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    Article Summary

    The Machines view is a display of all the machines you have added to the console. This view is displayed automatically upon the console launch. Besides browsing, searching, grouping and sorting the data, you can use this view to perform a variety of actions on the selected machine(s).

    Machine actions are available when selecting a machine or group of machines. You can invoke them using either the Ribbon Bar Actions button, the context menu (right-click), or the Actions Panel.

    Note

    ControlUp only shows you actions which are relevant for all selected records. For example, if one of the machines you selected is currently in Disconnected mode, you will only see actions applicable to disconnected machines. In addition, if the Security Policy does not allow you to use some of the actions, they will be grayed out and disabled.

    Use Case

    To learn about monitoring disk space from the Machines view, use our interactive use cases guide:

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    Machine View Column Reference

    The following columns are available in the Information grid while using the Machines view. For VMware Horizon columns, see VMware Horizon Integration: Columns & Grids Overview.

    Active Memory*

    The amount of memory that has been used by the VM in the past sample period. This is the “true” number of how much memory the VM currently has need of. (VMware only)

    Active  Sessions

    Number of non-idle user sessions in the “Active” state.

    ASP Request Queued (Citrix Web Interface)

    For a Citrix Web Interface, the number of requests waiting to be processed by ASP.

    ASP Request  Rejected (Citrix Web Interface)

    For a Citrix Web Interface, the number of requests rejected because the request queue was full.

    Avg. App Load Time

    Average load time for selected user-mode applications running on the machine, as defined in App Load Time tab of the Settings window.

    Avg. Disk  Read Time

    For all local disks, the average time, in milliseconds, of a read of data from the disk (Avg. Disk sec / Read performance counter).

    Avg. Disk  Write Time

    For all local disks, the average time, in milliseconds, of a write of data to the disk  (Avg. Disk sec / Write performance counter).

    Avg. Logon Duration

    The average logon duration for all user sessions currently established on the machine.

    AWS Instance

    Indicates if the machine is an AWS instance

    Machine Local Time

    The local time on the managed machine

    CPU

    Processor utilization percentage

    CPU Cores (OS)

    Total number of CPU cores detected by the operating system

    CPU Cores (VM)

    Total number of vCPUs allocated to the VM by the hypervisor

    CPU Count

    Number of CPUs

    CPU Excessive SMP use*

    The percentage of time during which the VM is ready to run but unable to do so due to co-scheduling constraints. Also known as Co-Stop. Only valid for VMs with more than one vCPU. (VMware only, requires ESXi 5.0 or greater)

    CPU Logical Processors (OS)

    Total number of logical processors detected by the operating system

    CPU Logical Processors (VM)

    Total number of logical processors allocated to the VM by the hypervisor

    CPU Model

     Model of the computer's CPU

    CPU Ready*

    The amount of time spent by vCPU as ready to process an instruction but unable to do so, due to no physical processor time being available. (‘runstate_full_contention’ needs to be explicitly enabled for each VM on XenServer)

    CPU Score

    Shows the worst color indication from the following monitored columns:CPU,Host CPU Usage,Processor Queue Length,AWS CPU Utilization,CPU Excessive SMP use,CPU Ready,CPU Swap Wait,CPU System time

    CPU Sockets (OS)

    Total number of processor sockets detected by the operating system

    CPU Sockets (VM)

    Total number of virtual processor sockets allocated to the VM by the hypervisor

    CPU Speed

    Computer's CPU clock speed (in MHz)

    CPU Swap Wait*

    The percentage of time during which the VM is waiting on swapped memory pages to be read from disk. (VMware 5.x only, requires statistics level 3 for vCenter)

    CPU System Time*

    The percentage of time spent by system services on behalf of the VM. Often caused by high I/O. (Requires statistics level 3 for vCenter) (VMware only)

    CSG  Connections

    For a Citrix Secure Gateway server, the number of currently active connections

    Description

    A free text field that helps your colleagues identify the purpose of the computer and document additional information. This field is editable by right-clicking the computer in the organization tree and selecting “Properties”.

    Disconnected  Sessions

    Number of sessions in the “Disconnected” state

    Disk Queue

    Average disk queue length for all physical disks

    Disk Reads / sec

    Disk Reads/sec is the rate of read operations on the disk. (Disk Reads / sec performance counter).

    Disk Score

    Shows the worst color indication from the following monitored columns:Disk Queue,Disk Reads / sec,Disk Writes / sec,Avg.Disk Read Time,Avg.Disk Write Time,Free Space on System Drive,AWS Disk Read Operations,AWS Disk Write Operations,Disk Transfers / sec,Min Free Space Drive,Virtual Disk Avg.Latency,Virtual Disk Read IOPS,Virtual Disk Read Latency,Virtual Disk Reads KBps,Virtual Disk Write IOPS,Virtual Disk Write Latency,Virtual Disk Writes KBps

    Disk Transfers / sec

    Disk Transfers/sec is the rate of read and write operations on the disk. (Disk Transfers / sec performance counter).

    Disk Writes / sec

    Disk Writes/sec is the rate of write operations on the disk. (Disk Writes / sec performance counter).

