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Automating a Reboot with Two Triggers in ControlUp

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A user was looking for a way to reboot a server after an Event Viewer error had triggered maintenance mode and logged out all users. It was suggested to use two triggers - the first would put the server into maintenance mode and set a registry key, and the second would check the registry key and if it was present, reboot the server. The use of a PowerShell script was offered to create the registry key in the first trigger. To ensure that only servers with the 1005 error code were rebooted, the registry key would need to be checked.

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Options to Monitor Missing Services in ControlUp 8.8

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A user asked for options to monitor whether a service is missing, and was suggested to use the new service triggers in ControlUp 8.8. This can be done by monitoring the service stop and not configured status, and including the checkmark for just discovered machines. The user faced difficulty with slower login times and broken communications with banking apps due to their security groups not following vendor AV recommendations.

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How to Send Messages Based on FSLogix Triggers

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A user wanted to send a message to the user whose disk had low profile space using an FSLogix trigger, but the script action for this couldn't be used. Oliver suggested creating a trigger for disk space and then using a script follow-up action to find the user GUID/key, followed by a send message action. He also suggested using Powershell to get the session ID of the user and using the MSG.exe native functionality to send a message to a specific session, if multiple users were using the same machine. Dennis suggested adding a filter for FSLogix Disk Type to the Trigger filter editor, and Nicholas linked a script that is helpful for single session setup. The roadmap also includes FSLogix disks per user.

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Why isn’t the Citrix VM maintenance mode trigger activating when local storage falls below a certain capacity?

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A user had set up a trigger to put a virtual machine into Citrix Maintenance Mode when local storage D:\ was below X GB, but it was not working. Another user shared screenshots of their own working trigger configuration and suggested the user upgrade to the latest ControlUp version. They also proposed trying a script that drains and reboots the server instead of putting it into Maintenance Mode. The latest ControlUp version was already being used.

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How can I create a group-specific offline device alert in ControlUp Edge DX without using static IPs?

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A user asked for help creating an alert in ControlUp Edge DX to detect when a device from a particular group goes offline. It was suggested that the Last Communication property is used to calculate "offline", and a static value could be used in the current alert system. The REST API can be used to get machines that have been offline for a certain amount of time. It was also suggested to look at the bell icon when creating an alert as a list of values with descriptions should be available.

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How to send an email via SMTP in ControlUp?

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A user asked about sending an email via a SMTP server - two options were provided: go to "Settings > Monitors" and select "Monitor Settings", or use the "Send an email alert using local SMTP" action when running a trigger. Additionally, the user was advised to try sending a test message to verify the set-up worked, and was offered a screenshot from @member if needed.

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