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Troubleshoot App Dashboard

February 14, 2024
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After you add an application in the App Dashboard, the dashboard immediately displays the app basic configuration details. The application analytics details such as app score, key metrics, and issues start to populate within a few minutes (approximately 10 to 15 minutes). For more information, see Applications.

You must ensure that there is no issue with metrics data flow (AppFlow collector or Analytics profile) from the Citrix ADC instance. You can get more information on AppFlow collector and analytics profile in this document.

This document describes the troubleshooting steps that you need to perform when:

  • You click an application, the analytics for the selected application do not display the required data even after the mentioned duration (10–15 minutes).

  • The CS or LB application is always indicating Gray color (Not Applicable status) in App Dashboard.

Note

The troubleshooting procedures mentioned in this document are only applicable to Content Switching and Load Balancing virtual servers.

Troubleshooting scenario

Troubleshooting scenario

Application is licensed

You must ensure if the application is licensed.

Metrics collector is enabled

You must ensure if Metrics Collector is enabled in the Citrix ADC instance.

For Citrix ADC version 13.0 or later, Metrics Collector is enabled by default, after the ADC instance is successfully added in ADM. To ensure if metrics collector is enabled:

  1. Navigate to Networks > Instances. Under Instances, select the type of instance (for example, Citrix ADC VPX).

  2. Select the Citrix ADC instance.

    1. From the Select Action list, select Metrics Collector.

      Metrics-collector

  3. On the Configure Metrics Collector settings page, ensure if Enable option is selected. If not, select the Enable option and click OK.

    Enable-metrics-collector

After you enable metrics collector and if you are still not able to view the data, validate:

Citrix ADC instance earlier builds

In Citrix ADC:

  1. Run the following command to ensure if the collector is UP and running at Port 5563:

    sh appflow collector af_collector_rest_<adm_receiver_ip>

    AppFlow

  2. If no collector is available, do an instance manual polling in Citrix ADM.

    1. Navigate to Networks > Network Function > Poll Now

    2. Select the instance and click Start Polling.

      Polling

      If polling fails, remove the ADC instance from ADM and then add the ADC instance again. When you add the ADC instance, the collector gets added on ADC.

If the collector indicates Down status:

  1. Ensure if SNIP is configured.

    SNIP

    If SNIP is not configured, you must configure SNIP. For more information, see Configuring SNIP.

  2. Ensure that if ADC instance is reachable to ADM.

    You can validate by doing a ping test. Run ping -S <SNIP> <adm_receiver_ip>

    Ping test

Citrix ADC instance later builds

In Citrix ADM, ensure that the metrics collector service is available:

  1. Navigate to Networks > Network Function > Load Balancing > Services.

  2. On the search bar, filter by Instance: (IP address) and Name: ADM.

  3. Ensure if adm_metric_collector_svc_<adm_receiver ip> is available. The IP address can be either the ADM management IP or the agent IP.

    Ensure that this service is in UP status and running at Port 5563.

    Metrics collector service

If you still cannot view the data, ensure that the collector service is bound to time series analytics profile in Citrix ADC.

  1. Log on to Citrix ADC

  2. Run the following command:

    sh analytics profile ns_analytics_time_series_profile

    Time series

If the collector indicates Down status:

  1. Ensure if SNIP is configured.

    SNIP

    If SNIP is not configured, you must configure SNIP. For more information, see Configuring SNIP.

  2. Ensure that if ADC instance is reachable to ADM.

    You can validate by doing a ping test. Run ping -S <SNIP> <adm_receiver_ip>

    Ping test

  3. Ensure that the traffic connectivity through telnet is able to connect the service.

    Telnet

    If telnet is able to connect the service, then a firewall exists and is blocking the metric data flow. You must resolve the firewall block issue.

If no collector service is bound to time series analytics profile in Citrix ADC, the Collector is displayed as blank.

No collector service

You must do an instance manual polling in Citrix ADM.

  1. Navigate to Networks > Network Function > Poll Now

  2. Select the instance and click Start Polling.

    Polling

    If polling fails, add the collector service directly at Citrix ADC instance using the following commands:

    add service adm_metric_collector_svc_<adm_receiver_ip> <adm_receiver_ip> HTTP 5563

    unset analyticsprofile ns_analytics_time_series_profile -collectors

    set analytics profile ns_analytics_time_series_profile -collectors adm_metric_collector_svc_<adm_receiver_ip> -metrics enabled -events enabled

    The analytics time series profile is updated.

    Update collector service

If the issue still persists even after performing all the mentioned troubleshooting steps, contact Citrix Support.

Troubleshoot App Dashboard
February 14, 2024
Contributed by: 
C
February 14, 2024
Contributed by: 
C

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