Configuring the monitoring of Citrix XenServer

Host Name

Type the name or the IP address for the pool master or standalone host (XenServer) that you want to monitor.

Port Number

Type the port number for the pool master or standalone host.

User Name

Type the user name for connecting to the pool master or standalone host.

Password

Type the password that the user will use for connecting to the pool master or standalone host.

Confirm Password

Retype the password for the user.

Add to List

Scroll down to the bottom of the dialog box to access this option.

Click this option to add a pool master or a standalone host to the list of monitored pool masters or standalone hosts.

Modify Selection

Scroll down to the bottom of the dialog box to access this option.

Click this option to save the changes you made in the configuration details for the selected pool master or standalone host. After doing this, click Update to reflect your changes under the list of Defined Monitor Types and Attributes on the Monitor Configuration tab.

This option is only available when you select an existing policy and click Edit on the Monitor Configuration tab.

Remove from List

Scroll down to the bottom of the dialog box to access this option.

Click this option to remove the pool master or standalone host from the list of monitored pool masters or standalone hosts.

This option is only available when you select an existing policy and click Edit or Delete on the Monitor Configuration tab.

Host Name

Type the name or IP address of the host for which you want to configure a performance data collection account.

You need to configure a performance data collection account only for hosts that are a part of resource pools in order to collect performance data.

Use regular expression

Select this option if you want to use a regular expression to enter host names in the Host Name text box.

A performance data collection account is configured only for the hosts that satisfy the regular expression.

User Name

Type the user name for connecting to the host for configuring a performance data collection account.

Password

Type the password that the user will use for connecting to the host for configuring a performance data collection account.

Confirm Password

Retype the password for the user.

Use pool master credentials

Select this option if you want to use resource pool credentials to configure performance data collection account for hosts.

To use resource pool (or pool master) credentials, user accounts with the same user name and password must be created on all hosts.

Add to List 

Click this option to add a host to the list of monitored hosts for which a performance data collection account has been configured.

Modify Selection

Click this option to save the changes you made in the configuration details for the selected host. After doing this, click Update to reflect your changes under the list of Defined Monitor Types and Attributes on the Monitor Configuration tab.

This option is only available when you select an existing policy and click Edit on the Monitor Configuration tab.

Remove from List

Click this option to remove the host from the list of monitored hosts.

This option is only available when you select an existing policy and click Edit or Delete on the Monitor Configuration tab.

Add

Click this option to add the monitor type under the list of Defined Monitor Types and Attributes on the Monitor Configuration tab

Close 

Click this option to close the Add Monitor Types dialog box without saving any changes

Reset

Click this option to clear off your configuration and revert to default settings