The user was trying to upgrade to 8.7 but unauthorized error message appeared and no organizations were listed in the console. Therefore, the upgrade was disabled until the issue was fixed. It was found that the upgrade flow had an unexpected behavior and so the user was asked to wait until next week. 8.7 was uploaded and is available for download if any issues occur.
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ControlUp Community Training & Support Archives
All training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
ControlUp Edge DX Data Storage Limits and Options Explained
The user noticed Edge only keeps data for 30 days and asked for an explanation, as they had options to view data from earlier in the year. @member clarified that Edge keeps data for up to 30 days, occasionally longer if storage is available, and suggested the user supply a screenshot so the issue can be replicated. @member investigated further and found session data from August, but the user still noticed other data going back to May. The user suggested the "This Year" option is unnecessary and unlikely to display data older than 30 days.
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How to Show the External Source IP Address in ControlUp Solve
The user asked if there was any way to display the external source IP address of a session in ControlUp Solve like in Citrix ADM. It was suggested to add the Client Public IP address to the view, and it may require Remote DX to populate the value. Another suggested option was a script to obtain the information; however, the user opted to use Citrix ADM since it includes historical data.
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Help getting started with ControlUp – Real Time DX, Solve, & Scoutbees
A user asked for help with designing an environment created for a ControlUp project. Yair suggested a documentation link and ControlUp Academy to better understand the process. ControlUp stencils from two years ago were shared and a new set of brand new icons was suggested to be created for the community as part of the onboarding process. The link to ControlUp Academy is: https://cuacademy.controlup.com/course-catalog/.
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Resources Available for ControlUp Use Cases
A user was looking for documents and content concerning ControlUp use cases for pre-sales. Resources provided included an Articulate presentation, a webinar, and the Partner Portal available at https://portal.controlup.com/. Thanks were extended to @member for providing the resources.
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How to setup a ControlUp Trigger to alert if our cloud connectors lose connectivity?
The user was unsure if "0" meant "not connected" or "1" meant "connected" when setting up a trigger for cloud connectors in the ControlUp platform. The user was informed that by exporting the view in the realtime console, the CSV will contain numeric values for the column; connected = 1 and disconnected = 2. They can also check the Stress Level Dialog for other enumeration values. Dennis suggested adding a note regarding the values into the trigger dialog as well. The user agreed to look into this.
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Troubleshooting a Script to Disable Maintenance Mode in Cloud-Managed Citrix DaaS
A user had troubles with a script for taking a machine out of maintenance mode in cloud-managed Citrix DaaS. It was suggested to check the parameters and to compare the script for enabling maintenance mode. The issue was solved by installing the Citrix SDK, saving credentials to a secureclient.csv file, and including the Set-XDCredentials command in the Disable script. It was recommended to update the scripts for the Cloud environment.
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Antivirus Deleting ControlUp.exe
A customer reported an issue launching the latest ControlUp software ver. 8.7, with Symantec antivirus deleting the .exe file. It may be down to ControlUp's update of their 3rd party tool for obfuscation. It was suggested that the .exe file be uploaded to VirusTotal, to increase the number of customers who have seen it.
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Solving DNS Issues for Horizon View/VMware Horizon and Controlup Agents
This discussion focuses on a DNS issue experienced with Controlup agents communicating with the console and monitor. Possible solutions include using a logoff script to release the IP address, solving the DHCP scavenging issue, flushing the DNS, and setting permissions to only allow the DHCP server to update DNS records. VMware Horizon (previously Horizon View) was also mentioned.
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Get the Best Triggers for Alerting from the Community and Trigger Pack
A user asked for triggers to be shared with the community for alerting in their environment - focusing on VMware Horizon triggers but other types are welcomed. A second user showed interest in WiFi triggers. In addition, the Trigger Pack provides additional triggers related to VMware, Citrix, Microsoft, FSLogix and more and can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/trigger-packs.
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