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Session actions and columns

May 11, 2024
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C

This article lists machine actions and columns with descriptions for your reference.

Actions

View the actions you can perform on sessions and their descriptions.

Action Description Applies to sessions on
Log off Log a user off a session. Single-session OS machines or multi-session OS machines
Send Message Send a message to the user of a session. Single-session OS machines or multi-session OS machines
View machines View the hosting machine for a session. Single-session OS machines or multi-session OS machines
Disconnect Disconnect a session. If a session becomes disconnected, it is still active and its applications continue to run, but the user device is no longer communicating with the DaaS. Single-session OS machines or multi-session OS machines
Shut Down Machine Shut down the machine associated with a session. Single-session OS machines
Restart Machine Restart the machine associated with a session. Single-session OS machines

Columns

View session columns and their descriptions.

Column Description
Current user The name of the user; the User Principal Name (UPN) of the user.
Name The DNS host name of the machine hosting the session.
Delivery Group The name of the delivery group containing the session’s hosting machine.
Machine Catalog The name of the machine catalog containing the session’s hosting machine.
Agent Version The version of the Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) installed on the machine hosting the session.
Application in Use The list of applications in use in the session, identified by their administrative names.
Autonomously Brokered Whether this is an HDX session established by a direct connection without being brokered.
Brokering Time (UTC) The time at which the session was brokered.
Brokering User Name The name of the brokering user.
Client (IP) The IP address of the client connected to the session.
Client The host name of the client connected to the session.
Plug-In Version The version of Citrix Workspace app running on the client connected to the session.
Connected Through The host name of the incoming connections, typically a gateway, router, or client.
Connected Through (IP) The IP address of the incoming connection, typically a gateway, router, or client.
Allocation Type Whether the session is shared or dedicated.
Hidden Whether the session is hidden from the user and not to be reconnected to.
VM The friendly name of the VM hosting the session, as used by its hypervisor. It doesn’t necessarily match either the DNS or AD name of the machine.
Hosting Server Name The DNS name of the hypervisor that is hosting the session’s hosting machine.
Connection The name of the host connection assigned to the machine hosting the session.
Pending Update Whether the VM image for a hosted machine is out of date and due to be updated to a new image at the machine’s next reboot.
Maintenance Mode Whether the machine hosting the session is in maintenance mode.
IP Address The IP address of the machine hosting the session.
Is Physical Whether the machine hosting the session is physical or not. True indicates that the machine is physical, meaning it isn’t power-managed by DaaS. False indicates otherwise.
Launched Over The host name of the StoreFront server used to launch the session. Blank if the session was launched via Workspace.
Launched Over (IP) The IP address of the StoreFront server used to launch the session. Blank if the session was launched via Workspace.
OS Type The identification string of the operating system hosting the session.
User Change Persistence

How user changes are handled, indicating whether the changes are persistent:
  • OnLocal: Persistent. User changes are saved locally.
  • Discard: Non-persistent. User changes are discarded.
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    Connection Type The protocol used for the session, such as HDX, RDP, or Console. Note: The field is blank for console sessions on XenDesktop 5 VDAs.
    Provisioning Type


    		How the machine hosting the session was provisioned:
  • Manual: Not provisioned using PVS or MCS.
  • PVS: Provisioned by PVS (Physical, blade, and virtual machines).
  • MCS: Provisioned by MCS (VMs only).
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    Secure ICA Active Whether SecureICA is active on the session.
    Session State The state of the session. Possible values: Connected, Active, or Disconnected. Other states might occur for sessions on machines with functional levels earlier than L7, such as PreparingSession, Reconnecting, NonBrokeredSession, Other, and Unknown.
    Session Change Time The time of the most recent state change for the session.
    Application State The state of applications in the session. Possible values: PreLogon, PreLaunched, Active, Desktop, Lingering, and NoApps.
    Session Support Whether the machine hosting the session supports multiple or single sessions.
    Zone Name of the zone where the machine hosting the session is located.
    SmartAccess Filters Smart Access tags for the session.
    Start Time (UTC) When the session was started.
    State The summary state of the machine. Possible values: Unregistered, Disconnected, or InUse.
    Time in State (UTC) How long the session has been in its current state.
    Delivery Controller The DNS host name of the controller that the session’s hosting machine is registered with.
    User Display Name The full name of the user.
    Desktop Display Name The published name of the machine originally used to launch the session. It’s the name displayed on the Citrix Workspace app or StoreFront. For application sessions, it’s the name of the first application launched into the session even if that application has since ended. The name keeps unchanged even if the resource is later renamed or removed.
    Session actions and columns
    May 11, 2024
    Contributed by: 
    C
    May 11, 2024
    Contributed by: 
    C

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