Target Environment
LoadGen can monitor environments that offer Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, Windows Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, VMware Horizon, and FAT Client (i.e. Windows 7 to Windows 10).
LoadGen separates the Target Environments into 5 sections:
- Citrix: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop, and Azure RemoteApp.
- RDS: Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.
- FAT client: Windows 7 and later or Windows Server 2008 and later.
- VMware Horizon: VMware Horizon.
- Windows Virtual Desktop.
Fat Client
For this environment you don't need any additional environment settings. It is important that you can make a connection with the machine you want to run the test on.
Citrix
Release 6281
Starting from LoadGen Release 6281 we have introduced the Citrix External Login
For Citrix, you need to set up how you will make a connection with your Citrix environment. It is possible to do this with the following methods:
- Storefront
- PNAgent
- ICA File
- External Login
Citrix Storefront
- With Storefront you need to enter a valid Storefront address, you will then be able to click on the icon ... to make a connection to the Citrix infrastructure and select the Desktop or Published Application you want to use in your test.
- You can override display settings.
Citrix credentials
Your Testusers credentials will be used to log in to your Citrix session
Citrix PNAgent
- With PNAgent you need to enter a valid PNAgent address, you will then be able to click on resource ... to make a connection and you can then select the Desktop or application you need for your test.
- You can override display settings.
Citrix ICA File
- With the ICA file, you need to select the location of where you have your ICA file stored on your machine.
- You can override display settings.
Citrix External Login
- You can use the Citrix External Login if you need to authenticate via a NetScaler, Azure AD, or an Active Directory Federation Server (Azure AD via ADFS).
- Add the correct login URL i.e: https://netscaler.citrix.com/logon/LogonPoint/index.html:
- Enter the Application Name, this must be the same name as you see when logged on to the actual Storefront environment:
- You can add your own login routine, and add the steps for authenticating your own Identity Provider to the UserExternalLogin.xml file located in C:\Program Files\LoadGen\LoadGen Director\Resources.
- You can override display settings.
RDS
- For the RDS target environment, you have a few more sections you need to add settings to. When double-clicking on the RDS icon below Target Environment go to the tab Target Environment.
- Enter the correct Terminal Server FQDN
- In some situations, you will need to add an RDS Gateway server, if not leave it unchecked and continue to RDS Add-ins
RDS Add-ins
- For RDS you need to install a component on your RDS server.
- Click Manage to go to the window Manage LoadGen Add-ins.
- You are able to Add, Edit, Delete, Install, Uninstall, and Rescan your RDS Add-ins here.
- For the RDS Add-ins, you need the correct machine name and credentials.
LoadGen Update
After every update, you will need to update your RDS Add-ins manually.
Windows Virtual Desktop
Read more regarding how to set up Windows Virtual Desktop tests in this article.
VMware Horizon
- For the VMware target environment, you have a few more sections you need to add settings to. When double-clicking on the VMWare icon below Target Environment go to the tab Target Environment.
- Enter the VMware User Application. This is the resource that will start in the load test.
- Also, you can automatically install the LoadGen VMware VDI Agent. This Agent must be installed on the endpoint, thus the VMware VDI machine. To be exact: every VDI machine which is included in your test. You can also install the LoadGen VMware VDI Agent manually, read more about installing it manually in this article.
- Finally, you will need to enter the target environment, so how to reach the VMware Horizon environment. Add the target server URL or FQDN of the VMware Horizon environment and the resolution of your Horizon VDI session.
