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Deploying ControlUp agent on MacOS with Workspace ONE UEM

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A user asked for advice on deploying the ControlUp agent to a MacOS device using Workspace ONE UEM. Another user offered to check with the macOS agent development team for insights and asked for screenshots as well. The first user also clarified that they are looking for a correct plist file and suggested that scripting may not be needed. The conversation ended with the second user requesting to keep the screenshots. No resolution was provided yet.

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ControlUp for CVE Remediation in Large Organizations

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A user inquired about using ControlUp for remediating CVEs in their organization with 40k+ devices. They were looking for a proposal template to use and announced their plan to target the most vulnerable devices first in batches. Another user shared that they have been patching their devices on a monthly basis and asked about others' patching schedules. A response mentioned that they encountered some issues related to scheduling but they have since been fixed and the product has been stable for months. The user then thanked them for the feedback.

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Configuring Risk Levels in ControlUp Secure DX/Apps

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A user asked if it is possible to define the risk levels themselves under Secure DX/Apps. Another user responded that currently risk scores are not configurable and are based on factors such as CVE scores and number of affected devices. This means that they are unable to change the risk levels at this time.

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Setting Up Alerts for SQL Always On Availability Group Failovers

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A user asked for help with setting up an alert for a customer's SQL Always On Availability Group. Suggestions were made to use a PowerShell script or a scheduled trigger using the Edge DX agent. It was eventually resolved with the use of a PowerShell script that runs every 5 minutes and checks event logs for specific event IDs. No incidents are generated due to the potential scale of scheduled triggers.

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Implementation of ControlUp monitoring for specific failed events

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A user is looking to use CU to monitor their CA server for specific failed events, and wants to know if the trigger will work for each event. The trigger will only work for Warning or Error events, and one way to test it is by using a PowerShell script to generate a similar event on a machine with the CU agent installed. The script to create a test event is also provided. The event source must be created first if it does not already exist.

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Using ListOfColumns Template Variables in ControlUp Triggers: A Helpful Tip and Exciting New Feature in the Works

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Users discussed using ListOfColumns template variables for triggers and the impact of using them. One user shared an example of encapsulating the template with ListOfColumns to use multiple metrics in a trigger. Another mentioned that ListOfColumns can be replaced multiple times and added a warning about this. Another expressed excitement about the potential uses of this feature. The discussion also touched on the possibility of seeing the top 50 biggest files that were written and a suggestion for running a follow-up script to enrich the data. One user mentioned that the developer responsible was not available at the moment, but that more information would be shared soon and a real-time disk monitor was already available. It was suggested that the user hang on until Monday for a cool invite.

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Using ControlUp for Application Inventory: Options and Suggestions

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A discussion among ControlUp users touched on the use of CU for application inventory purposes. Some suggested exporting the data and generating reports with PowerBI, while others mentioned an option to request CU to build out new canned reports/API calls within DEX reports for VDI and Edge use cases. One member also mentioned plans to improve application usage reporting in the roadmap. Integration of more inventory related reports was also suggested.

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Simplifying Script Management in ControlUp

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A user asked if there was a way to update or install all scripts at once, as well as if there was a way to filter or search for specific scripts. Other users discussed the drawbacks of having a menu with hundreds of options and suggested using the search function instead.

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