Cost savings, energy savings, operational efficiency from resource sharing are some of the many reasons why enterprises are moving their most mission-critical business applications to virtual platforms like Citrix Hypervisor (formerly Citrix XenServer). Since virtualized infrastructures are expected to deliver better performance than physical infrastructures, it is critical to ensure proactive monitoring of the infrastructure.
Applications Manager discovers your entire Citrix Infrastructure and determines the health and performance of the host servers and their corresponding virtual machines.
Track Hypervisor performance by monitoring its availability and analyzing critical metrics such as CPU usage, memory consumption, and network throughput. Applications Manager provides predefined alerts to warn you of potential issues, along with overview graphs to help identify virtual machines (VMs) that are placing unusual loads on the system. You can also gain insights into which servers are consuming the most resources and take appropriate actions to optimize performance.
Enable automatic detection of Hypervisor pools, hosts, and their guest virtual machines. This helps map the pool topology by tracking newly added hosts, VMs, and live VM migrations. By monitoring resource pools and cluster performance, you can plan capacity effectively and make informed decisions on resource allocation.
Monitor overall host CPU usage and identify underutilized CPUs to optimize performance. Keep track of memory usage and receive alerts when memory levels become critically high or low. Additionally, monitor network usage by tracking the data transmission and reception rates, along with per-NIC network traffic, for comprehensive network performance insights.
Discover all the virtual machines (VMs) and their associated storage repositories to gain complete visibility into your virtualization environment. Visualize shared storage configuration changes and monitor utilization at the pool level to ensure efficient resource allocation. Receive timely notifications when disk space usage crosses critical threshold limits, helping you take preventive action.
In a lookout for a monitoring solution for your XenServer along with your network devices?
Try OpManager - an all in one network and server monitoring solutionTrack the configuration and capacity details of all virtual machines, including their disks, memory, and interfaces. Effectively manage capacity by monitoring the availability state of the resource pool and identifying instances where resources are overcommitted.
Instantly receive alerts via email and SMS for performance issues and downtimes, ensuring minimal disruption. Access comprehensive reports on CPU, memory, network usage, disk I/O, and more to analyze trends, optimize performance, and make informed capacity planning decisions.
With out-of-the-box monitoring support for VMware servers and cloud instances, the Hypervisor monitoring capability augments the use of Applications Manager for your entire virtual infrastructure.
It allows us to track crucial metrics such as response times, resource utilization, error rates, and transaction performance. The real-time monitoring alerts promptly notify us of any issues or anomalies, enabling us to take immediate action.
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Tech Support Manager, Lexmark