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This document will outline the requirements and their respective supported versions of Login Enterprise. Login Enterprise consists of a number of components that we are going to highlight:
Login Enterprise Virtual Appliance
The Login Enterprise virtual appliance is delivered as an fully configured virtual machine. This virtual machine is now delivered as a OVA or VHD(X) file. The appliance has pre-configured resource needs. The specifications are:
- Hypervisor
- VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 (using OVA file)
- Microsoft Hyper-V - Server 2012 R2 and higher (using VHDX file)
- Citrix XenServer 7.6 (using OVA file)
- Microsoft Azure (Using the VHD file)
- Processor:
- Minimum: 2 vCPU
- High Load Setup: 4 vCPU (4.3.x and up)*
- Memory:
- Minimum: 4GB RAM
- High Load Setup: 8GB RAM (4.3.x and up)*
- Storage: The appliance comes with a preconfigured 100GB Hard disk
- Network: Make sure DNS records are updated with Virtual Appliance IP and Hostname and that reverse lookups are configured
- Communication between the Login Enterprise Virtual Appliance, Launcher Machine and the Target Environment are over the following ports: 443 (HTTPS)
- For online updating the virtual appliance make sure you are able to connect to our amazon s3 storage.
- External SQL Database The Login Enterprise Virtual Appliance comes pre-configured with its own database. Optionally, it is possible to setup Login PI Enterprise with an external SQL Database. Refer to the SQL Server configuration article for more information.
- We support SQL Server SQL Server 2016 or higher
- We require a DB to be created on the database server and the account should be DBO.
- We require a SQL account not an AD account
Note: We do not support external SQL Databases when using Windows Server 2012R2. Read more.
High Load Setup
With the release of Login Enterprise 4.3.x (and higher) the maximum supported concurrent sessions of 500 has been improved to 2000. However these results have been reached in our lab using the following setup.
Appliance Configuration:
- 4vCPU
- 8GB Ram
- 100GB Storage
Each different use case has its own limitations, deviating from this configuration can result in unwanted load / behavior of the Login Enterprise Appliance:
Note: Make sure the appliance is not configured on a heavily used hypervisor to eliminate external performance influences.
Load Testing Scalability
Load test setup:
- Max 2000 users
- Login Window 50 minutes
- Test duration 4 hours
- 10 Apps with 3 Measurements per app
- 60 seconds between each app start
Continuous Testing Scalability
Continuous Testing test setup:
- Max 250 concurrent sessions
- Max 1 session per 2 seconds
- Max 500 Launchers
- 10 Apps with 3 Measurements per app
- 60 seconds between each app start
Note: With a high number of sessions in Continuous Testing it’s advised to use an external DB and configure data retention to make sure the amount of data doesn’t become to large.
Browser Compatibility
To connect to the Login Enterprise Web Interface to configure tests and review the collected data we require a browser. The list below highlights the browser versions that we support
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Microsoft Edge (Also the Chromium version)
Active Directory
Within the Active Directory you will need to create the virtual user accounts. The virtual users will need to have the Login Enterprise logon script applied.
Login Enterprise Launcher Machine
The Login Enterprise Launcher Machine is used to initiate sessions to the target environment. It cannot be installed on the Login Enterprise Virtual Appliance.
Software
- Windows 7 and greater (32/64-Bit)
NOTE: If running the launcher on a Windows 7 machine the console version of the launcher must be used. The console version of the launcher is located in the install directory (e.g., C:\Program Files\Login VSI\Login PI 3 Launcher\LoginPI.Launcher.Console.exe)
- Windows server 2012R2 or greater
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1
- Lock screen turned off
- Screensaver turned off
- When testing Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, the Citrix Receiver is required
- When testing VMware Horizon, the Horizon Client is required
Hardware
- Processor: 2 vCPU
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Storage: 1GB free space
Load Testing
Note: Load testing allows 30 sessions per launcher.
Note: Login Enterprise 4.0.x Launcher versions are no longer supported when using Login Enterprise 4.3.x version and higher.
Target Environment
The target environment is the environment you want to test, this can be a VDI Session, XenApp deployment or a normal desktop device.
Software
- Windows 7 and greater (32-bit and 64-Bit)
- Windows server 2008 R2 or greater (64-bit)
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1
Permissions and connections
The test user(s) must be able to:
- Log on to the target environment
- Run the logon script
- Connect to the Login Enterprise Appliance on the following ports: 443 (HTTPS)
- Full access to the users %temp% directory
- Be able to start required applications for automation
- More information about file / AV exclusions here
For the automation we support a number of web browsers highlighted below:
- Google Chrome browser
- Login Enterprise 4.1 and up - Chrome 79 and 80
- Login Enterprise 4.2 and up - Chrome 81 and 83 Beta
- Login Enterprise 4.3 and up - Chrome 84 to 86
- Microsoft Edge
- Login Enterprise 4.2 and up - Edge 83
- Login Enterprise 4.3 and up - Edge 84 to 86
Remoting Protocol Latency Requirements
Protocols Supported
- Citrix ICA
- VMware Horizon View (Blast Extreme, PCoIP and RDP)
- Microsoft RDP
- NOTE: Latency metrics for Windows 7 require additional configuration when using RDP. RDP 8.0 is a minimum requirement. See the following link for additional details.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 and up is supported.
NOTE: Latency metrics are not supported for Windows Server 2008 R2 using RDP protocol. This applies to Microsoft RDS and VMware Horizon View with RDP. This is because not all RDP 8.0 features are available for this operating system.
From Microsoft's website:
Are the RemoteFX and RDP 8.0 enhancements available for Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Session Host? No, the RemoteFX and RDP 8.0 enhancements are not available for Windows Server 2008 R2 Session Host. However, a Windows Server 2008 R2 computer acting as a client access device will still get the Remote Desktop Connection 8.0 client and thereby get the benefits listed in the ‘client access devices’ section earlier.
If you are considering evaluation of Login Enterprise, you may want to review the Login Enterprise Readiness Checklist.
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