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Troubleshooting Duplicated Devices in ControlUp

Posted on February 28, 2024

A user asked a question about devices appearing as duplicates in ControlUp when reinstalling the agent. A member suggested using the registerwithdevicename option to replace the previous device. The kb documentation and further details on this option can be found at https://controlupcommunity.slack.com/archives/C0467CPGDM4/p1708435315104419.


Read the entire ‘Troubleshooting Duplicated Devices in ControlUp’ thread below:

Good day

Question

If my windows SN is 12356 and the host name is win123456 and I rebuild my device and install the agent again then it enrolls as a a new device

If I search for my Sn then I see two devices

One will show online and the other one offline for # number of days

Should it not replace the other device ?


only when you use the registerwithdevicename option otherwise it will get a new uid


@member where do i do that ?

do i add it the installation string


we are documenting this in the kb but it’s visible here: https://controlupcommunity.slack.com/archives/C0467CPGDM4/p1708435315104419


Thank you Wouter you are awesome

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Categories: All Archives, ControlUp for Desktops
Topics: ControlUp Agent, Microsoft Windows

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