    DNS A Records

    List of IP addresses retrieved by attempting to resolve the computer’s FQDN from the managed computer itself.

    Domain DNS

    DNS suffix of the computer

    Dropped Received Packets*

    Number of received packets that were dropped in the last collection interval (needs to be explicitly enabled on XenServer).

    Dropped Transmitted Packets*

    Number of transmitted packets that were dropped in the last collection interval (needs to be explicitly enabled on XenServer).

    Dynamic Memory Avg. Pressure

    The demand for more memory by the VM and its processes (Hyper-V only)

    Dynamic Memory Enabled

    Is Dynamic Memory enabled for the VM (Hyper-V only)

    Error Rate

    Marginal rate of error events in the system logs

    Folder

    The full name of the computer’s parent folder in the organization tree.

    Free Space on  System Drive

    The amount of free space available on the system drive

    GPU Architecture

    GPU's architecture name

    GPU Available Memory

    NVIDIA GPU available memory in megabytes (MB)

    GPU Frame Buffer Size

    Size of memory assigned to the NVIDIA GPU

    GPU Frame Buffer Usage

    NVIDIA GPU Frame Buffer usage in percents

    GPU Memory Usage

    NVIDIA GPU memory usage in percents

    GPU Model

    GPU name or NVIDIA GRID GPU profile type

    GPU Number of Cores

    Number of NVIDIA CUDA cores

    GPU NVIDIA driver version

    Current version of the installed NVIDIA GPU driver

    GPU NVIDIA License Port

    Primary NVIDIA license server port

    GPU NVIDIA License Server

    Primary NVIDIA license server name

    GPU Usage

    NVIDIA GPU usage in percents

    GPU Video Decoder Usage

    NVIDIA GPU video decoder usage in percents

    GPU Video Encoder Usage

    NVIDIA GPU video encoder usage in percents

    Guest Name*

    The computer name as reported to the hypervisor by the guest OS.

    Host CPU Usage*

    Amount of actively used virtual CPU as a percentage of total available CPU. This is the host’s view of the CPU usage, not the guest operating system view. It is the average CPU utilization over all available virtual CPUs in the virtual machine.

    Host Name*

    The name of the virtualization host which is hosting the VM.

    Hypervisor Platform*

    The vendor of the virtualization host on which the VM is hosted.

    ICA Sessions Count

    Number of ICA sessions currently established on the computer

    Idle Sessions

    Number of active user sessions which have been idle for at least 30 minutes (by default)

    Install Date

    Date on which the Operating System was installed

    IP Addresses

    List of all IP addresses currently configured on the computer. Note: By default, IPv6 addresses are not displayed. In order to display IPv6 addresses, configure the following Registry value on the managed computer(s): Parent Key (create the Preferences key if it does not exist): HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUpAgent\Preferences Value Name: showIPv6 Value Type: REG_DWORD Value Content: 1 This value may be created simultaneously on multiple computers by using the Registry Controller. The ControlUp Agent (cuAgent) service needs to be restarted for this change to take effect.

    Last Boot

    Date and time of the last system boot

    Logon Server

    The name of the Active Directory domain controller used to authenticate the computer account.

    Manufacturer

    Hardware manufacturer of the system

    Max Free  Space Drive

    Amount of free space available on the least occupied fixed drive

    Maximum Memory

    The maximum amount of RAM a VM can be assigned. (Hyper-V only)

    Memory

    Amount of physical RAM on the computer. Note: This column is designed to disregard small differences in RAM reported by some computers, so this column’s value is rounded to the closest 128 MB.

    Memory Demand

    The amount of memory demanded by processes in the VM (Hyper-V only)

    Memory Status

    Shows whether the host has enough memory to provide a full memory buffer to the VM  (Hyper-V only)

    Memory SwapIn rate

    Rate at which memory is swapped from disk into active memory during the current interval.

    Memory SwapOut Rate

    Rate at which memory is being swapped from active memory to disk during the current interval.

    Memory  Utilization

    RAM utilization percentage

    Min Free  Space Drive

    Amount of free space available on the most occupied fixed drive. By default, all local fixed drives are evaluated. Note: ControlUp supports excluding drives from free space calculation by using the following registry settings on the managed machines(s):

    Registry Key: (create the ExclusionRules key if it does not exist):

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUpAgent\ExclusionRules

    Value: Drives

    Data Type: REG_MULTI_SZ

    Data Values: Enter a drive letter (without “:”) on a separate line for each excluded drive.

    This value may be created simultaneously on multiple computers by using the Registry Controller. The ControlUp Agent (cuAgent) service needs to be restarted for this change to take effect.

    Minimum Memory

    The minimum amount of RAM a VM can be assigned. (Hyper-V only)

    Model

    Hardware model of the system

    Name

    Computer name

    Net Received

    Net Received is the rate at which data is received over all Ethernet adapters including framing characters. Net Received is based on the ‘Bytes Received/sec’ performance counter, converted to Mbps.

    Net Sent

    Net Sent is the rate at which data is sent over all Ethernet adapters including framing characters. Net Sent is based on the ‘Bytes Sent/sec’ performance counter, converted to Mbps.

