The team discussed how to send an informational email alert when an event is triggered within the ControlUp folder. Different members offered their expertise and suggestions, including using the ControlUp Academy, creating a Windows Event Trigger, and incorporating a PowerShell script to format the email's body. Ultimately, the team concluded that ControlUp does not allow triggering actions based on informational events, but recommendations were made to run a scheduled trigger or use task scheduler to execute the script at regular intervals.
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Automation Related Training & Support Archives
Automation training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Managing Branch Mappings with ControlUp PowerShell Module
ControlUp members discussed the possibility of managing branch mappings through PowerShell. The current option is importing a CSV, but @member mentioned that the company is working on a way to update configurations through the ControlUp.Automation SDK. This should allow for retrieving, adding, and removing branch mappings, as well as setting a default value for unknown IPs. The upcoming PowerShell module is expected to improve scalability and performance.
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ControlUp Community Radio – Episode #16 – 1st Year Recap with Jed Ayres, CEO of ControlUp
In this milestone episode of ControlUp Community Radio, host Douglas Brown sits down with Jed Ayres, CEO of ControlUp, to reflect on his first year at the helm.
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Troubleshooting Upgrading Issues in ControlUp
A user experienced issues with upgrading monitors and connectors after upgrading from V9.0.01680 to V9.0.5.143. They had to manually RDP into each server to upgrade and couldn't log in to the ControlUP console after upgrading 8 collectors. Other users suggest using the Invoke-CUMonitorUpdate cmdlet or checking for domain-joined machine status. ControlUp also recommended upgrading to the latest version, 9.0.5.423, which may not solve the issue but is generally advised. A support ticket was recommended to address the initial issue.
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Episode #12 – Conversation with Niels Kok, Microsoft MVP
Join us for Episode #12 of ControlUp Community Radio, where host Douglas Brown sits down with Niels Kok, a Microsoft MVP engineer with over 12 years of experience in Microsoft Cloud solutions. In this episode, Niels shares his insights into the evolving IT landscape and how automation fits.
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Episode #10 – Conversation with Yoni Avital, ControlUp Co-founder & COO
Join us in Episode #10 of ControlUp Community Radio, where your host, Douglas Brown, welcomes Yoni Avital, the Co-founder and COO of ControlUp. Yoni and Douglas discuss the exciting changes at ControlUp, the evolving DEX market, and innovations on the horizon.
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Upcoming Feature: Triggering Windows Events with “Information” Type on ControlUp
A user asked if it was possible to trigger windows events with "Information" type, and was informed that this is not currently supported. However, it will be available in a future release and a PowerShell script can be used as a temporary workaround. Another user thanked for the information and asked if there was a feature request submitted for this. The team at ControlUp responded that enhanced log monitoring, including triggers for Information-level events, will be integrated soon and they are looking for partners to help understand use cases. There was a question about adding trending for events and the response clarified this as having a trend analysis for events.
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The Importance of Folder Structure for ControlUp Reporting Data
The ControlUp team discusses a recent folder structure change that has resulted in reporting data being split between the old and new directory. It is not possible to move the older data to the new location and there is no way to hide it from other users. The historic data will eventually drop off after a year and will only show under the year selection. Some users have found that the folder structure greatly affects their stress levels, alerts, automation, and reports. It is advised to make changes to the folder structure only for significant reasons as it can still be adjusted for minor projects without impacting the main structure of the historical data.
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Automation and Monitoring with SentinelOne and ControlUp
Some employees discuss their experience using SentinelOne on VDI servers, and how they created a script to alert for quarantine actions by searching the SentinelOne/Operational log. This script allows ControlUp to trigger from the application log. Some mention using S1 console and Splunk dashboard for monitoring. There is also a link to the script provided.
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Troubleshooting Missing Folder Scripts in ControlUp
A user experienced issues with a script not showing up on the list of available scripts, despite being visible in policies and having the correct permissions. The script only appears when running the automation script wizard, and everything seems fine with the variables. It is a folder script and trigger, and only seems to cause problems when created as a folder script. Other forum members offered suggestions and provided further information on related topics.
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