Performance Monitoring Flashcards

Which load management policy setting reports full load when a server's processor stays at or above a set percentage?

Answer: CPU usage

The CPU usage setting adds to the load index based on processor use and reports full load at the set threshold.

A user says their session froze briefly and then came back on its own without logging on again. Which feature most likely kept the session alive?

Answer: Session Reliability

Session Reliability keeps ICA sessions active during short network interruptions, buffering traffic over port 2598.

Where does Director get the data it shows for historical trends and session failures?

Answer: The Monitoring database

Historical monitoring data is kept in the Monitoring database, which the Monitor Service fills.

An admin wants to build custom reports from Citrix monitoring data in an outside tool. Which interface does the Monitor Service provide for this?

Answer: OData API

The Monitor Service provides an OData API that tools like Excel or Power BI can query.

In Director's Failures view, a machine shown as 'Failed to start' most likely points to a problem with what?

Answer: The hypervisor or power management connection

Failed to start means the power-managed VM did not boot, which usually points to the hypervisor or host connection.

Which Workspace Environment Management (WEM) feature automatically lowers the priority of processes that use too much CPU to improve session performance?

Answer: CPU spikes protection

WEM CPU spikes protection lowers the priority of processes that go over a CPU threshold so other sessions stay responsive.

A help desk operator searches for a user in Director and opens their session. Which view shows that user's session details, running processes, and logon duration?

Answer: User Details view

The User Details view in Director shows a user's session data, logon duration, processes, and machine details.