    Net Total

    Net Total is the rate at which data is sent and received over all Ethernet adapters, including framing characters. Net Total is based on the ‘Bytes Total/sec’ performance counter which is the sum of the values of Network Interface\Bytes Received/sec and Network Interface\ Bytes Sent/sec, converted to Mbps.

    Network Score

    Shows the worst color indication from the following monitored columns:Net Total,AWS Network In,AWS Network Out,Dropped Received Packets,Dropped Transmitted Packets,Net Received,Net Sent

    Non-paged Pool Memory

    The size, in Megabytes, of the non-paged pool memory

    Operating  System

    Operating system version

    Organization

    Company name for the registered user of the operating system

    OS Service  Pack

    Operating system service pack version

    Other Sessions

    Number of user sessions which are neither active, idle or disconnected

    Pages/sec

    Pages/sec is the rate at which pages are read from or written to disk to resolve hard page faults. This counter is a primary indicator of the kinds of faults that cause system-wide delays.  It is the sum of Memory\Pages Input/sec and Memory\Pages Output/sec.  It is counted in numbers of pages, so it can be compared to other counts of pages, such as Memory\Page Faults/sec, without conversion. It includes pages retrieved to satisfy faults in the file system cache (usually requested by applications) non-cached mapped memory files.

    Paging File

    The percentage of the Page File currently in use (Total for all paging file instances).

    Physical  Addresses

    The physical addresses for all of the computer’s Ethernet adapters

    Physical Disk  Time

    “Avg. Disk Queue Length” counter multiplied by 100.

    Physical Memory Used

    The amount of machine RAM actually used by the VM.

    Processes

    Total number of running processes on the computer

    Processor  Queue Length

    The number of threads in the processor queue, divided by the number of cores.

    PVS RAM Cache Usage

    The size of the Citrix PVS RAM cache

    PVS vDisk File Name

    For a Citrix Provisioning Services target device, the name of the currently active vDisk file.

    Registered IP  Addresses

    This column shows how many of the computer’s IP addresses are registered in DNS. (e.g. 1/2 means the computer has 2 IP addresses, one of which is registered in DNS).

    Note: When configuring stress level thresholds for this column, consider the following:

    • Threshold levels are configured as a percentage of registered addresses out of total addresses

    • Medium level for this counter will be higher than or equal to the High level

    For example, this column might be colored yellow if 90% or less of the computer’s IP addresses are registered and red if less than one percent (i.e. none) of the IP addresses are registered.

     

     

    Server

    Indicates if the machine is a server

    Session Disconnection Rate

    Number of the disconnected sessions during the last minute

    Sessions

    Total number of sessions (including system and services)

    Startup Memory

    The amount of RAM a VM starts with when turned on. (Hyper-V only)

    Status

    ControlUp Agent connection status

    Stress Level

    An aggregated measure of the computer’s performance columns, as configured for the current record in the Stress Settings window .

    System Type

    Bitness (32/64 bit) of the operating system

    Tags

    Custom column to display machine tags. To create this column to add to the Machines view, use the following registry settings:

    Registry Key:

    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Agent

    Value: ComputerTags

    Data Type: REG_SZ

    Value Data: Any character or numeral. After you first add tags, you must restart the ControlUp Agent (cuAgent) service once for this change to take effect. For more information, see Add Tags Column to Information Grid .

    Top Citrix License Utilization

    For a Citrix License server, the utilization percentage of the most highly utilized Citrix license pool.

    Total Read Rate (KBps)

    Total number of kilobytes read from all of the computer's disks per second (on average) during the collection interval

    Total Write Rate (KBps)

    Total number of kilobytes written to all of the computer's disks per second (on average) during the collection interval

    Uptime

    Time elapsed since last boot

    User Sessions

    Number of user sessions on the machine, not including the system and services sessions

    UX Score

    Shows the worst color indication from the following monitored columns:Disk Queue,Avg.Logon Duration,Avg.App Load Time,XD Average Logon Duration

    VDA Version

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the version of Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installed.

    View Agent Version

    The version of the vmWare View agent component, if installed.

    Virtual Disk Avg. Latency

    Average amount of time for a virtual disk read/write operation. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest latency.

    Virtual Disk Read IOPS*

    Average number of read commands issued per second to the datastore during the collection interval. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest number of IOPS.

    Virtual Disk Read Latency*

    Average amount of time for a read operation from the virtual disk. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest latency.

    Virtual Disk Read KBps*

    Average number of kilobytes read from the disk each second during the collection interval. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest value.

    Virtual Disk Write IOPS*

    Average number of write commands issued per second to the datastore during the collection interval. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest number of IOPS.

    Virtual Disk Write Latency*

    Average amount of time for a write operation to the virtual disk. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest latency.

    Virtual Disk Write KBps*

    Average number of kilobytes written to the disk each second during the collection interval. If the VM has multiple disks attached, the value displayed belongs to the disk with the highest value.

    Virtual Machine

    Indicates if the machine is a VM

    Virtual Machine Memory Balooning

    Memory amount of powered-on virtual machines shared with other virtual machines, including amount of zero memory area.

