box.

• In the PASSWORD text box, specify the password for the user specified above.

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

• Enter the name of the domain to which the user specified above belongs in the DOMAIN text box.

• Indicate the domain type against the DOMAINTYPE parameter.

• In environments where network connections are normally fuzzy and latencies are to be expected, the availability and response time checks performed by this test, may not always report accurate results. False alarms may hence be generated. In such environments therefore, you may want the test to try connecting to the XML service a few more times before reporting the availability and responsiveness of the service. To instruct the test to do so, you can use the NO OF TRIES and SLEEP TIME parameters. In the NO OF TRIES text box, indicate the number of times the test should try reconnecting to the XML service, and in the SLEEP TIME text box, specify how long (in seconds) the test should wait for a response from the service before attempting to reconnect. Both these parameters are set to 1 by default.

• Specify the duration (in seconds) for which the test needs to wait for a response from the server in the TIMEOUT text box. At the end of this duration, the test will timeout. The default is 30 seconds.

• By default, the ENCODING FORMAT is set to UTF-8, for providing code compatibility when the test is executed in different language platforms.

• Specify the version of the NFUSE Protocol in the NFUSE PROTOCOL VERSION text box. By default the version is set to 5.1.

• 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.