A discussion was had around the use of Provisioning Services (PVS) and how it deals with user profiles. If profiles exceed 30GB, then it should be configured to overflow on disk, but FSLogix Containers are simply mounted and the writes directly into the VHDX file, not into RAM. For testing, users can change the altitude of the procmon or FSLogix Drivers.
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ControlUp Community Training & Support Archives
All training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
How to get Usernames and Login Time Data via ControlUp Insights or Triggers
A user inquired about the best way to create a report using Insights which includes usernames and login times to a CSV on a network location. The suggestion was to use an Export Schedule in Monitor config or build a trigger that fires an export when logon duration is higher than a certain amount of time, or use export-cuquery. Historical data is only available in Insights/Solve and Outlook macros can be used as a workaround.
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How does ControlUp calculate the current “Protocol Bandwidth Limit”?
The user asked about ControlUp's Protocol Bandwidth Limit measurement and how it is calculated. It was suggested that this measurement may change due to a CPU Readiness problem in VMware, as the guest OS has CPU demand but the host cannot satisfy the demand. It was also suggested to check the CO-stop (%CSTP), which is shown as CPU Excessive SMP Use in ControlUp on the VM level, as well as check for any snapshots present on the virtual machine that could increase %CSTP values and reduce virtual-machine performance.
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How to give access to ControlUp insights without giving access to the Controlup Console
The discussion considered what options are available for providing access to Insights data for third-party users without access to the ControlUp console. While registering in the console is necessary, uploading a CSV file with UPNs can be done with the Login Setup feature in 8.7. Insights will be deprecated soon and, as some customer's security policies can remove accounts if they are not used after a certain amount of time, there is the option of creating a bogus user with an email distribution. There are no limitations on the number of users in ControlUp itself, though some Microsoft licenses may be consumed based on a single AD account.
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How to Get Started with ControlUp Products
Chad asked about the ControlUp products Realtime DX, Edge DX, and Scoutbees. These products are used to manage physical and virtual desktops respectively, as well as diagnose issues, automate tasks, measure UC&C engagements, and test SaaS apps. With a 21 day trial of the products, Chad can gain a better understanding of the features. For additional assistance, Chad is encouraged to engage with the Pre-sales team or contact the Support team. Links to helpful resources such as a demo video and getting started guide were shared.
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Questions on using ControlUp’s Shell Execution Feature in Production
A user asked about using ControlUp's shell execution feature in production and shared an example of a script that tests a file share every few minutes. It was suggested to grant everyone access to the file share, or to create a text file with everyone having access. The user mentioned System on the custom hive not having access to network shares and requested the ability to run shell scripts under a service account.
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Creating a ControlUp Trigger to Check if Log File is Changed
A user asked about creating a trigger file that notifies an email if a log file is not changed for two days. Solutions proposed include making a custom event log entry and using the System.IO.FileSystemWatcher class. The user found a potential solution and will update the discussion with their results.
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Error “no more connections can be made to this remote computer” while distributing FSLogix AppMasking Rule from VDA
A user reported an error message they had received while attempting to distribute a single FSlogix AppMasking Rule from one VDA to 30+ others. The potential cause of the issue was suggested to be the number of concurrent file sharing connections being limited in Windows desktop OS as a license limit. The ControlUp support team requested some additional information to investigate the issue. The user mentioned they used an SMB share to host their FSlogix rules and GPOs, and copy them locally during gpupdate.
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How to configure ControlUp to allow fist level support only the permissions to logoff User sessions
A user asked how to set permissions for first-level support to logoff user sessions - the recommendation is to keep everything as "Not Set" and set specific permissions to "Allow". For more information, there is an article on creating a read-only permission set at https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/security-policy-view-only-role.
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Replacing a Weak SSL Certificate in ControlUp
A customer reported a weak SSL certificate from ControlUp (SHA1, wrong hostname, self-signed) and asked if any issues may surface when switching to a trusted, SHA256 certificate with the correct hostname. It was suggested that the certificate switch should work without any issues, but the current COP version, certificate name, and file were requested for confirmation. It was later established that the certificate deployed with Console, Monitor, and Agent was the culprit, and that the old certificate just needs to be replaced.
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