Watch ControlUp Community Meetup #10 with Sivan Kroitoru, Technical Training Lead, and her special guest, Ehud Goldshtein, Senior Product Manager, for a deep dive into ControlUp Scoutbees, our synthetic monitoring solution. But that's just the start! After the deep dive, Sivan opens the session for a lively Q&A.
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SaaS & Web App Availability Testing Archives
SaaS & Web App Availability Testing training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
Improve Data Analysis with ControlUp’s Graph Options
A discussion took place about the graphs on ControlUp related to PING scouts - while users can select a specific hive, it was suggested that it would be beneficial to have them all plotted on one graph for easier comparison. The option for separate hive graphs can be found by clicking the drop down menu.
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Troubleshooting Pagerduty Integration in Scoutbees
A user shared their experience trying to set up a Pagerduty integration in Scoutbees. They mention encountering difficulties as Pagerduty's webhook is considered more of a REST API call instead of following the "webhook standard." However, it is possible that Pagerduty has updated this. A workaround suggested is to use Pagerduty's email integration. URL mentioned: https://buttercms.com/blog/webhook-vs-api-whats-the-difference/
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Creating a Scout for Vcenter Login with ControlUp Web Transaction Scout
A user asked if there is a way to create a scout for testing vcenter login with the web transaction scout.
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Troubleshooting Network Communication Issues in ControlUp 9.0
A user encountered an error related to network communication after upgrading to version 9.0. They were asked to specify their region and test various components, including Real-Time DX, Agent Outbound, and Scoutbees. Additionally, they were informed that agents will try to reach out to cu-agents-cpa.controlup.com in order to retrieve a Personal Access Token for communication with ControlUp Monitors.
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Troubleshooting Scoutbees Upgrade Errors and Rebooting
A user encountered an error while upgrading Scoutbees and suggests rebooting as a solution. Other users have had to stop the Scoutbees service before a successful upgrade.
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Troubleshooting Network Share Availability with ControlUp Scouts
The members of ControlUp discuss the possibility of using a Scoutbees Shell Execution scout to check the availability of a network share. Some members recommend using a PowerShell script for this purpose, while others suggest doing a TCP port 445 test. After some troubleshooting, one member shares their successful method of using a PowerShell script with the Share permissions set to "everyone."
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Recommending Interval Times for EUC Scouts and Delivery Group Configuration
A user asked for recommendations on interval times for running EUC scouts, and whether it is better to use one scout per delivery group. Multiple users responded with suggestions and advice, including the possibility of using staggered intervals to allow time for merging profiles. The issue of session disconnections was also mentioned, and the user confirmed they were using only one account.
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Troubleshooting EUC Scout Failure Descriptions
A user is looking for a list of failure descriptions for EUC Scouts when configuring alerting policies. Another user explains that errors correspond to different stages of connecting to EUC sessions and shares a helpful article for reference. The first user is grateful and mentions they have scouts running and will open a support ticket to ensure their settings are correct.
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Troubleshooting Web Transactions in Scoutbees
Users discuss setting up a web transaction in Scoutbees. One user successfully records the session but gets a pop-up about missing data when trying to test it. They mention testing in an EUC environment and trying from both custom and cloud hives. Another user suggests the issue could be related to the username or password field and encourages them to open a support ticket. The discussion includes screenshots of the error message and suggests upgrading to the newest hive.
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