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Efficient Scripts for Managing Persistent VM Usage in VDI

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A user was looking for a script to manage the usage of persistent VMs in VDI. @member suggested using a dashboard or workflow, and @member had a script for this purpose. Another option mentioned was to check the user session count for a machine to see if it has been used in a given time period. @member explained that this script may not be efficient and provided examples for a better approach. It was also mentioned that a report could be created using this method.

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Creating a Campus-Specific Wifi Dashboard with ControlUp

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A discussion took place in ControlUp about building a dashboard for monitoring WiFi network experience based on SSID in four different campuses using the same name but different IP ranges. The suggestion of filtering by subnet on the new 2.18 version was brought up, but it was also recommended to group by BSSID for a better understanding of performance. The use of wildcards in filters and the potential of converting subnets from octets to numbers were also mentioned. @member and @member offered assistance with @member alerting the group of his involvement in creating a Wifi Dashboard but using BSSID instead of IP addresses. A demo tool for testing the desired dashboard was also provided by @member.

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Troubleshooting CPU Utilization Data in ControlUp App Trends Report

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A user asked about issues with CPU utilization data not showing in the App Trends report, to which Yoni responded that it is common for many processes to sit at 0% CPU and suggested checking the distribution for more insights. Another user inquired about checking successful vs failed sessions, to which another user requested clarification about what is meant by "failed sessions." The discussion included a screenshot and example of checking process distribution.

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ControlUp Dashboards and Exciting New Features

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Discussion about using ControlUp dashboards and the new features, including a request for multiple queries in a single time series and options for truncating strings in transformations. The team shares that multi-metric functionality is in the works and upcoming training on how to use advanced features within dashboards.

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How to View Installed Store Apps in ControlUp

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A user asked about viewing installed store apps in ControlUp. Eugene mentioned that this is currently being worked on and may be included in the upcoming "Agent ONE" release. In the meantime, he suggested using a custom script to create and implement a custom index for reporting on store apps. The script was also shared for convenience.

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Creating a Public Link for Custom NOC Display Dashboards in ControlUp

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A user is interested in creating a public link for their customized NOC display dashboard using ControlUp's built-in Big Screen Dashboard feature. Other users have also expressed a need for this feature and it seems to be gaining momentum. ControlUp knows about the request but has not found a secure way to implement it yet, as each widget on the dashboard is a live query requiring a token from the user. The suggestion is to create a service account and properly set up permissions for the dashboard to display it on digital signage.

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Creating Applications Report for Devices on ControlUp

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A user needed help creating a report with data about applications on their devices. They used the 'Installed_apps' data index and wanted to use the 'App focus' or 'builtin_process_stop' data indexes for information about usage, but there was no relationship between the data. Another member suggested using dashboards or workflows to gather the data and provided an example.

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