View Connection Broker Test

A connection broker is a server that allows connections between remote users and virtual desktops, and provides authentication and session management.

This test reports the current status of the connection broker.

Target of the test : A VMware Horizon Connection Server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the VMware Horizon Connection Server being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
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 VMware Horizon Connection Server. The default port number is NULL.
Connection Server Name	Specify the name of the target VMware Horizon Connection Server that is to be monitored.
User name and Password,	If the version of VMware Horizon being monitored is lower than v7, then eG Enterprise uses VMware PowerCLI to collect metrics from the target VMware Horizon Connection Server. Administrators need to install the VMware PowerCLI on the target VMware Horizon Connection server and configure the eG agent to communicate with that CLI to pull the metrics. PowerCLI is a command-line and scripting tool built on Windows PowerShell, which enables easy management, configuration, and automation of vSphere and vCloud environments. With the help of this CLI, the eG agent collects metrics from the target server more quickly than the LDAP approach that was used to collect metrics from VMware Horizon Connection Server version 6 and below. In order to collect metrics using VMware PowerCLI, administrators need to specify the credentials of the user possessing read-only administrator role in the VMware Horizon Management Console, using the User name and Password parameters. On the other hand, if the version of VMware Horizon being monitored is higher than v7, then eG Enterprise does not use PowerCLI for monitoring the Connection server. In this case therefore, the User name and Password parameters are disregarded.
Confirm Password	Confirm the password by retyping it here.
Domain Name	Specify the name of the domain to which the VMware Horizon Connection Server belongs. If the target VMware Horizon Connection Server does not belong to any domain, specify none here.
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 Onoption. To disable the capability, click on the Offoption. 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.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Status

Indicates whether the connection broker is enabled or not.

This measure reports either Enabled or Disabled as the status of the connection broker. The numeric values that correspond to the above-mentioned states are as follows:

State	Numeric Value
Enabled	1
Disabled	0

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned states while indicating the status of the connection broker. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the states as mentioned in the table above.

The detailed diagnosis of this test shows the connection status of the connection broker.