Measures reported by XenToolStatusTest
XenServer Tools, the XenServer paravirtualization tools, provide high speed I/O for enhanced disk and network performance. XenServer Tools must be installed on each virtual machine (Windows and Linux) in order to use the xe CLI or XenCenter; moreover, VM performance will significantly deteriorate unless the tools are installed.
Without the tools installed, you will not be able to do any of the following:
- Cleanly shut down, reboot or suspend a VM.
- View VM performance data in XenCenter.
- Migrate a running VM (via XenMotion).
- Create quiesced snapshots or snapshots with memory (checkpoints), or revert to snapshots.
- Adjust the number of vCPUs on a running Linux VM (Windows VMs require a reboot for this to take effect).
Using this test, you can ascertain whether the XenServer tools are installed or not on a VM.
The measures made by this test are as follows:
| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement Unit |
Interpretation |
| Tool_status |
Indicates whether/not XenServers Tools has been installed on this VM. |
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If XenServer Tools is installed on a VM, this measure will report the value Yes. On the other hand, if XenServer Tools is not installed on a VM, this measure will report the value No.
The numeric values that correspond to each of the measure values discussed above have been detailed in the table below:
| Measure Value |
Numeric Value |
| Yes |
1 |
| No |
0 |
Note:
By default, this measure reports Yes or No to indicate whether XenServer Tools is installed on a VM or not. The graph of this measure however, represents the same using the numeric equivalents only - i.e., 0 or 1.
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| Tool_uptodate |
Indicates whether the latest version of XenServer Tools has been installed on this VM. |
Number |
If the latest version of XenServer Tools is installed on a VM, this measure will report the value Yes. On the other hand, if an older/obsolete version of XenServer Tools is installed on a VM, this measure will report the value No.
The numeric values that correspond to each of the measure values discussed above have been detailed in the table below:
| Measure Value |
Numeric Value |
| Yes |
1 |
| No |
0 |
Note:
By default, this measure reports Yes or No to indicate the version of XenServer Tools installed on a VM. The graph of this measure however, represents the same using the numeric equivalents only - i.e., 0 or 1.
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