A user asked for advice on changing the time zone on the DEX console. It was noted that the console uses the browser's time zone and cannot be overridden, however, most browsers allow for temporary changes through the developer tools. The specific steps for Chrome were provided, with an example of how this would affect the online devices chart.
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ControlUp Community Training & Support Archives
All training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Running User Interactive Scripts with ControlUp for Outlook Teams Add-In Solution
A team member asked if ControlUp can run user interactive scripts, specifically prompting a user to restart Outlook. Another member suggested using a user script through Actions, unless doing it via an Alert. The reason for the restart was to implement an Outlook Teams Add-in disable and re-enable solution through a silent script. This was for the New Teams, not removing the Classic Teams.
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Maximizing Alert Retrigger Delay in ControlUp
A user asked about the maximum retrigger delay for alerts and was told that it is 86400 seconds, with a suggestion to add it as a feature request. The user plans to reconfigure their script in the meantime.
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Powershell Cmdlets for Hypervisor Connections in ControlUp
A user was seeking confirmation about the availability of powershell cmdlets for hypervisor connections and received a link to the relevant documentation. The conversation revealed that while cmdlets for cloud connections are available, there is no information about vCenter connections, but further inquiry will be made to see if it will be added in the future.
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Troubleshooting the ControlUp Agent Installation Process
Multiple users discussed an issue where over 100 machines were not showing up or installing the ControlUp Edge DX SIP Agent. A suggestion was made to check the windows event log for events from the SIP agent, as well as running a network tester and ensuring AV exclusions and other prerequisites were in place. Mentioned links include the support article and a related download.
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How to Handle a “Has Recovered” Email from ControlUp
Several users discussed a situation where they received a "...Has recovered" email even without any failures. It was suggested that this may occur if a hive comes back online after being offline. It was also mentioned that there were no missed tests or failures during this time. The possibility of this being a bug from the past was brought up, but no resolution was found.
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Understanding Session ID in ControlUp Session Activity Report
A user asked for clarification on the meaning of the Session ID value in the User Session Details section of the Session Activity report. Another user responded that it refers to the Windows session ID and thanked the person who asked for their question.
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Integrating Survey Toaster in Windows Settings
The team discussed the presence of Survey Toaster in the notification and actions section of Windows Settings. It is installed with the ControlUp agent for desktops, and should appear after a survey has been sent to a device. There should be two entries for Surveys and Survey Toaster.
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Troubleshooting Missing Filter Option and Client IP in ControlUp Session Activity Report
A user posted a question about a missing filter option in the Session activity report and troubleshooting why the client IP is not showing. Others chimed in with potential causes and solutions, such as checking for changes in RDP secure gateway, thin clients, and the API. The issue seems to be a bug with the initial client IP column.
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How to Bypass Step Verification with ControlUp
A team member was looking for help with bypassing a step verification for a client's request. Suggestions included using Security Pen Testing or signing in through SAML with the necessary attributes passed by an IDP. After experimentation, removing the "Sign-in to VDI with LDAP" option was found to work. Others who have issues can add their ControlUp email accounts in the VDI console to access this section through SSO.
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