VMware Horizon View Monitoring

Overview

Applications Manager lets you auto-discover, monitor and manage your VMware Horizon View environments. Applications Manager collects data from your managed virtual desktops and multiple Horizon View instances, spread across one or more datacenters.This data is then presented in preconfigured dashboards for real-time performance analysis. Applications Manager supports Version 8 of Horizon server. It assists multiple Horizon View instances and provides you with a single intuitive dashboard that allows you to view all VMware Horizon View components, status of services used by the View and underlying infrastructure as well.

While configuring the VMware Horizon View, Applications Manager discovers the following components as different monitors associates them to Monitor Group for Horizon View:

VMware Horizon View Connection Broker
Active Directory
vCenter
MsSQL or ORacle DB used for Events
Query Monitor with events query

Creating a new VMware Horizon View monitor

Supported Versions: VMware Horizon v7.x and above

Prerequisites for monitoring VMware Horizon View metrics: Click here

Using the REST API to add a new VMware Horizon View monitor: Click here

Go to New Monitor → Add New Monitor → Virtualization category → VMware Horizon View monitor type.
Specify the Display Name of the VMware Horizon View.
Enter the Connection Broker Hostname or IP Address of the host where the Connection Broker is running.
Enter User Name and Password for authentication.
Choose the appropriate Version of Horizon server.
Specify the Polling Interval in minutes.
Click Fetch Horizon View Components. This discovers the VMware Horizon View Components namely vCenter Servers, Active Directory, MsSQL or Oracle DB used for Events and Query Monitor with events query from the network and starts monitoring it.

Note : Check out the Prerequisite for adding the Connection Broker monitor & the APM host.

Create a new VMware Horizon View Connection Broker monitor

Supported Versions: VMware Horizon v7.x and above

Prerequisites for monitoring VMware Horizon View Connection Broker metrics: Click here

Using the REST API to add a new VMware Horizon View Connection Broker monitor: Click here

Click on New Monitor link.
Select VMware Horizon View Connection Broker under the Virtualization category.
Specify the Display Name of the VMware Horizon View.
Enter the Connection Broker Hostname or IP Address of the host where the Connection Broker is running.
Enter User Name and Password for authentication.
Choose the appropriate Version of Horizon server.
Specify the Polling Interval in minutes.
Choose the Monitor Group with which you want to associate the VMware ESX server to, from the combo box (optional).
Click Add Monitor(s). This discovers the VMware ESX/ESXi server from the network and starts monitoring it.

Monitored Parameters

Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on VMware Horizon View Connection Broker under the Virtualization Table. Displayed is the VMware Horizon View bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:

Availability tab, gives the Availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
Performance tab gives the Health Status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.

Click on the monitor name to see all the server details listed under the following tabs:

Connection Broker
View Pool
VM Details
Session Details
vCenter Details
Composer Domain Details
Events DB Details
License Details

Connection Broker

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Connection Broker Configuration
Connection Broker ID	The ID of the View connection broker.
Name	The name of the View connection broker.
DNS Name	The domain's DNS name.
NetBIOS Name	The domain's NetBIOS name of the connection broker server.
IP Address	The IP address of the connection broker server.
Version	VMware View Version.
Build	VMware View Buiild.
Activation	Activation Status.
Is Alive	Indicates whether the broker component is up.
Last Backup Time	The time during which the last View LDAP backup was performed.
Type	The internal monitoring type.
External URL	URL throught whichh other modules connects.
Connection Broker Stats
Total Sessions	The total number of desktop sessions.
Maximum Session	The highest recorded number of current VDM sessions.
Total SVI Sessions	The current number of VDM SVI sessions.
Maximum SVI Sessions	The highest recorded number of current VDM SVI sessions.
Total Checked Out VMs	The current number of checked out VDM VMs.
Maximum Checked Out VMs	The highest recorded number of current checked out VDM VMs.

