Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Available for download: System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services.

The Remote Desktop Services Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager has been released a few days ago.

 


Download:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35812
Documentation: OM2012_MP_RDS.docx

Below some information on the key monitoring scenarios taken from the documentation provided by Microsoft.

“…The Remote Desktop Services Management Pack monitors the availability and performance of the following servers: the RD Session Host server, the Remote Desktop license server, the RD Connection Broker server, the RD Web Access server, the RD Gateway server, and the RD Virtualization Host server. The following table describes the key monitoring scenarios…”

Scenario

Description

RD Session Host server performance

Checks the status of the RD Session Host server by using three key performance monitors that are enabled by default: the number of active sessions, the number of inactive sessions, and the total processor time per session.

When the number of active sessions approaches the performance limit of the computer's hardware, the monitor changes to a critical health state and alerts you.

When a number of inactive sessions exceeds the idle session limit field of either the Remote Desktop Services node in Group Policy or the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration console, the monitor changes to a critical state and alerts you.

When the total processing time per session exceeds 80 percent of the CPU's total capacity for 15 minutes, the monitor changes to a critical state and alerts you.

RD Session Host server monitoring

Ensures that the Remote Desktop Services service is running, and tests for connectivity to the Remote Desktop license server and the RD Connection Broker server. It also monitors the number of open sessions and disconnected sessions.

Remote Desktop license server monitoring

Ensures that the Remote Desktop Licensing service is running, and that Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) are installed and available on the Remote Desktop license server. The Remote Desktop Licensing database file is restored when there is a modification to the old database file.

RD Gateway server monitoring

Ensures that the Remote Desktop Gateway service is running, and checks that it is able to connect to the RD Session Host server. Monitors the number of current connections.

RD Connection Broker server monitoring

Ensures that the Remote Desktop Connection Broker service is running. Monitors the availability and configuration of the RD Web Access role service.

RD Web Access server monitoring

Ensures that the RD Web Access server is running. Monitors connectivity between the RD Session Host server and the RD Web Access server.

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