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ControlUp Community Episode #4 – Conversation with Andrew Wood, ControlUp Product Manager

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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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Collectively Improve Current ControlUp Functionalities with UserVoice Feature Request

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A user sought the help of other ControlUp Citrix DaaS & ControlUp users in pushing for an improvement with regards to the current functionalities. A feature request was made on ControlUp UserVoice (https://controlup.uservoice.com/forums/953875-controlup-uservoice-prospect-request-form/[…]ns/47371013-rewrite-all-controlup-scripts-for-citrix-daas). The user needed to modify an existing script ("Enable CVAD machine maintenance mode") to suit their DaaS environment. Guy is currently scoping out this work with an initial script.

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Leveraging ControlUp Triggers to Restart Services After VM Boot Up

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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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Exploring Monitoring with Citrix UPM Containers with ControlUp Community

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Customer questioned the potential for integrating Citrix container metrics into ControlUp's Real-Time-DX. They went on to ask if these metrics would be relevant to Citrix UPM, and @member suggested replicating the UPM config check PowerShell script. This sparked a discussion about the potential for monitoring with Citrix UPM containers and the Control Up User Voice platform, and highlighted the importance of having a good relationship between users and the company. https://controlup.uservoice.com/forums/953875-controlup-uservoice-prospect-request-form/suggestions/47540390-citrix-profile-container

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Where to Place the ControlUp Agent in Citrix App Layering

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A user asked what the preferred place is to put the ControlUp agent in Citrix App Layering. It can be put in the base layer (the OS layer) or the Platform Layer. It can be put in an App Layer as well, but there have been customers with issues, so it's best to try it and check to see if it works and if all metrics are working. A user replied that they have the ControlUp agent in an App Layer with no issues.

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Troubleshooting Event Log Trigger Alerts for Applications and Services Logs

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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

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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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