A user asked about installing the ControlUp agent and Remote DX across an on-premise environment, with IGEL and Windows PCs as clients. In order to control both from the console, version 8.8 and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Smart-X\ControlUp\Console\EnableAgentManagement set to 1 are required. The Remote DX should be installed via SCCM, as per Microsoft's policy. Full details can be found on the ControlUp Support Upgrade Guide, linked here: https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/upgrade-guide-for-hybrid-cloud-8-x-to-8-8#upgrade-controlup-agents.
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On-Premise Related Training & Support Archives
On-Premise training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
How can one access the ControlUp scripts database from an on-premise console without Internet access?
A user asked how to access the ControlUp scripts database from their on-premise consoles without Internet access. Suggestions included downloading the entire scripts database to the server or importing individual SBAs, with instructions and links to resources. Thanks to quick answers, the user is now ready to update the SBA and AAVE in their on-premise environment (https://support.controlup.com/docs/how-to-update-sba-and-aa-ve-in-an-on-premise-environment).
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ControlUp Script: Measuring VM Start Time with Azure AVD
This script is designed to measure the time it takes for a VM to start and accept the first user connection when the containing host pool is set to "Start VM on connect". It can be used with an Azure resource ID and tenant ID, and requires credentials to be configured beforehand. The script works with Azure AVD and is hypervisor independent, but it is unknown if it works with an on-prem hypervisor like VMWare or with Azure HCI.
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Why is My IOP Server Adding 3600s to the Login Time Since the Time Change?
A user asked about the impact of the recent time change in France on their IOP servers, with their login time being 3600s different. Following a procedure provided, they were informed that while it is possible to set the time zone, it wouldn't affect the logon duration. It was then suggested that this is an issue with the agent version, the 8.6.0.192, which should be updated. VSO 89643 on Userville was mentioned as addressing the daylight savings issue, though the portal is only available for on-prem customers. The user should also restart the agent for the changes to take effect.
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How to get more that 14 day of history in the ControlUp “Incidents” window ?
The user asked if there was a way to get more than 14 days of history in the ‘Incidents' window and more than 1-hour of history in the 'Events' view. The response was that ‘Incidents’ this is not possible, however ‘Events’ can be increased by increasing RAM, which will increase the console footprint. The user then asked if a feature request could be sent for ‘Incidents’ history window. The response was that this could be done, although the audit data can be sent to syslog server in order to query for more than 14 days.
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Can ControlUp Real-Time Be Deployed in an On-Premise Environment?
A user asked if it was possible to deploy Real-Time Diagnostics in an on-premise environment, which is possible with a fully on-premise solution. HP thin clients can be added to Edge DX, which is cloud-only and can get remote DX data from them but not the devices themselves.
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Is the ControlUp “Forecasting” Feature Supported on On-Prem?
A user asked if the "Forecasting" feature for Insights Reports was supported on On-prem infra, specifically for the Host Trends report. They were told that it was not available on-prem, and that there were no plans to add this to IOP at this time.
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Accessing Custom “Teams Trends 7days” Insights Report
A user asked for help accessing a custom Insights report "Teams Trends 7days" - they were provided with the full URL to access it both for cloud (https://insights.controlup.com/home/application-trends/) and on-premise (https://insights.domainname.com/teams_trends_7days). Unfortunately, this didn't help and the page comes up blank.
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How Can I Validate Connectivity Between All Components in a Closed On-Prem Environment without Telnet using ControlUp?
A user wanted to validate connectivity between components from the IOP appliances and was suggested to use the iopcmd commands which can test LDAP and TCP ports. The iopcmd commands are intended for internal use, but a command reference is available.
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Trouble Adding Host to ControlUp Console
A user had trouble adding a host in the Console, receiving the error "The RPC server is unavailable". Suggestions included checking all necessary firewall ports were open and unchecking the 'Deploy agent automatically' setting in the agent settings, which solved the issue. It is advised that the latest version of .Net Framework (4.8) is installed to ensure compatibility. The latest On-prem version of ControlUp available is 8.7.0.24.
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