    Virtual Machine Snapshot Exists

    Denotes if at least one snapshot of the virtual machine exists

    Virtual Machine Snapshot Size

    Total size on disk of the virtual machine's snapshots

    VM - Days Suspended

    For a suspended VM, shows the number of days since the VM was last suspended

    VM Name*

    The name of the virtual machine, as seen by the hypervisor.

    VM Power State*

    The current power state of the virtual machine.

    VM Tools State*

    The state of the virtualization tools package inside the guest OS. (VMware only)

    VM Tools Version*

    The current version of the virtualization tools package inside the guest OS.

    VM Tools Version State*

    Indicates whether the virtualization tools package inside the guest OS is up to date.

    Warning Rate

    Marginal rate of warning events in the system logs

    Windows  Directory

    Value of the %WINDIR% environment variable

    Workstation

    Indicates if the machine is a workstation

    WorkItem Queue Ready Count (XenApp)

    For Citrix XenApp XML brokers and controllers, the number of work items that are ready to be executed.

    CVAD % Available Hypervisor Connections

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the percentage of functional hypervisor connections (of the total number of connections).

    CVAD AD Identity Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the AD Identity service.

    CVAD Allocation Type

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates how the machines in the catalog are allocated to a user.

    CVAD Associated Users

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the list of users - current user(s) for shared machines and the assigned users for private machines.

    CVAD Average Logon Duration

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the average logon duration for all Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops user sessions currently established on the machine.

    CVAD Broker

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the machine is a Broker.

    CVAD Broker Health

    Indicates the overall status of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker.

    CVAD Broker Last Activity Time

    The last reported activity time of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service on the Broker.

    CVAD Broker Last Start Time

    The last start-up time of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service on the Broker.

    CVAD Broker Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Broker service.

    CVAD Broker State

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current value of the State attribute for the BrokerController object (Failed, Off, On, or Active).

    CVAD Central Configuration Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Central Config service.

    CVAD Machine Availability

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the machine is available for new connections (registered, not in maintenance mode, not in use (client VDA) with logons enabled and a functional server load).

    CVAD Configuration Logging Database

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Configuration Logging database connection.

    CVAD Configuration Logging Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Configuration Logging service.

    CVAD Database Avg. Transaction Time

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the average time taken to execute a database transaction.

    New in 9.0: Additional supporting text in CVAD triggers for this column.

    CVAD Database Connected

    Indicates using 1 or 0 whether the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service is in contact with its database.

    CVAD Database Transaction Errors / sec

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates the rate in seconds at which database transactions are failing.

    CVAD Delegated Admin Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Delegation Admin service.

    CVAD Delivery Group

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the name of the machine's delivery group.

    CVAD Delivery Type

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, specifies the delivery type of the delivery group that the machine belongs to.

    CVAD Desktop Kind

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the published desktop is shared or private.

    CVAD Failure Time

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine in a failure state, the time the failure occurred.

    CVAD Failure Type

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine in a failure state, indicates the reason for the failure.

    CVAD Farm Name

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the name of the farm to which the machine belongs.

    CVAD Hosting Unit Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Unit Service.

    CVAD in Use / Published Apps Ratio

    Count of published Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops applications currently in use on the machine, divided by the total count of applications published on the machine (in percentage).

    CVAD Is Assigned

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates whether a private desktop has been assigned to a user/s or a client name/address.

    CVAD Is Physical

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates whether the machine is physical.

    CVAD Is Preparing

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates whether the machine is currently preparing.

    CVAD Last Licensing Server Event

    Last significant Citrix licensing server event reported by the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service on the controller.

    New in 9.0: Additional supporting text in CVAD triggers for this column.

    CVAD Last Licensing Server Event Details

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, additional details associated with the last significant Citrix licensing server event.

    CVAD Last Licensing Server Event Time

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the time at which the last significant Citrix licensing server event was reported.

    CVAD Last Registration Failure

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the reason for the last deregistration.

    CVAD Last Registration Failure Time

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the time of the last deregistration from the controller.

    CVAD Licensing Server State

    The Citrix licensing server state currently in effect in the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service on the Broker.

    New in 9.0: Additional supporting text in CVAD triggers for this column.

    CVAD License Grace Period Reasons

    Current active or expired Citrix licensing grace periods in effect on the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker.

    CVAD License Grace Period State

    The Citrix licensing grace state currently in effect in the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker service on the Broker.

    CVAD License Grace Period Times Remaining

    Times remaining in currently active or expired Citrix licensing grace periods in effect of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, matched by order with the "reasons" column. Expired grace periods are indicated by zero remaining time.

    CVAD License Server

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, indicates Citrix license server is available.

    CVAD Machine Catalog

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, specifies the name of the machine catalog to which the machine belongs.

    CVAD Machine Creation Services

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Machine Creation Services service.

    CVAD Maintenance Mode

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the machine is in maintenance mode.

    CVAD Monitor Database

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current state of the Monitor database.

    CVAD Monitor Service

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current status of the Monitor service.

    CVAD Pending Image Update

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the VM image for a hosted machine is out of date.

