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Installing ControlUp Edge DX on Non-Persistent VDI Images

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A user was having difficulty finding documentation on installing ControlUp Edge DX onto a non-persistent VDI base image. The solution is to add the ONLYSTARTONBOOT=1 argument and to register machines by name in the agent settings within the tenant. Casing is important. The full command is: msiexec /i agentmanagersetup.msi /qn DEVREGCODE=(SampleCode) TENANT=(TenantName).sip.controlup.com ONLYSTARTONBOOT=1 REGISTERWITHNAME=1.

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Help: uptime of a ControlUp Scout could be 0% and Successful Runs :0/0 but when I do a test it works?

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A user asked why a PING scout was running but a HTTP/S scout was not, despite the scout being enabled. They were advised to run "sb-hive.exe debug" from the command prompt in the VDI from the ControlUp management console. Previous discussion can be found at https://controlupcommunity.slack.com/archives/C046DUGB6M9/p1686066701593019. The user was then asked which custom hive version they used.

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Options to Monitor Missing Services in ControlUp 8.8

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A user asked for options to monitor whether a service is missing, and was suggested to use the new service triggers in ControlUp 8.8. This can be done by monitoring the service stop and not configured status, and including the checkmark for just discovered machines. The user faced difficulty with slower login times and broken communications with banking apps due to their security groups not following vendor AV recommendations.

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Is ControlUp Edge DX compatible with base images in a VDI environment, considering GUID issues?

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Edge DX was discussed for use in a VDI environment. Realtime is a better product for virtual environments but Edge does have the user productivity reports which appealed to the client. To make Edge work in a VDI, the registration process must be changed to use machine names instead of GUIDs and a "VDI or don't start service" parameter for the installer must be used. The Edge DX report for Top URLs was also mentioned and can be found in the Dashboards/End User Activity of the knowledge base (https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/edge-dx-agent-distribution-and-installation-for-windows#command-line-agent-installation).

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How to Remotely Uninstall Agents in Citrix Environment After 8.8 Upgrade?”

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A user asked about updating ControlUp agents in a Citrix environment. The user had previously installed manually but encountered an error when updating to 8.8. An uninstall script (https://support.controlup.com/docs/i-can-t-remove-the-controlup-agent-msi-installed-@member) and use of Tanium was suggested to remotely uninstall the agent. Additional topics discussed were ControlUp Sync Scripts for persistent desktops, and RemoteDX and EdgeDX for endpoint devices. Titles: Remote Uninstall of ControlUp Agent 8.8 in Citrix Environment; Remote Uninstall of ControlUp Agent 8.8 in Citrix with Tanium.

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Troubleshooting High GPU Memory Usage: How to Show GPU Memory Usage by Process?

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A user noticed high GPU memory usage for VDI (80 to 95%) in the COP Console but when they selected processes, the GPU Utilization, Decoder Utilization, Encoder Utilization, and Frame Buffer Memory Utilization all showed 0%. They were wondering if there was a way to show the GPU memory usage by process. Another user suggested selecting System Sessiosn from the dropdown, but this was already done. It was suggested to check the GPU Utilization for more usage to narrow down the issue, but further investigation was needed.

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Is there a sizing guide to how much storage space you need for ControlUp Inights

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A user asked about sizing for Insights storage - in the KB, an example of 1,000 RDSH, 500 VDI and 30 Server OS users was given as 3 TB per year with an overhead of 1.3. 8,000 Citrix users, 2,000 VDIs, 3,000 laptops and 1,000 servers will require around 48 TB of storage, which would need an IOP cluster with 3 data nodes. The article from ControlUp KB is no longer available, however ControlUp's Knowledge Base article on prerequisites for Insights on-premises can be found at https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/insights-on-premises-prerequisites#recommended-installation-types-based-on-sessions.

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