Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of HrznPODHostTest

RDS hosts are server computers that have Windows Remote Desktop Services and View Agent installed. These servers host applications and desktop sessions that users can access remotely. To know the status of each RDS host on the target VMware Horizon Cloud Pod,what type of sessions are active on each RDS host in a farm and to determine the status of desktops/applications on each host,use this test.

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.

  • Specify the HOST for which the test is to be configured.

  • Specify the PORT used by the target VMware Horizon Cloud Pod. By default, this is set to NULL.

  • By default, this test connects to every VMware Horizon Connection Server configured in the VMware Horizon Cloud Pod remotely and collects the required metrics. For this, it is necessary to specify valid credentials of the VMware Horizon Connection Servers. To help administrators provide these credentials quickly and easily, the eG administrative interface embeds a special configuration page. To access this page, simply click on the encircled ‘+’ icon that appears alongside the CONNECTION SERVER NAME in the test configuration page. To know how to add a VMware Horizon Connection Server, click here.

  • By default, the TOTAL SESSION DD flag is set to No, indicating that this test will not report detailed diagnostics for the Total Sessions measure. This means that the test, by default, will not capture and store the details of every session initiated using the RDS host in the farm, in the eG database. This default setting is for RDS hosts characterized by the initiation of thousands of sessions simultaneously, as it helps conserves space in the eG database and reduce the strain on the database. However, if your eG database is well-sized and you want to view the complete list of sessions initiated using the RDS hosts in a farm, enable the detailed diagnosis capability of the Total Sessions measure by setting this flag to Yes.

  • 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 everytime 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.

  • 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 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.