A user is having trouble with ControlUp agent connectivity for Azure machines. The recommended method for this is agent outbound, and ports 40705 and 40706 are required for this. When Windows Defender is turned off, the agent connects only. More information can be found at https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/agent-outbound-communication.
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Understanding Retention Period in ControlUp Location History Report
A user is looking for information on the retention period for location data in the ControlUp Location History report. It is confirmed that data is only guaranteed for 28 days, but may be retained longer if the cleanup threshold has not been exceeded. The number of devices deployed may influence the retention period.
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Setting Up a Trigger for Identifying Unused VMs in ControlUp Focus Discussion.
Several users discussed how to set up a trigger for identifying unused VMs older than 45 days, specifically in relation to the ControlUp environment. Suggestions were given about using the built-in Session Activity report or APIs to identify machines with no recent logins. Some users mentioned testing and recoding scripts for different hypervisors. One user also brought up the issue that not all VMs have a Horizon agent.
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Important Notes for Setting Up ControlUp
A user shares a reminder for those setting up ControlUp - be aware that security policies may require manual deployment of browser add-ins. Relevant information and links can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/deploy-controlup-for-apps.
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Filtering the Session Activity Report for Remote VDI Users.
A user was trying to filter the Activity Report to show only remote VDI users. They were investigating the OU workaround to get the desired data, and questioned how ControlUp determines which OU to show. It was explained that the user would be in a single OU, which is usually determined by a registry key or AD query. However, ControlUp does not query AD by default to minimize congestion. There was a suggestion to go back to the drawing board.
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Understanding System Processes in ControlUp Graphs
The question was asked if system processes are included in the upgraded graphs and which metric they are a part of. Answer: they are included in all Machine CPU graphs as it is the overall machine CPU usage.
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How to Create Custom Dashboards for Application Performance in ControlUp
A user asked about creating custom dashboards in ControlUp specifically for monitoring the performance of applications such as Office and Outlook. The Support Team suggested utilizing big screen dashboards for this purpose. More information on big screen dashboards can be found at https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/big-screen-dashboard
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Targeting Sessions in ControlUp’s Analyze Logon Latency Script
A user asked about the Analyze Logon Duration script and how to target it to specific sessions. Another user suggested using a built-in trigger that runs after a login duration of 75 seconds and can also send an email output. The trigger name is "Analyze Logon Duration 75 Seconds" and is disabled by default.
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Troubleshooting Error Message on ControlUp Storefront Health Checker Script
A user asked for help with an error message while running a script on the ControlUp storefront health checker. An error message was provided and suggestions were made to try restarting the Monitor Cluster. A follow-up comment confirms this solution was successful.
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Upcoming Features from ControlUp – What to Expect!
The team discussed the availability of the Big Screen Dashboard in Power BI, with the answer being no but with a bit of possibility. The Dashboard is designed specifically for real-time use, which Power BI is not suited for. However, a blog post will be published next week on how to translate a Grafana widget to Power BI, allowing for similar insights. The team is also working on a ControlUp Innovation Guild space within the product for easy access to dashboards.
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