Citrix Connection Test

This test performs an application-level ping to the Citrix server and measures the response from the server.

Target of the test : Any Citrix server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every server being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
TEST PERIOD – How often should the test be executed Host – The host for which the test is to be configured Port – Refers to the port used by the Citrix server serverip - The CtxConnectionTest performs an application-level ping to a Citrix server, and measures the response from the server. The IP address of that Citrix server has to be specified in the SERVERIP text box. By default, the IP of the HOST will be displayed here. This means that, by default, the Citrix HOST will try to ping its own self. count - Specify the number of packets to be sent by the test.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Desciption	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Connection availability:	Indicates the availability of the Citrix server	Percent	A value of 100 % indicates that the Citrix server is responding to requests. 0 indicates that the server is not responding. A server might not respond if it is not up and running or if it is overloaded.
Packet loss on Citrix connection:	Indicates the percentage of packets sent that were replied by the server	Percent	While 0 indicates that the server is responding to requests, any value greater than 0 could indicate that the server is not able to keep up with its current load.
Avg Citrix connection time:	Response time is the time from packet transmission to reception. Average response time measures the average value of the response time based on replies returned by the server.	Secs	Increase in the average response time indicates slow-down of the server and potential issues in handling user requests by the server.
Max Citrix connection time:	This is the maximum of response times based on replies returned by the server.	Secs	If this value is consistently different from the average response time, further investigation of other server metrics may be necessary.