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ControlUp Survey.exe Crashing: AV Exclusions to Blame?

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Several users experienced high volumes of crashing with the process 'Survey.exe' but found no active surveys running. One member recommended checking the version of the sip agent installed on the VDI's and to review the AV exclusions, which can be found on the updated documentation page at https://support.controlup.com/docs/av-exclusions-for-controlup. A user also reported having a dump file for the issue. Others suggested that this may be a result of the AV exclusions not being applied properly and causing a loop of 'Survey.exe' starting and crashing immediately.

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Remote Boot Alert and Script Configuration in ControlUp

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A user asked about tagging devices in ControlUp and having an alert and script run remotely upon booting up. They clarified that this was for ControlUp for Desktop and mentioned using tags and scripts to remove unwanted machines from the environment. Another user asked for more context and suggested checking if the alert was fired and showed in Events. The user planned to test and shared a screenshot of the script settings.

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Efficient Scripts for Managing Persistent VM Usage in VDI

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A user was looking for a script to manage the usage of persistent VMs in VDI. @member suggested using a dashboard or workflow, and @member had a script for this purpose. Another option mentioned was to check the user session count for a machine to see if it has been used in a given time period. @member explained that this script may not be efficient and provided examples for a better approach. It was also mentioned that a report could be created using this method.

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Troubleshooting Missing Machine Metrics in DEX after Updating ControlUp Agents

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A user is experiencing issues with machine metrics not showing up in DEX after updating their Horizon Farm to agent 9.2.0.622. Another user suggests that the monitors may not be able to connect to the agents. It is then clarified that agents do not directly connect to DEX and that the issue may be due to a failure in the inbound or outbound connections between monitor and agent. The monitors may still be running.

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Overcoming Limitations with Grid Panels in Dashboard Building: A ControlUp Discussion

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The team discusses limitations with grid panels in building a dashboard from GPO logon capture data. Suggestions to overcome limitations include using tables instead of grids, setting the index to overwrite, using group by in a table, and switching to advanced raw builder. An example code for adding multiple metrics in the raw builder is also shared. A feature request for adding group by option in grids is submitted.

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Installing ControlUp Desktop Agent in VDI Setup

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A discussion was had about how to install the ControlUp Desktop agent in a VDI setup without having it auto update when users log off. One solution suggested was to create a special device group for the VDI desktops and set a fixed version control rule for that group. Links to instructions and relevant downloads were also shared. It was also mentioned that using the Sip agent instead could be the best option in this scenario. No issues were reported with the web portal.

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How to Export Audit Logs for Dex Platform Using ControlUp APIs and Workflows

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The topic of exporting Audit Logs for the Dex platform arose in Slack, and several members provided possible solutions using ControlUp APIs and workflows. The API article can be found at https://api.controlup.io/reference/orgauditlogpubliccontroller_getall and events overview can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/incidents-and-events-overview?highlight=Vdi%20event. The user was looking to export the logs to a different location, specifically Azure Sentinel.

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