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ControlUp for Multiple Customers Without AD Trusts

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A user is asking for help with setting up ControlUp for multiple customers without AD trusts. They have read an article about installing the ControlUP Monitor in the customer's domain and opening port 40706. The discussion includes clarification on DNS resolution and port 40706. The upcoming release of Real-Time DX v9 is mentioned as a solution for easier installation in the future, with the ability to deploy the Monitor in a DMZ and access it remotely. The user is advised to open a ticket for more instructions on assigning monitor templates. The discussion also mentions using extensions for vCenter, XenDesktop, Horizon, NetScalers, etc. Read the entire article here...

Troubleshooting ControlUp Advanced Session Triggers

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A user is looking for a way to have a Citrix virtual machine with ControlUp Agent detect if the launching machine does not have ControlUp Remote DX installed. They set up an Advanced Session Trigger with a filter for the Remote DX version, but it did not trigger as expected. Others suggest using the User Logged On trigger instead and making sure all machines are on the latest version of Remote DX. One user is testing this and will update later. However, there may be an issue with the Advanced Session Trigger not recognizing the Account Name and may need to be addressed with ControlUp support. Read the entire article here...

Troubleshooting Access for ControlUp Academy with SAML

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A user had issues with using ControlUp Academy configured with SAML and being able to access their account. Support suggests using previous username and password to change the default group for SAML login, and if issues persist, to contact support to reset SAML. In response, a question was raised about SAML automatically assigning admin rights if the email address is the same, to which support replied in the affirmative. Read the entire article here...

Troubleshooting ControlUp Monitor Errors

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A user reported getting errors in a ControlUp monitor for certain machines, specifically related to the service account not having admin rights. It is suggested to add the account to the ControlUp Admin role to resolve this issue. This issue was not related to onboarding to the new app.controlup.com. Read the entire article here...

Enabling Idle to Disconnect Feature in ControlUp

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A user asked about the idle to disconnect feature in ControlUp and how to enable it on a specific set of servers. Another user shared that these triggers can be found under the triggers tab and can be enabled by downloading the required scripts. A blog article was also shared about ControlUp's automation and resource optimization features. One user mentioned that it should work in Horizon without any issues. Read the entire article here...

Understanding Data Caching in ControlUp

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The discussion revolved around the caching of data from the agents to the monitor during network outages. It was confirmed that the monitor caches data for 24 hours in C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\Roaming\ControlUp\CacheActivity and uploads it once the connection is restored. It was also mentioned that the agent does not have caching capabilities, only the monitor does. The potential impact of agent-level caching on user experience in VDI/RDSH environments was also brought up. This topic is not specific to v9 of ControlUp. Read the entire article here...

ControlUp, FSLogix, and Citrix DaaS – Users Share Experiences and Questions

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A user asked if anyone else has experience using Citrix DaaS and FSLogix with ControlUp. They are not seeing any FSLogix data in the Console and have questions about the System Process showing a lot of disk writes. Another user shared their experience with FSLogix and ControlUp, mentioning that their data started showing right away and they do not run a Windows OS for CIF shares. The first user thanks the second for their input and mentions an issue with Crowdstrike using CPU when the Windows firewall is on. Read the entire article here...