View Pool

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Horizon View Pool Configuration
Pool ID	This indicates the View desktop pool ID. Spaces are not allowed when specifying the pool ID.
Name	The name of the desktop pool
Datastore Path	This specifies which datastores to use for provisioning full-clone desktops.
Resource Pool Path	This indicates the path to the resource pool that will contain the virtual desktops. If resource pools are not being used, simply specify the vSphere cluster.
VM Folder Path	This specifies the vCenter folder in which we have to create the virtual machines.
Parent VM Path	Indicates the full path to the parent VM used to export the network label data.
Parent VM Snapshot Path	Indicates the path to the parent VM snapshot.
Composer Domain	Your View Composer servers and the domains they are attached to.
Delivery Model	Indicates if the Hosted Virtual Desktop delivery model is automatically provisioned into View pools.
Provision Enabled	Indicates if the provisioning of VM for VDM is enabled or not.
Protocol	This specifies the default display protocol from either RDP or PCoIP
Horizon View Pool Stats
Minimum Provisioned Desktops	This indicates the minimum number of linked-clone desktops that should be provisioned and available during View Composer maintenance operations. This value must be smaller than the MinimumCount value.
Head Room Count	This specifies the minimum number of desktops to have powered on and available at all times.
Maximum Count	This specifies the maximum number of desktops to create.
Minimum Count	This specifies that desktops should be provisioned on demand, in amounts equal to the number provided. To provision all desktops up front, use the same value specified for MaximumCount.

VM Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Horizon View VM Details
Hostname	The hostname of the virtual machine.
IP Address	The IP address of the virtual machine.
VM Name	The machine name of the virtual machine to be added to the pool.
Guest Full Name	The name of the guest machine.
Is In Pool	This retrieves desktops based on whether or not they are in a desktop pool. Options are true or false.
Pool ID	This indicates the desktop pool ID.
Is Linked Clone	This retrieves desktops based on whether or not they are a linked clone. Options are true or false.
Machine ID	The Physical machine ID used to identify the physical desktop.
vCenter ID	The vCenter Server ID.
Path	The full path to the parent virtual machine.

Session Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Desktop Sessions	No. of Desktop Sessions that are currently active.
Application Sessions	No. of Application Sessions that are currently active.
PCoIP Sessions Count	No. of Sessions that are using PCoIP protocol type.
RDP Sessions Count	No. of Sessions that are using RDP protocol type.
Blast Sessions Count	No. of Sessions that are using Blast protocol type.
Unknown	No. of Sessions that are using Unknown protocol type.
Connected Sessions	No. of Sessions that are in Connected state.
Disconnected Sessions	No. of Sessions that are in Disconnected state.
Pending Sessions	No. of Sessions that are in Pending state.
Avg, Idle Duration	Average Idle duration of a Session.
Remote Sessions Details
Session	Indicates the View session ID for remote VMs.
DNS Name	Indicates the DNS name of the Virtual Desktop for remote VMs.
Pool ID	Indicates the desktop pool ID for remote VMs.
Start Time	Indicates the time the session was started including the day, time, time zone, and year.
State	Indicates the state of the desktop (Connected or Disconnected).
Protocol	Indicates the protocol being used in session (PCoIP or RDP).
Duration	Indicates the duration of the session.
Local Sessions Details
Session	Indicates the View session ID for local VMs
DNS Name	Indicates the DNS name of the Virtual Desktop for local VMs
Pool ID	Indicates the desktop pool ID for local VMs
Start Time	Indicates the time the session was started including the day, time, time zone, and year.
State	Indicates the state of the desktop (Connected or Disconnected).
Protocol	Indicates the protocol being used in session (PCoIP or RDP).
Duration	Indicates the duration of the session.
Blast Performance
Avg. Blast Data Sent	Avg. data transmitted on a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast Data Sent Total	Total data transmitted in MB.
Avg. Blast Data Received	Average data received on a Blast protocol in MB.
Blast Data Received Total	Total data transmitted in MB.
Avg. Blast Round Trip Time	The average round trip time in milliseconds between server and client for a Blast protocol session.
Avg. Blast Image Data Sent	Average Imaging data that have been transmitted for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast Image Data Sent Total	Total Imaging data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. Blast Image Data Received	Average Imaging data that have been received for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast Image Received Total	Total Imaging data that have been received in MB.
Avg. Blast Audio Data Sent	Average Audio data that have been transmitted for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast Audio Data Sent Total	Total Audio data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. Blast Audio Data Received	Average Audio data that have been received for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast Audio Received Total	Total Audio data that have been received in MB.
Avg. Blast CDR Data Sent	Average CDR data that have been transmitted for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast CDR Data Sent Total	Total CDR data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. Blast CDR Data Received	Average CDR data that have been received for a Blast protocol session in MB.
Blast CDR Received Total	Total CDR data that have been received in MB.
Avg. Blast FPS	Average No. of imaging frames per second
Avg. Blast Packet Loss	The Average packet loss percentage in a Blast protocol session.
PCoIP performance
Avg. PCoIP Data Sent	Average data transmitted on a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP Data Sent Total	Total data transmitted in MB.
Avg. PCoIP Data Received	Average data received on a PCoIP protocol in MB.
PCoIP Data Received Total	Total data transmitted in MB.
Avg. PCoIP Image Data Sent	Average Imaging data that have been transmitted for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP Image Data Sent Total	Total Imaging data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. PCoIP Image Data Received	Average Imaging data that have been received for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP Image Received Total	Total Imaging data that have been received in MB.
Avg. PCoIP Audio Data Sent	Average Audio data that have been transmitted for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP Audio Data Sent Total	Total Audio data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. PCoIP Audio Data Received	Average Audio data that have been received for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP Audio Received Total	Total Audio data that have been received in MB.
Avg. PCoIP USB Data Sent	Average USB data that have been transmitted for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP USB Data Sent Total	Total USB data that have been transmitted in MB.
Avg. PCoIP USB Data Received	Average USB data that have been received for a PCoIP protocol session in MB.
PCoIP USB Received Total	Total USB data that have been received in MB.
Avg. Blast FPS	Average No. of imaging frames per second
Avg. Blast Packet Loss	The Average packet loss percentage in a Blast protocol session.
Avg. Blast Round Trip Time	The average round trip time in milliseconds between server and client for a PCoIP protocol session.
Avg. PCoIP Rx Packet Loss	The Average RX packet loss percentage in a PCoIP protocol session.
Avg. PCoIP Tx Packet Loss	The Average TX packet loss percentage in a PCoIP protocol session.

