Citrix Top X List

The Citrix top-x list (ANALYZE > Citrix > Top X List) gives a quick performance overview of a single Citrix server, groups of Citrix servers, or all Citrix servers.

1. Select required Citrix server.
2. Select the required Interval (that is the period of time that you want to cover). If the predefined intervals don't suit you, select Custom to specify your own interval.
3. Select the type of data that you want to base the list on:
   • Login Time (ms): The longest session login time, measured in milliseconds. The login time is calculated as the time span from the ICA Client makes the initial connect to the Citrix server and until the ICA Client is logged in and ready to run applications on the Citrix server.
   • Duration (m): The longest sessions, measured in minutes.
   • Average Latency (ms): The longest latency, measured in milliseconds. The values used for the list cover the average latency for the entire session. Latency is the delay on the network from a request leaves the server until the request is received on the client. Latency is a combination of the quality of the network and the physical distance between the Citrix server and the ICA Client.
   • Total Sent Bytes: The total amount of traffic (measured in bytes) sent from the Citrix server to the ICA Client.
   • Total Received Bytes: The total amount of traffic (measured in bytes) sent from the ICA Client to the Citrix server.
4. Select how many lines you want in the list, for example a top 10 list.

5. Click the Lookup button.

   The creation of the top-x list can be a lengthy operation due to the potentially very large amount of data to process. This is particularly true if you select a long interval, and/or if you select all Citrix servers.

   Click the Citrix session graph links in the right side of the top-x list to view Quality of Service graphs for individual sessions.

    Is performance good or bad?

   That depends on the type of work that you do in your organization, but you can often follow our rules of thumb.