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Performance Monitor Counters – An Overview

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@member shared insight into various Performance Monitor Counters, such as CPU Queue Length, Disk Queue Length, Open Handles, Context Switches, and Peak User Input Delay. These metrics measure capacity, thread waiting to be executed, open file handles, rate of context switches, and maximum delay experienced by user input, respectively. Information on these metrics can be found in Microsoft documents (https://systemcenter.wiki/) and a blog post by ControlUp (https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/).

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Reducing Login Times with ControlUp

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A discussion was had on reducing login times using Citrix Profile Management, group policies and folder redirection. AppX Load Packages and App/Desktop Icon clicked until ICA File Downloaded are taking up significant time. Server OS machines have faster AppX package loads than Client OS machines, indicating the possibility of using Server VDI. More information can be found in the ControlUp blog post at https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/entry/logon-duration-research-appx-packages/.

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Can ControlUp Console Show Applications from App Groups?

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Users asked if the ControlUp console can show applications from app groups - this is currently not supported, but applications can be seen holistically. A new User Voice idea has been added to measure customer interest in this concept, and users can add their vote at http://controlup.uservoice.com/forums/944536/suggestions/47275550.

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Script for CVAD Disconnect Reason Column in ControlUp

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A user was looking for a script to get the CVAD disconnect reason column, but couldn't find anything in the script library. Bill suggested that it could be related to session failures - the user then clarified that they were trying to get data from the Citrix API (OData) for the CVAD disconnect reason column and it was not showing any data apart from 'unknown'.

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Troubleshooting a Telephony Issue With ControlUp Data

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A user asked if it is possible to get granular data from ControlUp to troubleshoot an issue with calls dropping on a telephony system. It was suggested that an alert or script be set up to gather data, however the customer preferred to use Citrix ADM. ControlUp already gives extra details for the Protocol Latency metric such as Min, Max and Avg over a 5-minute interval and users were asked if this was helpful for the issue. The question was left open-ended to determine if more granular data could be made available in the future.

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Troubleshooting Video Latency on Non-Persistent VM with ControlUp

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A user asked about troubleshooting video latency on a non-persistent VM, and it was suggested to use User Session Details in Solve as the best starting point. If Remote DX was installed, they can also watch session relevant latency, CPU, RAM and other metrics in a single place. Script Action can be used for advanced data collection. The Network Latency graph may be legit, but there was a known issue with the Linux RDX plugin. A new beta version which fixes this issue will be available soon. After sifting through the data, 3.75GB of RAM usage was found - they will look at adjusting graphics settings with Horizon View.

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Tracking Unused Desktop Pools in Solve with ControlUp

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A user asked about tracking unused desktop pools in Solve - ControlUp offers a Session Count report which tracks usage over time and allows the user to look back for up to a year. The report provides quick insight into usage of Desktop Pools. An additional option is to setup a trigger to log users off after a set time of inactivity.

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