The user asked for best practices when creating triggers in ControlUp and shared their own "findme" trigger for testing automated actions. This trigger is based on an active application title and can be used to fire the trigger when needed. They then covered the use of scheduled triggers for reboot schedules, with examples and providing a filter example with regex. Finally, a trigger for Wi-Fi signal strength, with an example of a created toast notification, was mentioned. Trigger Packs from ControlUp were also included in the post. The Trigger Packs link can be found at https://support.controlup.com/docs/trigger-packs.
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Scripts Related Training & Support Archives
Scripts training and support-related archives from inside the ControlUp Community on Slack.
MSP Portal and API Access to ControlUp Real-Time and Historical Data
Discussion about the MSP portal and API access to realtime and historical data from ControlUp. The monitors API provides real-time data, and MSP enhancements will be rolled out in phases such as removing the domain connectivity and cross-site communication requirements. The Solve API for historical data is not available yet, but the monitor cmdlets can be used to dump data into graphing tools for monitoring and building up historical dashboards. Title: Accessing Realtime and Historical Data from ControlUp
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How to Configure Office 365 SMTP Server with the ControlUp Console?
A user asked whether the ControlUp Console could use the Office 365 SMTP for alerts. It was suggested to use the "local" SMTP, a cloud-based one and/or Gmail's SMTP. The user then tested in a lab with port 25 and found it to be working, subsequently confirming it with PowerShell outside of ControlUp. Thanks to @member for further insights, it appeared that port 587 on O365 was blocked. Title: Can ControlUp Use Office 365 SMTP for Alerts?
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Customization options available for ControlUp Scoutbees Daily Digest,
A user suggested having customization options available for Scoutbees Daily Digest such as sorting by failure rate or tag. They suggested using the Scoutbees API with Microsoft Power Automate, to which another user suggested even if the alerts create an event on the Hive Server, they could use ControlUp for alerts and automation. A blog on using the Scoutbees API with Microsoft Power Automate can be found at https://www.controlup.com/resources/blog/entry/how-to-use-the-scoutbees-api-with-microsoft-power-automate/.
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ControlUp Delegated Permission Configuration for Automation and Triggers
The user suggested delegation of permission for automation and triggering of ControlUp resources. This is a current feature request, but there is no ETA at the moment. Looking at the Security Policy in ControlUp 8.6.5, it's possible to create a new role with a selection of permissions and per script, define the folder role that can run different scripts. The user was also looking for a read-only option for incident triggers and hoped it would be available soon.
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Developments in Windows Services Monitoring Coming with ControlUp 8.8
A discussion took place about upcoming developments in Windows Services Monitoring. This feature is expected to be available in ControlUp's 8.8 version in Q1 of 2023. There is also anticipated FSLogix integration with Windows 2019. Services will be a big improvement for users who have done a lot of scripting for services in the past.
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How to Share Custom Dashboards Grid Views in ControlUp Solve
Custom dashboards and grid views can be created in ControlUp, but currently cannot be shared. @member proposed an additional way of seeing all logical disks in one view to simplify operations and support. This had been requested previously and will be added to the roadmap for next year. For a quicker solution, export-cuquery for the LogicalDisks table can be exported to a chart in excel or an HTML file with pswritehtml.
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How to Track Disk Space Trend Analysis in ControlUp Real-Time DX?
A user asked if there was a way to track disk space trend analysis. The feature was well-received and the team suggested adding a “free disk space” chart to their Machine Trends report. They also discussed adding it to the Sizing Recommendations report, since the Streaming Project will impact the current metrics they were planning to include. The Streaming Demo was held recently and it was decided that the project would fit well with existing historical PVS & GPU metrics.
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How to Configure ControlUp Alert Policy via API
A user asked about configuring an alert policy via API. Other users reported that the request has been raised multiple times in an internal ScoutBees channel and a connection was made to the ScoutBees PM, Ehud. The user was thanked for the feedback and it was reported that the request could be targeted for 2H23.
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