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Virtual Desktops training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.

Automating the Disabling of Maintenance Mode on Virtual Desktops

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A user asked whether it was possible to automate the process of disabling maintenance mode on virtual desktops. Suggestions include marking the systems by using the eventlog, using registry keys for non-persistent systems, and using a local database. Citrix's Load Index was mentioned as a simpler solution, and it was clarified that it uses CPU, RAM, and maximum user numbers to calculate the effective load. ControlUp Automation and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Policy Settings were both suggested as useful solutions.

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How often is the “Client CPU” metric is gathered in ControlUp Realtime DX?

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Someone asked about the frequency of the "client CPU" metric and whether it is an average. It is updating at 3 seconds, and there could be a bigger interval for seeing it in solve (up to 10 seconds). However, users may be seeing different values in their local task manager, and @member or @member could provide more details on this. It is possible that the stress levels in the configuration are set to average so the values change less often.

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Problems Identifying Data in ControlUp RealTime Console

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A user was experiencing discrepancies in the data displayed by the ControlUp RealTime console. It wasn't showing all user sessions and metrics on the top nav bar were not reflecting changes made to filtered views. The discussion resulted in the user being advised that the numbers in the top navigation bar and grid below are refreshed at different intervals and it may be causing discrepancies. Solving the issue should be simple, but the discrepancies make it difficult to identify anything accurately.

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Looking for tips on troubleshooting Protocol latency issues?

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This discussion provided tips on troubleshooting Protocol latency issues, with a focus on VMware. Suggestions included eliminating different factors such as resource contention, latency on server/datacenter-side, and client-side bandwidth issues. An example was given of a session with very poor user experience (caused by a data center issue), illustrating how this type of issue can be identified by looking at other sessions' bandwidth limit.

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Troubleshooting Remote DX Activity on Dell Wyse Thin Client with ThinOS

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A user installed ControlUp package on a Dell Wyse Thin Client with ThinOS 2211, but they are not seeing any Remote DX activity. Suggestions from ControlUp were to check with specific items found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/remote-dx-known-issues. After rebooting the Thin Client, Landon suggested something needed to go into the module.ini of the Citrix client on the endpoint.

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ControlUp Agent and Remote DX Installation on an On-Premise Environment

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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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