A user asked about creating a trigger for when a machine goes down, and was having trouble getting the alert emails. Suggestions included verifying the machine was up when creating the trigger, killing the agent process, using a script to run checks for down machines, and rebooting the monitor server. It was also suggested to check the incident tab for the event trigger, use a custom trigger with an action to send an email, check the in-ram DB, and get the logs to support for review.
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ControlUp Scripts & Triggers Training & Support Archives
ControlUp Script and Trigger training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Reducing Login Times with ControlUp
A discussion was had on reducing login times using Citrix Profile Management, group policies and folder redirection. AppX Load Packages and App/Desktop Icon clicked until ICA File Downloaded are taking up significant time. Server OS machines have faster AppX package loads than Client OS machines, indicating the possibility of using Server VDI. More information can be found in the ControlUp blog post at https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/entry/logon-duration-research-appx-packages/.
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Controlling Alerts for Event 105 in ControlUp
A user asked if ControlUp sends emails for every single Event 105 (Broker_Provisioning_NGVC_error) or if they can throttle the alerts. ControlUp will send one email per event, however there is a feature request to only respond when the error happens multiple times.
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ControlUp Community Meetup #6 – Q&A with ControlUp CEO Jed Ayres!
In this video, Jed shares his vision for the future of ControlUp, along with some of the key strategies he believes will get us there. Jed also discusses his view of DEX (Digital Employee Experience), how AI can fit into ControlUp's solutions, and how we will work with the channel partners / MSPs. Jed even shares insights on how ControlUp builds the roadmap. Plus, much more.
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Can the ControlUp RealTime DX Console Be Run From Another Server?
It is possible to run the ControlUp RealTime DX Console from another server other than the Monitor as long as it meets the requirements outlined in the Knowledge Base article https://support.controlup.com/docs/communication-ports-used-by-controlup-hybrid-cloud-1. Having the Console on the Monitor server is not preferred as it can bog down resources and can lead to corrupted RAM databases which may cause alerts and automation not to fire. It is best practice for users to open the Console on a dedicated machine and to use the DEX platform instead of Solve.
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Sivan’s “Did You Know”: Office Hours on Physical End Points and Triggers
This week, the user is hosting an Office Hours session on Physical End Points, and another one on Triggers with tips and best practices. The user also wishes everyone a happy holiday. https://cuacademy.controlup.com/
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Investigating Input Delay Causes using ControlUp
A user wanted to understand the cause of an input delay (measured at 60s), but the CPU said 21%, hover-over didn't show anything, and active processes revealed nothing more than 0%. The suggestion was to look at the process_stops index, but there is no way to add this into an alert for easy identification.
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Creating a Trigger to Compare Two PVS Stores in ControlUp
A user asked for help creating a trigger which compares two PVS stores and sends an email if not identical. @member suggested ChatGPT, which can add an error to the event log if the contents are not the same, and a second trigger can be set up for the error. A PowerShell script was provided which writes an error message to the event log if changes are present in the folders, with the needed event log name, source, and EventId customizable.
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Upgrading Devices to Windows 10 Version 22H2
A user asked about upgrading devices running Windows 10 version 1909 to 22H2 with a script, and it was suggested that they use a patching manager like WSUS or SCCM. ChatGPT also provided a link to a resource for more information at https://chat.openai.com/share/c88a87a6-dccd-4008-9d32-8f6ea84b3019.
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Creating Two of the Same Script Actions in a MSP Environment using ControlUp
A user asked for help in creating two of the same script actions for different clients in a MSP environment. Suggestions included manually copying settings/script content and editing the XML file, changing the SBAId and/or SBARootID. It was confirmed that any GUID would work by changing the RootSBAId in the XML.
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