Default Parameters for VmgGPUTest

This test tracks the rate at which each vGPU processes frames, and thus pinpoints those vGPUs that are experiencing a processing bottleneck. The test also monitors the memory usage on each vGPU and helps administrators identify the vGPUs where memory is over-used. The test also reveals how each of these virtual desktops use each of the allocated vGPUs, thus enabling administrators to determine whether/not the allocated vGPUs are sufficient for the current and future processing requirements of the virtual desktops. In the process, the test also pinpoints those virtual desktops that are over-utilizing the graphical processors assigned to them. Also, to make sure that the assigned vGPUs are functioning without a glitch, the power consumption, temperature, and clock frequency of each vGPU is also checked at periodic intervals, so that abnormalities can be quickly detected.

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

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

• To obtain the ‘inside view’ of performance of the cloud-hosted Windows desktops - i.e., to measure the internal performance of the Windows virtual desktops - this test uses a light-weight eG VM Agent software deployed on each of the desktops. Accordingly, the INSIDE VIEW USING parameter is by default set to eG VM Agent (Windows).

• The REPORT POWERED OS flag is relevant only for those tests that are mapped to the Inside View of Desktops layer. If this flag is set to Yes (which is the default setting), then the ‘inside view’ tests will report measures for even those Windows virtual desktops that do not have any users logged in currently. Such desktops will be identified by their name and not by the username_on_virtualdesktopname. On the other hand, if this flag is set to No, then this test will not report measures for those Windows virtual desktops to which no users are logged in currently.

• Since this test runs for a ‘Cloud Desktops’ component, the IS CLOUD VMS flag is set to Yes, by default.

• The DD FREQUENCY refers to the frequency with which detailed diagnosis measures are to be generated for this test. The default is 1:1. This indicates that, by default, detailed measures will be generated every time this test runs, and also every time the test detects a problem. You can modify this frequency, if you so desire. Also, if you intend to disable the detailed diagnosis capability for this test, you can do so by specifying none against DD FREQUENCY.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will 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.