Citrix XenDesktop Monitoring Configuration Guide
Goliath Performance Monitor v11.5
(v11.5)
Document Date: May 2015
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Table of Contents
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Deployment Architecture.................................................................................................... 5
II. Citrix XenDesktop Configuration Prerequisites for Goliath Performance Monitor ............ 6
III. Configure Citrix XenDesktop Monitoring ............................................................................ 7
A.
Configure XenDesktop DDC ............................................................................................ 7
IV. Enable XenDesktop Integration and Monitoring .............................................................. 11
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I.
Deployment Architecture
This diagram shows how Citrix XenDesktop connects to Goliath Performance Monitor.
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II.
Citrix XenDesktop Configuration Prerequisites for Goliath Performance
Monitor
Table 1 – Citrix XenDesktop Requirements for Goliath Performance Monitor
Citrix XenDesktop
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Citrix XenDesktop Versions: 5.5 - 7.6
Citrix XenDesktop 7.x: .Net 3.5 SP1 and Service Account with Citrix Admin
Rights for the Goliath Performance Monitor Agent required on the broker
Citrix XenDesktop VDI: Powershell 2.0 needs to be installed. For XenDesktop
7.x .NET 3.5 needed on all Windows 8 – 10 Virtual Desktops.
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III.
Configure Citrix XenDesktop Monitoring
These steps will take you through the configuration process to begin monitoring Citrix XenDesktop for
the automatic Broker inventory and user VDI data collection.
Note: Windows 2008 Enterprise users will need to install the PowerShell feature. For XenDesktop 7.x, if
the DDC is running Windows server 2012 enable .Net 3.5
A. Configure XenDesktop DDC
1. From the ‘First Time Run Wizard’ , select the icon for ‘XenApp & XenDesktop’
2. Check ‘Citrix XenDesktop and then select the ‘Next’ button
3. You will be prompted for the connection information on the ‘Configure XenDesktop
Integration’ page:
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The ‘Agents’ on the server will be deployed automatically, then click the ‘Next’ button
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An ‘Add XenDesktop Role Servers’ page will appear
If you would like to add in your Role Servers select ‘Add’ and enter in the Role Server
information and select ‘Apply’. Repeat this process for all Role Servers, when finished select
‘Next’
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While the role servers deploy you will see a loading screen. When they are finished you will see
the status of the deployments. If all were successful select ‘Next’. This will take you to the
Finish page, see step __ for further instructions.
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If you don’t want to add any Role Servers at this time you can select ‘Next’.
NOTE: A disclaimer may popup for not adding role servers, select ok to bypass it and
continue
The Save and Finish screen will now appear. To add more items to your inventory select
‘Configure More’ to repeat steps 1 – 7. Or select ‘Finish’ to return back to the ‘Monitor
Dashboard’ screen
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IV.
Enable XenDesktop Integration and Monitoring
Once the agent is deployed, the XenDesktop DDC is populated in the inventory and ready for the Broker
Inventory and User VDI Data Collection to be enabled
1. Highlight the XenDesktop DDC from the inventory screen
2. Select the ‘Edit’ button at the bottom of the screen
3. Locate the ‘Enable XenApp Farm and XenDesktop Monitoring Options’ and check the box to
‘Enable XenDesktop Broker Inventory and User VDI Data Collection’
Note: You only need to enable the Broker Inventory and User VDI Data Collection on the
XenDesktop DDC’s
4. Select the ‘Save’ button to close
5. Finally, Go to ‘Manage Agents’ and deploy agents to the VDI VMs or your VDI Templates / Gold
Images in order for the automated Goliath Performance Monitor Health Check to ensure
XenDesktop’s uptime and availability.
6. When these agents connect back to Goliath Performance Monitor the first time, the XenDesktop
Health Monitoring rules are applied to these servers, and the monitoring begins.
To view the User Session Data now being collected through the XenDesktop integration, go to ‘View’ >
‘XenApp/XenDesktop Sessions.’
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