vCenter Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
vCenter Configuration
Hostname	Hostname of the vCenter Server.
Port	This indicates the port to use with vCenter Server.
Server URL	The Â URL of the vCenter via which the View connects.
Composer URL	The View Composer server URL.
AD Configuration	The Active directory configuration.
Version	The version of the vCenter server.
Composer Enabled	Indicates whether the View composer is enabled.
Broker Entry	The Connection Broker details.
Create Ramp Factor	This indicates the maximum concurrent vCenter desktop provisioning operations.
Delete Ramp Factor	This indicates the maximum concurrent desktop power operations.
State	The state of the vCenter.
vCenter Certificate Details
Hostname	The hostname of the vCenter server.
Certificate Valid	The SSL certificate Validity.
Validity Start Date	The SSL certificate Validity start date.
Validity Expiry Date	The SSL certificate Validity expiry date.
Reason	The Â resason for any SSL error.
Certificate About To Expire	The flagÂ to the certificate about to expire.
Certificate Thumb print Matched	The SSL certificate Thumb print matched or not.

Composer Domain Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Domain	The Active Directory Domain used for Vieew Set up.
Username	The administrator Username.
vCenter ID	The vCenter ID to which the set up is linked.
Domains	Domains and sum domain details
Is Problem	Health status of the Composer domain
VCenter Host	The VCenter host connected to the View Composer server.

Events DB Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Server	The database hostname.
Port	The database Port.
Server Type	The database type (MsSQL /Oracle DB).
DB Name	The database name of the Alerts & Events.
Table Prefix	The table prefix for alerts or events tables.
State	The health of the Events DB.
Connected	Indicates whether the database is connected.
Connected Node	The components that are connected.
Error	Error.

License Details

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
License Expiry Date	The expiry date of the VMware View license.
Local Mode Enabled	Determines whether users can check out desktops for local use.
View Composer Enabled	Indicates whether users can use View Composer.

View Composer Servers

Parameters	Description	Supported Version
Parameters	Description	Version 7 or below	Version 8
Server Name	The host name or IP of View Composer server
Port	Port Configured for the View Composer server
Version	The version of View Composer server.