    CVAD Persist User Change

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, specifies how user changes are persisted on machines in the catalog.

    CVAD Provisioning Type

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, specifies the provisioning type of the machine catalog to which the machine belongs.

    CVAD VDA

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates if the machine is VDA.

    CVAD Registered Desktops

    Number of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops VDAs registered with the Broker service on the Broker.

    CVAD Registration

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the registration state of the current machine against the connection broker.

    CVAD Remote PC Access

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, indicates whether the machine is a personal published desktop with a VDA agent for remote access.

    CVAD Session Support

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, specifies the session support of the machines in the catalog (single vs multi).

    CVAD Site Database

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the current state of the site database connection.

    CVAD Site Name

    Name of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Site.

    CVAD Time in Registration

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops machine, the amount of time the machine has been in its current registration state.

    XenApp Published Applications Count

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the number of published applications assigned to the server directly or via a Worker Group.Note: In environments with a large number of published applications, retrieving this column may cause unwanted stress on the collecting computers. For this reason, this column is disabled by default and will show N/A until the following registry value is configured on all managed computers:

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUpAgent\QFarmCounters]“PublishedAppEnabled”=dword:00000001

    This value may be created simultaneously on multiple computers by using the Registry Controller. The ControlUp Agent (cuAgent) service needs to be restarted for this change to take effect.

    CVAD Server DataStore Connection Failure

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops server, the number of minutes that the server has been disconnected from the data store.

    XenApp  Edition

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the currently installed edition of XenApp.

    XenApp Farm

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the name of the server farm to which the server belongs.

    CVAD Server  License Check-Out Time (ms)

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops server, displays the last recorded Citrix license check-out response time in milliseconds.

    CVAD Server  License Server Connection Failure         

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops server, displays the number of minutes that XenApp has been disconnected from the License Server.

    CVAD Server Load

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops server, the load index or server load, depending on the version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.

    XenApp Load  Evaluator

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the name of the load evaluator assigned to the server.

    CVAD Server Number  of Busy XML Threads (CVAD Broker)

    For a Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Broker, the number of XML threads currently being processed.

    CVAD Published Applications Count

    In Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops , the number of applications published on the current machine.

    CVAD Server   Resolution Time (ms)

    The time in milliseconds that a resolution took to complete.

    XenApp  Resolution WorkItem Queue Ready Count (Citrix  XenApp)

    For Citrix XenApp XML brokers and controllers, the number of resolution work items (related to application launches) that are ready to be executed.

    XenApp  Load

    For Citrix XenApp servers only, the server load as reported by theqfarm /load command. If the server is not found in the output of this command or if an error occurs while executing the command, an error value is displayed, which is 2147483647 by default. You can configure a custom error value by using the following registry settings on the managed server(s):

    Registry Key (create the QFarmCounters key if it does not exist):

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUpAgent\QFarmCounters

    Value: loadErrorValue

    Data Type: REG_DWORD

    Value Data: A numerical value of choice to represent an error.

    If you would like to set a load threshold on this column, you might also want to highlight servers that have no logged on users. To do this, you may configure a custom value to be displayed if the server’s load is zero. To configure the column, use the following registry settings on the managed machine(s):

    Registry Key: (create the QFarmCounters key if it does not exist)::

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUpAgent\QFarmCounters

    Value: zeroLoadFactor

    Data Type: REG_DWORD

    Value Data: A numerical value of choice to replace zero.

    XenApp Server  Logon Mode

    For Citrix XenApp servers only, logon mode as reported by the qfarm /load command (available starting XenApp version 6.5)

    XenApp  Version

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the currently installed version of XenApp.

    XenApp Worker  Group

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the name of the Worker Group to which the server belongs.

    XenApp Zone

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the name of the zone to which the server belongs.

    XenApp Zone  Data Collector

    For a Citrix XenApp server, the name of the current zone data collector for the zone to which the server belongs.

    XenDesktop  Database Connected

    Indicates using 1 or 0 whether the Citrix XenDesktop Broker service is in contact with its database.

    XenDesktop  Database Transaction Errors / sec

    The rate per second at which XenDesktop Database transactions are failing.

    XenDesktop  Desktop Group

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server, the name of the desktop group to which the computer belongs.

    XenDesktop  Desktop Kind

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server, the kind of desktop for the current computer.

    XenDesktop Desktop State

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server, the current registration state of the computer.

    XenDesktop  Farm Name

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server, the name of the farm to which the computer belongs.

    XenDesktop  MCS Image out of Date

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server using Machine Creation Services (MCS), indicates whether a new updated disk image has been assigned to the current computer.

    XenDesktop  VDA Version

    For a Citrix XenDesktop workstation or server, the version of Virtual Desktop Agent software installed on the current computer.

    AWS Alarms in Alarm Status

    Number of CloudWatch alarms associated with this EC2 instance which are currently in Alarm status

    AWS Alarms in Insufficient Data Status

    Number of CloudWatch alarms associated with this EC2 instance which are currently in Insufficient Data status

    AWS Alarms in OK Status

    Number of CloudWatch alarms associated with this EC2 instance which are currently in OK status

    AWS Attached Elastic IP Hourly Cost

    The per-hour cost for elastic IP addresses attached to this EC2 instance

    AWS Attached Snapshot Hourly Cost

    The estimated hourly cost for snapshots of volumes attached to this EC2 instance, based on the total size of a single snapshot per volume.

