A user asked how to view and acknowledge alerts in Solve/Dex, and if not possible, if it is included in any plan. It is only possible in the real-time console, and not in Solve/Dex. The closest option to this is Enrich for AVD/ServiceNow and Edge, which can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/en/url-access-directly-into-controlup-monitored-resources?highlight=URL%20Access%20Directly.
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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.
Troubleshooting Event Log Trigger Alerts for Applications and Services Logs
A user asked if anyone had any experience getting custom Event Viewer trigger alerts to work for applications and service logs, and whether they were able to get the process working correctly. It was suggested to ensure that the console was correctly collecting events before setting up triggers, and that the events were accessible in Powershell. The user was then referred to a ControlUp article (Real-Time Console - Events Pane [https://helpcenter.controlup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015114517-Real-Time-Console-Events-Pane]) before it was suggested they use the "scheduled task trick" to create an event in the application.
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Sivan’s “Did You Know”: Monitoring Network Drives in Solve with Eugenia Schipelliti
This week's Did You Know is sponsored by Eugenia Schipelliti. It is now possible to monitor Network Drives in Solve - the user can view network drives associated with managed machines in the Topology view. However, an alert was asked about on a Citrix server with several users who map drives to the same location - the solution is to monitor on a specific device rather than trigger an alert for every person. Additionally, when the user is ready to create the trigger, assistance is available if needed. Learn more here.
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Configuring ControlUp for Automatic Reboot and Maintenance Mode Removal
This discussion covers how to configure ControlUp to restart a server with the CU Agent when no users are on, including removing it from maintenance mode after reboot. Suggested actions include using a trigger that checks for session count and maintenance mode, and separate scripts for Reboot and Disable Maintenance mode. The benefits of using this method compared to scripts are explained.
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FSLogix Reports and Data Viewing Suggested
A user asked if there are any FSLogix reports to prove a fix has worked - it was suggested to create a custom dashboard in Solve in order to view FSLogix data.
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Generating Email Alerts for VMWare Updates with ControlUp
A user was looking for a way to generate email alerts when a column in the console says "Needs Updating', and to check the status of VMWare servers that may need updating. It was suggested to use an advanced trigger, and once created, to check a test. Additionally, a scheduled trigger can be used to report the status, or Export-CUQuery can be used to dump the data to a CSV file each week. Instructions for running Export-CUQuery in the monitor were provided. Links for the ControlUp Academy and Export-CUQuery Support Docs were given.
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Analyzing Outlook Add-in Load Time with ControlUp Script
A user asked if anyone had a working ControlUp script to analyze Outlook Add-in load time. The user was provided with a script that specified a path to the Outlook Add-in manifest file, created a new Outlook Application object, recorded the start time, loaded the Add-in, recorded the end time, calculated the load time, then displayed the result in seconds. The user thanked the other for the help.
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Renaming FSLogix Profiles with ControlUp Scripts
A user asked for a script that logs off a user and renames their FSLogix profile on the share. ControlUp suggested two ways to accomplish the task depending on group policy settings. If FSLogix is set for "Access network as computer," a script action executed in the machine context would work. If not, the ControlUp console user's permission needs to be granted on the profile share. A script would need parameters for the Session Id, FSLogix Profile Container Path, and User. The old profile will be renamed while the new one is created for the helpdesk to give users.
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Editing Analyze Drive Contents with TreeSize in ControlUp
A user wanted to use TreeSize instead of WinDirStat to edit the contents of the Analyze drive and was suggested to make a copy of the script and modify it to use the TreeSize exe. They retried running it from the command line and confirmed that TreeSize is running on the VDAs, although the user had not tried to run the scan exe from the user's VDA. The user has now confirmed that they have got it.
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Using ControlUp for Client Connection Failures in Citrix Director
An error of "Client connection failures" was encountered in Citrix Director. ControlUp was asked if it could be used to identify these errors and initiate a script-based action, to which a user suggested using the folder metric "User Connection Failures Per Hour" as a trigger.
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