A user asked whether it is possible to create a trigger for an event log that is not System or Application - the answer is yes, but only for administrative logs and not all of them work 100%. It is necessary to add the event log to the Events Controller first. The KB referenced is at https://support.controlup.com/docs/events-pane. The user will open a support ticket to investigate further, as the message generated didn't appear in the ControlUp console.
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Microsoft Windows Related Training & Support Archives
Microsoft Windows training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Missing “Client Device Score” icon in ControlUp Solve?
Members discussed the issue of not seeing Client Device Score in ControlUp Solve, and why metrics like Client Wi-Fi Signal, Lan Latency, Total Session Latency, and Internet Latency indicate the score. They concluded that Remote DX must be installed on the endpoints and the registry values need to be deployed. Members also noted that 3rd party software can be tricky with virtual channels, and that the default MSTSC rdp client should be used. Support ticket can be created at support@controlup.com.
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Investigating Unreachable ControlUp Agent VMs
This user asked for advice on the issue of VM's becoming unreachable due to Horizon Agent issues, experiencing freezing applications and an inability to console or access the machine once it has reached this state. Causes such as port exhaustion and DNS issues were discussed, as well as suggestions on how to access the system and application log files, and to generate an OS crash dump. It was also suggested to review reassess the configuration and consult other Horizon tech communities. ControlUp historical data and the support article https://support.controlup.com/ docs/controlup-agent-temporary-mode-and-how-to-change-it?highlight=IsTemporary#what-is-the-fix-for-this-problem were also included.
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Finding Multiple User Sessions for a Specific Application in ControlUp
A user asked for the best way to see which users are running multiple sessions of the same application. It was suggested to use the "published application usage details report" or the "Session - Activity" report, and to further narrow down the required data, use PowerShell API. It was also mentioned that the result needs to be run on a monitor. The full instruction can be found at https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/invoke-cuquery#example-6-search-for-all-machines-with-the-name-monitor.
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Driving Use Cases for Choosing ControlUp Edge DX
Two members discussed the driving use cases for choosing ControlUp Edge DX, including Corp laptop having VPN connectivity issues, seeing network latency/connectivity/ISP, and providing admin-level support to users' machines even when not connected to a VPN. Edge DX is designed for FatClients, providing detailed information without needing to be connected to VMs. RemoteDX can also be installed but is solely for showing information while connected to Win365, XenDesktop or Horizon.
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How to Start a Stopped Service only via ControlUp Trigger?
A user asked if the Start Stopped Services script could be set up to only start the service upon a trigger. The user wanted to use built in features and community scripts and confirmed that Windows Services Monitoring is necessary for this to properly work. A sneak peek was shared - a beta for service monitoring was to be released likely in March 2021.
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Hwo to Search a File Share and Delete the ‘Downloads’ Folder Contents with ControlUp Scripts
A user asked about existing scripts for deleting all contents in "Downloads" folders on file shares. ControlUp has a script for this (https://www.controlup.com/script-library-posts/clean-user-temp-folder/) and a helpful member provided a solution for a very quick and dirty solution, recursion for subfolders and error handling. Advanced training from ControlUp is recommended. There is a CTX Article but it does not offer defining file age.
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Script “Analyze Logon Duration” runs fine but gives different when I run the script manually
A user encountered a difference in result between running the 'Analyze Logon Duration' Script manually and as an automated action in ControlUp. Possible causes discussed include the monitor triggering it vs. the console, interpreation of the decimal seperator, and events triggered by Ivanti. Support suggested the customer open a ticket to investigate further and to mention this Slack thread. The ControlUp Agent version on the affected desktop was 8.6.5.427.
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Implementation Questions for ControlUp in Corporate and Isolated Environments
A user asked questions about implementing ControlUp in a corporate and isolated environment. The answers explained that Monitors and Data Collectors don't need to be in the same domain, credentials can be used even without trust relationship, and port 40705 needs to be added. Professional Services from ControlUp can be sought for resolving automation issues in an environment with extensive security policies.
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When users logon to a server that is provisioned by PVS dose the User profile go to the RAM cache or the DIFf disk?
A discussion was had around the use of Provisioning Services (PVS) and how it deals with user profiles. If profiles exceed 30GB, then it should be configured to overflow on disk, but FSLogix Containers are simply mounted and the writes directly into the VHDX file, not into RAM. For testing, users can change the altitude of the procmon or FSLogix Drivers.
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