    AWS Attached Storage Hourly Cost

    The per-hour cost for storage volumes attached to this EC2 instance

    AWS Catalog Price per Hour

    The per-hour cost for this EC2 instance type and location, as per the AWS pricing catalog

    AWS CPU Utilization

    The percentage of allocated EC2 compute units that are currently in use on the instance. This metric identifies the processing power required to run an application upon a selected instance.

    AWS Days to RI Expiration Date

    For an instance that qualifies for utilizing an RI, this is the number of days remaining until the RI expiration date.

    AWS Detailed Monitoring

    Indicates whether detailed monitoring is enabled for the EC2 instance.

    AWS Disk Read Operations

    Average number of I/O read operations per second from all instance store volumes available to the EC2 instance.

    AWS Disk Write Operations

    Average number of I/O write operations per second to all instance store volumes available to the EC2 instance.

    AWS EBS Optimized

    Indicates whether EBS optimization has been enabled for this EC2 instance.

    AWS EC2 Instance Hourly Cost

    The hourly cost associated with this EC2 instance, RI discounts accounted for. Spot instances not supported and always show their catalog price.

    AWS Elastic IP

    The elastic IP address/es associated with the EC2 instance

    AWS Host ID

    The host ID configured for this EC2 instance, if applicable

    AWS IAM Role

    The IAM role associated with the EC2 instance, if applicable.

    AWS Instance ID

    A unique ID representing the EC2 instance

    AWS Instance Lifecycle

    Indicates whether this is a Spot Instance or a Scheduled Instance

    AWS Instance Status

    The health status of the EC2 instance, from the hosting perspective

    AWS Instance Type

    Describes the family and size of the EC2 instance, which determines the hardware resources allocated to it

    AWS Kernel ID

    For an EC2 instance, the operating system kernel associated with the AMI.

    AWS Key Name

    The private key used to pre-authenticate to the EC2 instance upon creation.

    AWS Monthly Run Rate

    The estimated monthly rate that you will be charged with, based on the calculation: [total hourly cost] * [number of days in month] * [24 hours]

    AWS Network In

    The average rate at which data was received on all network interfaces by the EC2 instance. This metric identifies the volume of incoming network traffic to an application on a single instance.

    AWS Network Interface Description

    The user-friendly description of network interfaces associated with the EC2 instance (for multiple interfaces, in order in which they appear in the Network Interfaces column)

    AWS Network Interface Status

    The status of network interfaces associated with the EC2 instance (for multiple interfaces, in order in which they appear in the Network Interfaces column)

    AWS Network Interfaces

    The technical IDs of network interfaces associated with the EC2 instance

    AWS Network Out

    The average rate at which data was sent out on all network interfaces by the EC2 instance. This metric identifies the volume of outgoing network traffic to an application on a single instance.

    AWS Next Scheduled Events Code

    The code of the next event scheduled for this EC2 instance

    AWS Next Scheduled Events Date

    The time of the next event scheduled for this EC2 instance

    AWS Next Scheduled Events Description

    The description of the next event scheduled for this EC2 instance

    AWS Owner

    The AWS account number of the AMI owner for this EC2 instance.

    AWS Placement Group

    The placement group of this EC2 instance

    AWS Platform

    The operating system platform of this EC2 instance.

    AWS Private DNS

    The private (internal) DNS name of the EC2 instance.

    AWS Private IP

    The private (internal) IP address of the EC2 instance.

    AWS Public DNS

    The public DNS name of the EC2 instance.

    AWS Public IP

    The public IP address of the EC2 instance.

    AWS RAM Disk ID

    For an EC2 instance, the RAM disk associated with the image, if applicable.

    AWS Region

    Name of the AWS region in which the EC2 instance resides

    AWS Reservation

    The reservation ID used to launch the EC2 instance.

    AWS RI Expiration Date

    For an instance that qualifies for utilizing an RI, this is the date of RI expiration

    AWS RI Upfront Hourly Cost

    For an instance that qualifies for utilizing an RI, this is the upfront sum payed from the RI divided by the number of hours in the reservation period.

    AWS Root Device Name

    For an EC2 instance, the system device name that contains the boot volume.

    AWS Root Device Size

    For an EC2 instance, the system device size

    AWS Root Device Type

    For an EC2 instance, the root volume is either an EBS volume or instance store volume.

    AWS Security Group (ID)

    The technical IDs of security groups to which the EC2 instance belongs.

    AWS Security Group (Name)

    The user-friendly names of security groups to which the EC2 instance belongs.

    AWS Source/Dest Check

    Indicates whether source / destination checks are performed on the network interfaces associated with this EC2 instance

    AWS State

    The current run state of the EC2 instance (running, rebooting, etc)

    AWS State Transition Reason

    The reason for the last change in the EC2 instance state.

