Horizon Licensing Usage Test
By tracking the number and type of sessions to the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod, administrators can not only understand the load on their Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod, but can also determine how their license is being utilized. Such useful insights on load and license usage are provided by the Horizon Licensing Usage test. This test reports the total number of sessions on the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod, and also reveals the number of sessions of each type currently active on the Cluster/Pod. In addition, the test also highlights the maximum number of concurrent sessions of each type that were launched on the Cluster/Pod. Based on these inputs, administrators can understand current license usage and can also plan future license requirements. The test also promptly alerts administrators to the impending expiry of the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license.
Target of the test : An Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod
Agent deploying the test : A remote agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for each desktop pool configured on the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod being monitored
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The host for which the test is to be configured. |
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Port |
Refers to the port used by the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. By default, this is set to NULL. |
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Connection Server Name |
By default, this test connects to every Horizon Connection Server configured in the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod remotely and collects the required metrics. For this, it is necessary to specify valid credentials of the 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 this parameter in the test configuration page. To know how to use this special page, refer to Configuring the Omnissa Horizon Connection Servers for Monitoring. |
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User Name, Password and Confirm Password |
By default, this test uses Omnissa Restful APIs to collect the required metrics from the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. For this, the eG agent should be configured with read-only user privileges that will allow the agent to communicate with the Horizon Connection Server in a particular domain and extract statistics. Therefore, specify the credentials of the user who is authorized to access the Horizon Connection Server against the User Name, Password and Confirm Password text boxes. |
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Domain Name |
Specify the name of the domain to which the Horizon Connection Server belongs to. |
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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. |
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Detailed Diagnosis |
To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise 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:
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Is View instance licensed? |
Indicates whether/not the Horizon Connection server instance is licensed. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned values while indicating whether/not the Horizon Connection server instance is licensed. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents i.e., 0 or 1. |
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License mode |
Indicates the mode of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the mode of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 to 3. |
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Grace period in days |
Indicates the number of days until which the license remains valid after the expiry of the license. |
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Expiry days |
Indicates the number of days left for the Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license to expire. |
Number |
If an evaluation license is in use, this measure will report the number of days left for the license to expire. On the other hand, if a permanent license is obtained, a value Unlimited will be displayed indicating that the license will not expire at all. |
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License health |
Indicates the current health of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the current health of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 to 3. |
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License usage model |
Indicates the usage model of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the usage model of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod license. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 2. |
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Is View Composer enabled? |
Indicates whether/not the View Composer license is enabled. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not the View Composer license is enabled. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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Is desktop launching enabled? |
Indicates whether/not desktop launching is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not desktop launching is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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Is application launching enabled? |
Indicates whether/not application launching is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not application launching is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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Is instant clone enabled? |
Indicates whether/not instant clone functionality is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not instant clone functionality is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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Is help desk enabled? |
Indicates whether/not help desk feature is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not help desk feature is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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Is session collaboration enabled? |
Indicates whether/not session collaboration feature is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating whether/not session collaboration feature is enabled on the license of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 or 0. |
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License edition |
Indicates the license edition of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. |
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The numeric values that correspond to this measure are as follows:
Note: By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the license edition of the target Omnissa Horizon Cluster/Pod. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only i.e., 1 to 12. |
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Expiry of subscription slice |
Indicates the number of days left for the subscription license to expire. |
Number |
Upon expiration of the subscription license, the VDI environment may experience limitations. New desktop provisioning could be halted, and access to certain features might be restricted. However, existing sessions may continue temporarily, typically within a defined grace period. |
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Total concurrent connections |
Indicates the number of concurrent connections currently in use. |
Number |
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Total named users |
Indicates the total number of named users currently in use. |
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Total concurrent sessions |
Indicates the total number of concurrent sessions currently in use. |
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Full VM sessions |
Indicates the total number of Full VM sessions currently in use. |
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Linked clone sessions |
Indicates the total number of linked clone sessions currently in use. |
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Unmanaged VM sessions |
Indicates the total number of unmanaged VM sessions currently in use. |
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Application sessions |
Indicates the total number of application sessions currently in use. |
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Collaboration sessions |
Indicates the total number of collaboration sessions currently in use. |
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Total collaborators |
Indicates the total number of collaborators currently in use. |
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Highest concurrent connections |
Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent connections. |
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Highest named users |
Indicates the highest recorded number of named users. |
Number |
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Highest concurrent sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent sessions. |
Number |
If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest full VM sessions, Highest linked-clone sessions, Highest unmanaged VM sessions, Highest application sessions and Highest collaboration sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest full VM sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent full VM sessions. |
Number |
If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest concurrent sessions, Highest linked-clone sessions, Highest unmanaged VM sessions, Highest application sessions and Highest collaboration sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest linked clone sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent linked-clone sessions. |
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A linked clone is a copy of a virtual machine that shares virtual disks with the parent virtual machine in an ongoing manner. This conserves disk space, and allows multiple virtual machines to use the same software installation. If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest concurrent sessions, Highest full VM sessions, Highest unmanaged VM sessions, Highest application sessions and Highest collaboration sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest unmanaged VM sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of unmanaged VM sessions. |
Number |
If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest concurrent sessions, Highest full VM sessions, Highest linked clone sessions, Highest application sessions and Highest collaboration sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest application sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of concurrent application sessions. |
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If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest concurrent sessions, Highest full VM sessions, Highest linked clone sessions, Highest unmanaged VM sessions and Highest collaboration sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest collaboration sessions |
Indicates the highest recorded number of collaboration sessions. |
Number |
If concurrent session load/usage of concurrent licenses is abnormally high, you can compare the value of this measure with that of the Highest concurrent sessions, Highest full VM sessions, Highest linked clone sessions, Highest unmanaged VM sessions and Highest application sessions to know the type of sessions that may have contributed the most to the erratic usage. |
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Highest collaborators |
Indicates the highest recorded number of collaborators. |
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