The discussion centered around the possibility of retaining the scout's historical data when a hive has to be deleted. Currently, a user can change the scout to a new hive but the data associated with the previous hive can't be retrieved. The user suggested having the option to group multiple EUC scouts into one widget and retain their results, to help monitor a large Citrix silo effectively. The speaker clarified that the feature being discussed is about running the same scout from multiple hives, rather than grouping tests for multiple targets into a single scout.
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ControlUp Synthetic Monitoring (Scoutbees) Training & Support Archives
ControlUp Synthetic Monitoring (previously: ControlUp Scoutbees) training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
What are the System Requirements for ControlUp Scoutbees Custom Hive?
A user asked what the system requirements are for the ControlUp Scoutbees Custom Hive, with 1 CPU and 16GB RAM or 2 vCPU and 8GB RAM suggested as possible options. It was suggested that a certain number of Citrix scouts can be supported by this configuration for reliable testing, although this could be impacted by the version of Citrix Receiver/Workspace used. Network scouts tend to be of light load.
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How to use Scoutsbees Shell Extensions to launch applications
The user asked if they can run an application as part of a Scout with Scoutsbees shell extensions. It is possible to run anything on the Custom Hive or Powershell.exe as System. Login Enterprise combined with Azure was suggested for migration testing or a new application, but Shell execution would have to run in the Custom Hive and System context. The user wanted to avoid going through separate teams and departments to use the logon script in Scoutbees.
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Analyzing Hive Health and Scout Health in ControlUp Portal
This discussion focused on the difference between hive health and scout health, and the health metrics available in the scout details on the ControlUp portal. It was suggested that a "dead man's switch" be included to better help Scoutbee users with a metric to rule out hive-related issues. Hive availability can also be monitored to understand the reason for no test results in a certain period. The URL for the feature "Scout malfunction alert" is https://support.controlup.com/docs/alerts-for-stopped-scouts.
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Investigating Network/Internet Connection Drops with ControlUp Latency Report
The user asked about a graph showing gaps in latency numbers which indicates a drop in the clients network/internet connection. It was suggested to set up Scoutbees and monitor wifi as part of the issue resolution. Having 3 targets in the latency report and seeing gaps in the same spot for all 3 targets could point to an issue with the user's cable, router, modem or ISP. ControlUP traceroute info might also be helpful.
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How to schedule a report first of every month via ControlUp Scoutbees?
A user asked whether it was possible to send a monthly report with metrics for EUC environments using Scoutbees; it was suggested that this can be done with the API called Honeycomb and a link to the KB article was provided. It later emerged that the Honeycomb API is a beta version of Scoutbees and will be available soon.
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Differences Between Solve and Insights by ControlUp
A user asked about the differences between ControlUp's Solve and Insights. The user was told that Solve is the main interface and Insights will be incorporated into Solve. The webinar https://www.controlup.com/webinars/webinar-optimize-your-daas-environment-with-controlups-next-gen-web-interface/haha is a good source for more information. The user was told that some reports and functions are not yet in Solve and there is a separate license for Solve.
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How to configure Scout “Creation Date” to appear as local time or add UTC to it for clarity?
The user asked if the 'Creation Date' in Scout could be adjusted to display local times or include UTC for clarity. After checking, the Scoutbees Dev team have made the update in the UI and will be deploying it in the next couple of days. They thanked Tripp for the good news.
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Can Site Load be Used with Custom Hive for Internal Sites?
A user asked if Site Load could be used with a Custom hive for internal Sites. It was confirmed that it should work as long as the correct routing and ports were open. After updating the Custom hive version to at least 1174, the user was able to select it correctly. A member then provided a link to the article on upgrading Custom hives recently published on the Support site, and thanked the group.
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Feature Request for Shorter Intervals in Maintenance Windows Feature
A user suggested having shorter intervals available for the Maintenance Windows feature - specifically, 5 minutes - in order to more quickly resume monitoring after routine server reboots. Ivan indicated he could submit this as a feature request.
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