XDPing

Description

The Linux XDPing tool is a command-line based application that automates the process of checking for common configuration issues with a Linux VDA environment.

The Linux XDPing tool performs over 150 individual tests on the system, which are broadly categorized as follows:

• Check whether Linux VDA system requirements are met
• Identify and display machine information including the Linux distributions
• Check the Linux kernel compatibility
• Check for any known Linux distribution issues that can impact the Linux VDA operation
• Check the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) mode and compatibility
• Identify network interfaces and check network settings
• Check storage partitioning and available disk space
• Check machine host and domain name configuration
• Check DNS configuration and perform lookup tests
• Identify underlying hypervisors and check virtual machine configuration. Support for:
  • Citrix Hypervisor
  • Microsoft HyperV
  • VMware vSphere
• Check time settings and check whether network time synchronization is operational
• Check whether PostgreSQL service is properly configured and operational
• Check whether the firewall is enabled and required ports are open
• Check Kerberos configuration and perform authentication tests
• Check the LDAP search environment for the group policy service engine
• Check whether Active Directory integration is set up properly and the current machine is joined to the domain. Support for:
  • Samba Winbind
  • Dell Quest Authentication Services
  • Centrify DirectControl
  • SSSD
• Check the integrity of the Linux computer object in Active Directory
• Check Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) configuration
• Check the core dump pattern
• Check whether packages required by the Linux VDA are installed
• Identify the Linux VDA package and check the integrity of the installation
• Check the integrity of the PostgreSQL registry database
• Check whether the Linux VDA services are properly configured and operational
• Check the integrity of the VDA and HDX configuration
• Probe each configured Delivery Controller to test that the Broker Service is reachable, operational, and responsive
• Check whether the machine is registered with the Delivery Controller farm
• Check the state of each active or disconnected HDX session
• Scan log files for the Linux VDA related errors and warnings
• Check whether the version of Xorg is suitable

Use the Linux XDPing tool

Note:

Running ctxsetup.sh does not install XDPing. You can run sudo /opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/xdping to install XDPing. This command also creates a Python3 virtual environment that is required for XDPing. If this command fails to create a Python3 virtual environment, create it manually following the instructions at Create a Python3 virtual environment.

XDPing comes with the single executable named xdping that is run from the command shell.

To display the command-line options, use the --help option:

sudo /opt/Citrix/VDA/bin/xdping --help
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