VMware Horizon 8.x: Enabling Microsoft Windows Desktop Pool Metrics Reporting

Enable Metrics Reporting for Microsoft Windows Desktop Pool

Question

While investigating slow performance, an administrator discovered that none of the desktops in the Microsoft Windows desktop pool is reporting metrics to vRealize Operations for VMware Horizon.

What action would enable the Microsoft Windows desktop pool to report metrics to vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon?

Answers

Explanations

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A. B. C. D.

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The scenario presented in the question indicates that the Microsoft Windows desktop pool is not reporting metrics to vRealize Operations for VMware Horizon, which can cause slow performance issues to go unnoticed. To address this problem, the administrator needs to take action to enable the desktop pool to report metrics to vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon.

Answer A suggests verifying that the Microsoft Windows desktop pool has been included in the vRealize Operations for Horizon Broker Agent configuration. This means that the Broker Agent, which is responsible for communicating with vRealize Operations Manager, must be configured to recognize the desktop pool. This option is a plausible solution, as it directly addresses the problem of desktops not reporting metrics, but it may not be the only necessary step.

Answer B suggests enabling vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon in the Microsoft Windows desktop pool settings in the View Administrator console. This option also addresses the problem of desktops not reporting metrics but focuses on the pool settings in the View Administrator console instead of the Broker Agent configuration. This option may be necessary in addition to Answer A.

Answer C suggests adding the vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon security tag to the Microsoft Windows desktop pool virtual machines. This option is not directly related to enabling desktops to report metrics to vRealize Operations Manager, but rather to categorizing desktops for easier management and monitoring. Although it may be a useful step for organization purposes, it is not a necessary solution to the current problem.

Answer D suggests adding the users of the Microsoft Windows desktop pool to the vRealize Operations Manager Everyone group. This option is also not directly related to the problem of desktops not reporting metrics but rather to granting access to vRealize Operations Manager to a specific group of users. This option is not necessary to enable the desktop pool to report metrics, and it is not a recommended solution for the current problem.

In conclusion, the best solution for enabling the Microsoft Windows desktop pool to report metrics to vRealize Operations Manager for Horizon is likely to be a combination of Answers A and B, which directly address the Broker Agent configuration and pool settings in the View Administrator console, respectively.