A user was looking for firewall and webproxy exceptions for the new DEX platform. They found some documentation on https://support.controlup.com/docs/get-started-with-the-new-dex-platform, but noticed some discrepancies with denied websites. They also mentioned https://support.controlup.com/v1/docs/communication-ports-used-by-controlup-hybrid-cloud-1 as a helpful resource. Another user pointed out that they did not see the prod-dex-login URL listed in the documentation and asked for more information on the source. It was confirmed that the user's organization had not properly set up the SAML login method for DEX. A request was made to look into the issue internally.
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Firewall Related Training & Support Archives
Firewall training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Setting Up EUC Scout with Duo MFA for Horizon View in ControlUp
A user asked if anyone had set up an EUC scout to log in to Horizon view with Duo MFA. Control Up support have an open case on this, and @member has more information. ICMP is sometimes dropped/blocked by routers/firewalls so TCP is a better approach so real latency and QoS (high priority) traffic values can be measured. The port also needs to be listening.
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Troubleshooting Error When Deploying ControlUp Agent in Dev Environment
A user was experiencing an error while trying to deploy ControlUp Agent in a Dev environment locally, even after uninstall, reboot, and trying from the RTC. It was suggested to stop the agent service before doing the upgrade of the agent and it was determined that due to either routing or firewall issues, the copying files part was hanging. It was then determined that WMI/RPC ports need to be opened to properly push the ControlUp Agent.
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Issue with Two Netscalers Resolved with Shared Credentials with the ControlUp DEX Portal
A user experiencing issues with their two Netscalers asked for help. They were advised to check their monitor settings, data sources tab, credentials, and run a test-netconnection. The user detected a firewall issue, used the shared credentials and saw data in the web portal. They then asked help with their email trigger when the primary/secondary flip not working.
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Implementing Multi-Tenancy for Managed Service Providers in ControlUp
A user asked who had successfully implemented multi-tenancy as a managed service provider in order to replace LogicMonitor. It was suggested to open bidirectional port 40706 between each tenant and the user's data center, and to set up certificate-based authentication. The user was advised to use 'MSP mode' and use the cert to see the parent organisation. Links to documentation were provided.
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Resolving Monitor Deployment Issues with Crowdstrike AV
When setting up a new installation, the monitor deployment hung when the customer was using Crowdstrike AV - however, there are no firewalls in between. It was suggested that Crowdstrike was blocking the monitor from starting and asked if there are any exclusions that need to be taken, to which the ControlUp URL for AV exclusions was provided. The URL for AV exclusions is https://support.controlup.com/docs/av-exclusions-for-ControlUp.
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Troubleshooting Connection Issues with Hive in ControlUp
The user had installed Hive on a device, but the status showed "Not Connected". After re-doing the configuration and checking the firewall, the Network team confirmed that the firewall was open and the URLs were reachable. The link for the required outbound connections is: https://support.controlup.com/docs/communication-ports-used-by-controlup-hybrid-cloud-1.
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Troubleshooting ControlUp Scout for Microsoft Teams
Rick was attempting to configure ControlUp Scout for Microsoft Teams but one of the tests was failing. They wanted to know where the hive was located and after they identified it as a custom hive on the internal network, it was suggested that it may be due to a firewall issue. As a first step, it was suggested to make sure calls can be initiated from the custom hive location. More information can be found in the ControlUp support page https://support.controlup.com/docs/custom-hive-overview.
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ControlUp Solve / Insight and Ping (ICMP) Network Requests
A user asked why the Solve and Insight appliances from ControlUp do not respond to Ping requests. They have a local firewall blocking ICMP for added security.
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ControlUp Agent Status Reports “Error” While Working Perfectly
A user asked about an issue with Instant Clone VMs; potential causes suggested included DNS resolution, firewall blocking, Agent not installed, or Agent not running. To find the exact error message, they need to look at 'Monitor Status' in the Console. It was then mentioned that if these VMs are not connecting to the Monitor, they will cause errors in Solve (missing historical data). Lastly, the user realized that the Agent may not be running.
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