    AWS Status Checks

    Proportion of status checks in the "passed" status for this EC2 instance

    AWS Subnet

    The ID of the subnet into which the EC2 instance was launched, if applicable.

    AWS System Status

    The health status of the operating system running in the EC2 instance

    AWS Tags

    List of tags assigned to the EC2 instance

    AWS Tenancy

    The tenancy type for this EC2 instance, determines whether the instance runs on dedicated hardware

    AWS Total Hourly Cost

    The per-hour total cost associated with this EC2 instance (sum of instance, attached storage, snapshots, and elastic IP costs)

    AWS Virtualization Type

    For an EC2 instance, the type of virtual machine running.

    * Additional columns for Machines View retrieved from the virtualization layer. The information for these additional columns comes from the hypervisor, independent of the agent installed in the guest OS. This means that all VMs, regardless of whether or not the ControlUp Agent is installed, will have these columns populated as long as the host is connected to the console.

    The Stress Level Column

    The purpose of the Stress Level column is to provide the administrator with a concise measure of current load on the resource, be it a computer, a user session or a process. Each performance column in ControlUp (e.g. CPU, Memory usage, Disk queue) has pre-configured ranges of values that influence the color in which the column will be displayed. These settings are customizable for every folder in your organization tree. For more information on customizing the Stress Level column calculation, see the Stress Settings Pane chapter.

    For an informative display (such as control room status screens), you might want to sort the current ControlUp view by the Stress level column. This way, the highly stressed resources will always appear on top of the table.

    Investigating the Causes for Stress Level Values

    When one of the resources in you information grid shows a certain Stress Level, you might want to investigate the reason for this value. If you click on a Stress Level cell for a particular resource, a small arrow button appears in the corner of the cell:

    When clicked, this button invokes the Stress Level Details window, which shows the steps taken by ControlUp to calculate the current Stress Level value for the selected resource. For example:

    In this case, you can see that the selected server has crossed three different thresholds configured on the Stress Settings Pane. Namely, when performance data was last sampled (at 12:02), the Memory Utilization counter was beyond its threshold of 80%. Also, the Minimum Free Space for the system drive fell below 200 MB. Each of these violations added 2 points to the Stress Level value, which results in a total Stress Level value of 6, which is considered Critical in the configuration used here.

    Each line in the Stress Level Details Window includes a “Settings” link, which you can use to modify the thresholds and weights for every counter and condition. For more information on customizing the Stress Level column calculation, see the Stress Settings page.

    Computers View Actions

    Connect

    Contact the ControlUp Agent on the selected managed computer(s) and start gathering performance data.

    Disconnect

    Close the connection to the ControlUp agent on the selected managed computer(s).

    View Related Incidents

    Switch to the Incidents Pane and filter the display to show incidents related to the selected computer

    Manage Services

    Allows for comparison and batch management of the Windows Services on the selected computer(s) using the Services Controller.

    Manage Registry

    Allows for comparison and batch management of the Windows Registry on the selected computer(s) using the Registry Controller.

    Manage File System

    Allows for comparison and batch management of the file system on the selected computer(s) using the File System Controller.

    Flush DNS

    Clears the DNS client cache on the managed computer(s) (ipconfig /flushdns).

    Manage Programs and Updates

    Allows for comparison and of installed programs and OS updates on the selected computer(s) using the Programs and Updates Controller.

    RDP to computer

    Switches to the Remote Desktop pane and establishes an RDP connection to the managed computer(s).

    RAM Score

    Shows the worst color indication from the following monitored columns:Memory Utilization,Paging File,Pages / sec,Non - paged Pool Memory,Active memory,Dynamic Memory Avg.Pressure,Memory Demand,Memory SwapIn Rate,Memory SwapOut Rate,Physical memory used,PVS RAM Cache Usage

    Remote Desktop Services > Send Super Message

    This action allows administrators to send an enhanced message to all the users on the selected target computer(s). This action can be useful when conveying an important message to the end users and gathering the users’ feedback (for example when testing a recent software fix). The message can be configured:
    1. To include rich-text formatting and graphics
    2. To close the message automatically when a configured timeout has elapsed
    3. To stay on top of all other user’s windows
    4. To not allow the user to close the message window
    5. To allow the user to respond to the message:
    6. To use pre-configured reply buttons (such as Yes;No or OK;Cancel)
    7. To allow free text replies
    If the user response option is enabled, a window will open displaying all of the users’ feedback gathered by the Super Message.

    Remote Desktop Services > Send Message

    This action allows administrators to send a plain text message to all the users on the selected target computer(s).

    Power Management > Reboot Machine

    Performs a soft reboot of the target computer(s) using ControlUp Agent.

    Power Management > Send Wake-On-LAN signal

    The selected computer(s) will be used to transmit a Wake-On-LAN magic packet. You will be prompted to select the computers to which the packet will be sent.

    Power Management > Shutdown Machine

    Performs a soft shutdown of the target computer(s) using ControlUp Agent.

    Group Policy > Refresh Machine Group Policy

    This action triggers a Group Policy update on the remote computer using Windows built-in gpupdate.exe utility. You can manipulate the “Force” and “Timeout” parameters using the action window.

