As an admin, are you looking to automate and streamline your monitoring and troubleshooting efforts? Would you like to resolve issues more quickly and spend less time with support so you can focus on your strategic initiatives?

If the answer to either of the above is yes, then you’ll be happy to learn about the global availability of our Cloud Health Check tool. This tool enables customers to self-troubleshoot and automate checks on virtual delivery agents (VDAs), Citrix StoreFront servers, and Profile Management for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service.

Using the tool is simple. Admins can follow these steps to get started:

  1. Download and install the tool on a domain-joined machine in your on-premises environment.
  2. On the main screen, click Add Machine and enter the FQDN (Fully qualified domain name) of the VDA/StoreFront machine.
  3. To bulk upload, upload them through a file.
  4. Click Continue and run the health check to get the details for each machine.
  5. Click on View Details for each machine to find the issue and the suggested fix.

Running Cloud Health Check on the Command Line (Automation)

Cloud Health Check can be run on the command line. Just type in the following text:

CloudHealthCheck.exe -MachineFQDN machine.domain.local -ReportName checkreport

  • MachineFQDN – This cmdlet is mandatory and is the fully qualified domain name of the target machine.
  • MachineType – This cmdlet is optional. The cmdlet value can be the Windows VDA (default value) or StoreFront.
  • ReportName – This cmdlet is optional. The cmdlet value must be a valid file name on Windows. The default value is HealthCheckReport.

Each time Cloud Health Check starts, it checks for the latest version of scripts on the content deliery network (CDN) and automatically downloads the scripts if they do not exist on the local machine.

We are continuing to work to make the tool even more comprehensive and easier to use. Please check out our detailed product documentation for more information on the specific health checks the tool performs. We would also love your feedback. Help to shape the future of this tool by filling out our short survey.