A user asked if there was a way to add a delay before the baseline screenshot capture when setting up a Scoutbees alert. The Product Manager responded that this is not feasible as of today. The user then provided more information on why they would find this feature useful - they are using Scoutbees to monitor the functionality of an application, but after an update the screenshot is taken before the application has a chance to launch, causing a baseline screenshot check to fail.
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Automation & Alerting Related Training & Support Archives
Automation & Alerting training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Monitoring an SMB Share using ControlUp Scoutbees
The discussion addressed the issue of monitoring a SMB share via a trigger, with @member suggesting ControlUp Scoutbees as a solution. After some technical discussion, it was suggested that the script "Find_Files.ps1" should search for a text file with read access for ControlUp, and the error code to trigger on was suggested.
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Requesting Historical Disk Usage in ControlUp
A user asked about the ability to view historical disk usage in ControlUp. To illustrate the need, the current monitoring solution and what would work in ControlUp was provided with screenshots. Sam suggested getting early access to the "sizing recommendations" feature if it isn't enabled yet. @member was mentioned as the contact for the early access and the user expressed thanks for the learning experience.
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ControlUp Community Episode #4 – Conversation with Andrew Wood, ControlUp Product Manager
In this dynamic episode of ControlUp Community Radio, host Douglas Brown engages with Andrew Wood, a seasoned EUC industry expert who recently embarked on a new journey as a Product Manager at ControlUp. Their conversation, rich with laughter and insights, delves into a broad spectrum of topics, highlighting Andrew's extensive experience and the evolving landscape of end-user computing (EUC).
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Leveraging ControlUp Triggers to Restart Services After VM Boot Up
A user asked about using ControlUp Triggers to restart a service after a VM boot up. Options discussed include Uptime in Minutes and Status column triggers, but it may be best to use a Scheduled Task in the VM. Advice was given to be careful with the equals operator, as it is risky for numeric values like uptime. A further suggestion was to use BIS-F with a custom script looping until the service is started.
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How to View Historical Alerts for a Server in ControlUp Solve
A user asked about how to view server alerts in a historical view, such as disk space. It was recommended to view the last 14 days on the incidents tab in the real time console, and use historical reports in Solve (machine statistics) to get a better picture.
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Setting Up ControlUp Event Log Triggers for AppLocker Logs
A user asked for help setting up an event log trigger for AppLocker log under Windows. After being directed to a Powershell command to check if AppLocker is a supported event log, it was confirmed that it is not currently supported but there is work going on to improve this.
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Viewing and Acknowledging Alerts in ControlUp Solve/Dex
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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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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