    Registry > Import Registry

    Allows for importing a .reg file to the managed computers’ registry.

    Processes > Disable Process Execution

    This action prevents processes with the configured file name from being executed on the target computer(s). This action can be useful for preventing a program from being run during upgrades or software maintenance.
    You are advised to use extreme caution when preventing process execution, since this action affects all users on the selected computer(s) and the execution block will be enforced until explicitly removed using the “Enable Process Execution” action.
    It is important to provide the end user who might try to run a disabled process with an explanation that will appear on his/her screen. Using the action’s built in text message capability you can provide such explanation.

    Processes > Enable Process Execution

    This action cancels the “Disable Process Execution” action. You may choose to remove all existing execution blocks previously set on the selected computer(s) or configure a specific process name to be unblocked.

    Processes > Run As

    This action allows you to launch a process on the target computer. You can run any executable that is accessible on the target computer(s) If using a command-line expression or a batch file, prepend “cmd.exe /c ” to your command.

    Note: processes started using this action are executed in session 0 using Local System and are not visible to the users working on the target computer(s). For executing interactive processes, use the “Start Process in Session” action described in the Sessions View chapter.

    Agent Control > Uninstall Remote Agent

    This action removes the cuAgent service from the target computer(s), along with all ControlUp-related files and settings. By default, ControlUp Agents are installed in a temporary mode, which means that the agents are uninstalled automatically if no connection is made to them for 5 minutes.

    Note: ControlUp Agents installed using desktop MSI packages cannot be uninstalled using this method.

    Agent Control > Upgrade Remote Agent

    If the console detects a ControlUp Agent running on the target computer(s), a version check is performed and the connection is accepted only if the agent’s version is compatible with the console’s version. If you receive an error message stating that your target computer is running an unsupported version of ControlUp Agent, use this action to upgrade the agent.

    Agent Control > Start Remote Agent

    This action starts the cuAgent service on the target computer(s). This may be useful in case you are experiencing issues when connection to the computer using ControlUp.

    Agent Control > Stop Remote Agent

    This action stops the cuAgent service on the target computer(s).

    Agent Control > Restart Remote Agent

    This action stops and then starts the cuAgent service on the target computer(s).

    Agent Control > Set Listening Port

    Using this option, you can modify the TCP port number used by the ControlUp Agent for communication with the console. If you decide to change the default TCP port number, consider the following:
    – When selecting a port number, ensure no other applications on your network are using this port number.
    – After changing the port number on managed computers, you should instruct other administrators using ControlUp in your environment to re-add these computers to ControlUp using the Add Computers Wizard, while providing the updated port number.

    Agent Control > Agent Properties*

    *only available in the organization tree

    You can display the current status of the ControlUp Agent on a managed computer by right clicking its icon in the tree view and selecting “Agent Properties”. A window will open presenting the current version of the agent, its installation port, description, auto-connect settings, and the active connections currently established to this managed computer.

    Diagnostics > Launch Event Viewer

    Launches Windows Event Viewer pointed to the managed computer(s).

    Diagnostics > Admin$

    Opens the Admin$ share on the managed computer(s).

    Diagnostics > NSLookup

    Performs a DNS lookup with the managed computer(s) FQDN.

    Diagnostics > Ping

    Pings the managed computer(s).

    Diagnostics > Test WMI

    Performs a remote WMI operation (listing system services), while suppressing output and displaying any errors.

    Diagnostics > Trace

    Executes a tracert command with the FQDN of the managed computer.

    Script-based Actions

    Invokes any Script-based Actions downloaded or created for use in your organization and configured to be applicable to computers. For more details, refer to the Script-based Actions chapter.

    VM Power Management > Force Power Off VM

    Invokes a forceful power off operation on the selected virtual machine using its virtualization infrastructure.

    VM Power Management > Force Reset VM

    Invokes a forceful reset operation on the selected virtual machine using its virtualization infrastructure.

    VM Power Management > Power On VM

    Turns on the selected virtual machine using its virtualization infrastructure.

    VM Power Management > Restart Guest

    Invokes a graceful restart operation on the selected virtual machine using its virtualization infrastructure and virtual machine tools. This requires the hypervisor tools to be installed on the guest OS.

    VM Power Management > Shutdown Guest

    Invokes a graceful shutdown operation on the selected virtual machine using its virtualization infrastructure and virtual machine tools. This requires the hypervisor tools to be installed on the guest OS.

    XenDesktop Management > Enable Maintenance

    Turns on XenDesktop maintenance mode for the selected computer/s (only applicable to VDAs retrieved from XenDesktop direct connection). Note: this action renders the machine inaccessible to users until maintenance mode is disabled.

    XenDesktop Management > Disable Maintenance Mode  

    Turns off XenDesktop maintenance mode for the selected computer/s (only applicable to VDAs retrieved from XenDesktop direct connection).

    Note

    If multiple records are selected, not all ControlUp actions may be displayed on the context menu or on the Actions sidebar. When more than one object is selected, both those locations will only display the actions which may be performed on all the selected objects.


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