Using the VMware vSphere VDI model (see Figure 1), administrators can find quick and accurate answers to all the queries above, and also receive a complete ‘desktop view’, which allows them to get up, close with the performance of every guest OS hosted by the ESX server and detect anomalies (if any) in its functioning.įigure 1 : The layer model of a VMware vSphere VDI serverĮach of the layers depicted by Figure 1 and the tests associated with the layers are discussed in detail in the sections that follow. Why was the guest migrated? What activities on the ESX host caused the migration?.When was a guest moved from an ESX Server? Which ESX Server was the guest moved to?.Which ESX Server is a virtual guest running on?.What applications are running on each desktop?.What is the typical duration of a user session?.

How much CPU, memory, disk and network resources is each desktop taking?.Which users are logged on and when did each user login?.How many desktops are powered on simultaneously on the ESX Server?.Administrators of such virtual environments would want to know the following: In some environments, the virtual guests hosted on vSphere/EXS servers may be used to support desktop applications. Monitoring vSphere/ESX Servers with VMs Hosting Desktop Applications

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