Citrix server performance counters
The following sections describe some of the counters that can be measured.
Non-virtual counters
The following table describes non-virtual counters:
Measurement | Description |
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% Disk Time
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The percentage of elapsed time that the selected disk drive services read or write requests.
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% Processor Time
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The percentage of time that the processor executes a non-Idle thread. This counter is a primary indicator of processor activity. It is calculated by measuring the time that the processor spends executing the thread of the Idle process in each sample interval, and subtracting that value from 100%. (Each processor has an Idle thread which consumes cycles when no other threads are ready to run.) It can be viewed as the percentage of the sample interval spent doing useful work. This counter displays the average percentage of busy time observed during the sample interval. It is calculated by monitoring the time the service was inactive, and then subtracting that value from 100%.
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File data Operations/sec
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The rate that the computer issues Read and Write operations to file system devices. This does not include File Control Operations.
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Interrupts/sec
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The average number of hardware interrupts the processor receives and services per second. It does not include DPCs, which are counted separately. This value is an indirect indicator of the activity of devices that generate interrupts, such as the system clock, the mouse, disk drivers, data communication lines, network interface cards and other peripheral devices. These devices normally interrupt the processor when they have completed a task or require attention. Normal thread execution is suspended during interrupts. Most system clocks interrupt the processor every 10 milliseconds, creating a background of interrupt activity. This counter displays the difference between the values observed in the last two samples, divided by the duration of the sample interval.
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Output Session Line Speed
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This value represents the line speed from server to client for a session in bps.
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Input Session Line Speed
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This value represents the line speed from client to server for a session in bps.
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Page Faults/sec
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A count of the Page Faults in the processor. A page fault occurs when a process refers to a virtual memory page that is not in its Working Set in main memory. A Page Fault does not cause the page to be fetched from disk, if that page is on the standby list, and hence already in main memory; or, if it is in use by another process with whom the page is shared.
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Pages/sec
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The number of pages read from the disk or written to the disk to resolve memory references to pages that were not in memory at the time of the reference. This is the sum of Pages Input/sec and Pages Output/sec. This counter includes paging traffic on behalf of the system Cache to access file data for applications. This value also includes the pages to/from non-cached mapped memory files. This is the primary counter to observe if you are concerned about excessive memory pressure (that is, thrashing), and the excessive paging that may result.
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Pool Nonpaged Bytes
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The number of bytes in the Nonpaged Pool, a system memory area where space is acquired by operating system components as they accomplish their appointed tasks. Nonpaged Pool pages cannot be paged out to the paging file, but instead remain in main memory as long as they are allocated.
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Private Bytes
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The current number of bytes this process has allocated that cannot be shared with other processes.
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Processor Queue Length
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The instantaneous length of the processor queue in units of threads. This counter is always 0 unless you are also monitoring a thread counter. All processors use a single queue in which threads wait for processor cycles. This length does not include the threads that are currently executing. A sustained processor queue length greater than two generally indicates processor congestion. This is an instantaneous count, not an average over the time interval.
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Threads
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The number of threads in the computer at the time of data collection. Notice that this is an instantaneous count, not an average over the time interval. A thread is the basic executable entity that can execute instructions in a processor.
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Latency – Session Average
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This value represents the average client latency over the life of a session.
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Latency – Last Recorded
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This value represents the last recorded latency measurement for this session.
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Latency – Session Deviation
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This value represents the difference between the minimum and maximum measured values for a session.
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Input Session Bandwidth
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This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic for a session in bps.
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Input Session Compression
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This value represents the compression ratio for client to server traffic for a session.
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Output Session Bandwidth
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This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic for a session in bps.
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Output Session Compression
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This value represents the compression ratio for server to client traffic for a session.
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Output Session Linespeed
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This value represents the line speed from server to client for a session in bps.
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Virtual channel counters
The following table describes virtual channel counters:
Measurement | Description |
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Input Audio Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the audio mapping channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Clipboard Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the clipboard mapping channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input COM1 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the COM1 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input COM2 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the COM2 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input COM Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the COM channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Control Channel Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the ICA control channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Drive Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the client drive mapping channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Font Data Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the local text echo font and keyboard layout channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Licensing Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the licensing channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input LPT1 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the LPT1 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input LPT2 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the LPT2 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Management Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the client management channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input PN Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the Program Neighborhood channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Printer Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the printer spooler channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Seamless Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the Seamless channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Text Echo Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the local text echo data channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input Thinwire Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the Thinwire (graphics) channel. This is measured in bps. |
Input VideoFrame Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from client to server traffic on the VideoFrame channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Audio Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the audio mapping channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Clipboard Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on he clipboard mapping channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output COM1 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the COM1 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output COM2 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the COM2 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output COM Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the COM channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Control Channel Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the ICA control channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Drive Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the client drive channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Font Data Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the local text echo font and keyboard layout channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Licensing Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the licensing channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output LPT1 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the LPT1 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output LPT2 Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the LPT2 channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Management Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the client management channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output PN Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the Program Neighborhood channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Printer Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the printer spooler channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Seamless Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the Seamless channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Text Echo Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the local text echo data channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output Thinwire Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the Thinwire (graphics) channel. This is measured in bps. |
Output VideoFrame Bandwidth | This value represents the bandwidth from server to client traffic on the VideoFrame channel. This is measured in bps. |