The Analyzer has been dramatically enhanced:
- Scatter Chart: This new addition to the analyzer will help visualize trends during the test and allows to sort data on number of users and time.
- Full Support for Custom Performance Matrix: allows to include unlimited number of custom performance data.
- Compare Wizard: The new Compare Wizard enables to merge data from multiple tests in one chart to help visualize differences between tests.
- Zoom and Pan: The new zoom and Pan feature allows to zoom into the Login VSI chart to view the detailed results of the test.
- Command Line Usage Analyzer: The new command line option in the Analyzer enables to fully automate the process of analysis of data.
3. Login VSI 3.0
Release date: December 13, 2010
Completely new launcher solution:
- Streamlined & simplified GUI including all Login VSI configuration options.
- 100% central configuration of tests.
- Slave launchers can be remotely configured, started and reset for the next test.
- Tests can be started from a single console.
- [PRO only] New Parallel launching mode to support very large scale tests (10000+ sessions).
- [PRO only] Workload mash-up allows to combine different workloads in a test.
New, improved, turn-key Login VSI workloads:
- New default Login VSI workload will alternate between 2 medium workloads variants. The first loop is with Flash video presented in Internet Explorer, the second loop without. Once one loop variant is finished, the other will start, alternating throughout the test.
- The flash app GetTheGlass is replaced by the “Kick-Ass” 480p movie trailer in flash format (.flv) which is run within IE.
- Now FreeMind (an open source JAVA application) is added to the medium workload.
- Random start delay of max 15 second, to prevent workload synchronization
- Automatic loop length adjustments. Normally the total loop length increases, when the load is higher. With Login VSI 3.0 automatically the build-in pauses are decreased so the total loop length stays the same, also when the system is close to saturation.
- [PRO only] Workload customization can now be set globally and configured for specific workloads.
- [PRO only] Updated the light, heavy and multimedia workloads to include all changes mentioned above.
Completely revised logging structure:
- No more VSI_Log.xxxx, but SESSIONNUMBER_USERNAME_COMPUTERNAME.log
- The Log files is now using comma delimited CSV formatting
- Logfiles are now stored in VSI Share\_VSI_Results\ActiveTestName\Results
- Active sessions are not based on sessions launched, but truly active (logged on) sessions
Completely new analyzer, based on the MSchart add-on for .Net 3.5 sp1:
- Fully automatic analysis (including stuck sessions).
- Dynamic charting (right click on the chart to set axis).
- Result selection and highlighting (similar to perform: right click in the lower window).
- Detailed charting.
- Export Chart to PNG (other format will follow).
- Export data to CSV.
- Local Access database to cache analysis.
- Noise reduction in VSImax: 2% of the highest and lowest average Login VSI response times will be removed from VSI max calculation to lower noise in the results.
- New Dynamic VSImax 3.0 calculation: The VSImax threshold is based on the first 15 response time samples.
# 28-12-2010 - Fixed Outlook "Search" popup when running XenDesktop
# 28-12-2010 - Fixed "Cannot find ICA Client"
# 23-02-2011 - Improved launcher handling in MMC
# 23-02-2011 - Improved reliability of sessions
4. Login VSI 2.3
Release date: April, 2010
Changes in Login VSI 2.3:
- Improved VSImax timer: more diverse activities are measured to evaluate the response time of the desktop session. Most significant is that now also the start-time of MS Word and the timer-document is measured. As a result, VSImax will respond better to disk I/O bottlenecks.
5. Login VSI 2.1
Release date: January 05, 2010
Changes in Login VSI 2.1:
- Updated VSImax 2.0 to 2.1 to improve accuracy (e.g. VSImax is reached when CPU is around 100%).
- Switch from launching calc.exe to notepad.exe in response time measurement (calc.exe footprint is much bigger in Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2).
- New Login VSI PRO workload “MediumNoFlash” which disables the CPU intensive Flash app used in Internet Explorer.
- VSI.exe is now running native 64-bit instead of x86 when running on x64 Windows, still 32-bit IE is launched because of flash support.
- Citrix XenApp 6 support.
- Custom scripts added to the Login VSI PRO workload can use Login VSI settings through environment variables.
- It is now possible to specify a custom interval for session intervals.
- New Login VSI customization framework with image detection (VSI Foundation only).
Fixes in Login VSI 2.1:
- Login VSI does not generate an event when the workload is finished before logoff.
- AD Setup now generates a GPMC missing warning when running on Windows 2003x64.
- AD Setup now requires Admin right to prevent UAC errors.
- Slave Launchers can be started before the Master launcher.
- When launchers are finished, active session cleanup is performed only after choosing OK.
- Launcher now fully supports x64 Windows.
- The CSV used with the custom command line CSV now supports a comma (,) and (;).
- Launcher installation now work on other partitions than the systemdrive.
- [PRO only] Added the ability to specify a custom (language dependent/older versions) Adobe windows title.
6. Login VSI 2.0
Release date: October 12, 2009
Log Analyzer:
- Setup supports network installations
- VSImax calculation: much more precise than OPI
- Automatic renaming of excel files to “Testname”
- Remember settings from last session
- Analyze “Custom” logfiles
Target installation:
- New medium workload (now 12 minutes instead of 18).
- Windows 7 & Windows 2008 R2 compatible.
- New websites with flash animations.
- Create zipfiles during benchmark.
- 2008 R2 Compatible PDF printer.
- IE 8 support.
- “stuck” sessions reduced to minimum.
- New VSImax mechanism to measure response time of system.
- All configuration moved to central location.
PRO features:
- Multimedia/Light/Heavy Workload.
- Workload Customization.
- Multilanguage Support.
- Runtime Clock Calibration using SQL server.
- External Response Time Measurement with SQL server.
- Detailed debug logging.
Active Directory preparation tool:
- Fixed policies for 2003 AD.
- Split system / user policy objects.
- Added Computers OU.
- Improved setup user objects (no password expiry, etc).
VSI Launcher:
- New pre-launch naming of test: No more archiving of test needed.
- Activation by license file.
- [PRO only] Custom launch interval.
