Install-CUMonitor: Install a non-domain Monitor
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    Install-CUMonitor: Install a non-domain Monitor

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    Article summary

    The ControlUp Automation module includes the Install-CUMonitor PowerShell cmdlet which allows you to install a non-domain ControlUp Monitor programmatically on workgroup machines. To install a monitor, you must provide an API token generated from app.controlup.com.

    Benefits

    • You no longer need to use the Real-Time Console to deploy and configure monitors.
    • You can install monitors on workgroup machines, allowing you to host monitors, for example, on cloud VMs.

    Prerequisites

    • ControlUp Real-Time DX Console Version 9.0 or higher
    • If your organization already exists in the Real-Time Console, the user you use to install the monitor must be a Login Access Manager. If the user is not a Login Access Manager, an error "User permissions failure" will be written to the cmdlet output. 
    • If your organization doesn’t exist in the console, you must be assigned the DEX Admin role for permission to deploy monitors. Note that running the Install-CUMonitor automatically bootstraps a new Real-Time DX organization. The name of this organization will be the same as in DEX.

    Syntax

    Install-CUMonitor
    -Token <string>
    -ZipFilePath <string>
    -Version or -Latest <string>
    -SiteName <string>
    -Template <string>
    -ProxySettings <ProxySettingsObject>
    -DomainDns <string>
    -DomainUser <string>
    -DomainUserPassword <SecureString>
    -PublicDNSName or -InternalDNSName <string>
    -Certificate <string>
    -CertificatePassword <SecureString>

    Parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Required

    -Token

    Token string generated by web UI for authentication and authorization. If not provided, the current profile token will be used. For more cmdlets to manage API tokens, see here.

    Yes

    -ZipFilePath

    Full path to the ZIP folder that contains the ControlUp Monitor binaries. If not provided, -Version will be used.

    No

    -Version

    Switch parameter for -Latest, monitor version.

    No

    -Latest

    Switch parameter for -Version, latest monitor version. If provided, overrides -Version.

    No

    -SiteName

    Name of the monitor site. If not provided, the monitor will be added to the default site.

    No

    -Template

    Name to define the monitor template. Available templates include:

    • all

    • coordinator

    • folderagg

    • monitoring

    • management

    • viewnode

    • monitoring_only

    • indexing_only

    If empty, the selected template will be all.

    No

    -ProxySettings

    Proxy settings that the monitor will use to connect to the ControlUp services. If not provided, the default system proxy settings will be used. If -SiteName is provided, the proxy settings and credentials will be added to the specific site, if no proxy settings already exist.


    Example to create proxy settings variable:

    $Secure = Read-Host -AsSecureString
    $proxys = New-Object -TypeName ControlUp.Automation.ProxySettings
    $proxys.Password=$Secure
    $proxys.Address="127.0.0.1"
    $proxys.Port=80802

    No

    -DomainDns

    If provided and no AD connection already exists in the domain, the AD connection will be added with the -DomainUser and -DomainUserPassword credentials. If -SiteName is provided, the AD connection and credentials are added to the specific site.

    No

    -DomainUser

    Domain user name. If not provided, the AD connection won’t be added.

    No

    -DomainUserPassword

    Domain user password. If not provided, the AD connection won’t be added.

    Example to create password variable:

    $Pwd = Read-Host -AsSecureString

    No

    -PublicDNSName

    Switch parameter for -InternalDNSName, publicly accessible DNS name required for ControlUp Agent to communicate with monitor.

    Yes, if no -InternalDNSName

    -InternalDNSName

    Switch parameter for -PublicDNSName, internally accessible DNS name required for ControlUp Agent to communicate with monitor. Required to install a non-domain joined monitor.

    Yes, if no -PublicDNSName

    -Certificate

    Name of the certificate required for authentication.

    No

    -CertificatePassword

    Password of the certificate required for authentication.

    No

    Install Monitor on a Workgroup Machine

    To install a monitor on a workgroup machine, please follow the steps below. These steps should be executed on the machine where you intend to deploy the monitor.

    1. Open a PowerShell session with elevated permissions and install the module:

        
          Install-Module ControlUp.Automation
        
      

    2. Import the module:

        
          Import-Module [PathTo_ControlUp.Automation]
        
      

    3. Install the monitor:

    PowerShell
    Install-CUMonitor 
        -Token "[Token]" 
        -PublicDNSName "[Machine Name].[Connection-specific DNS Suffix]" 
        -InternalDNSName "[Machine Name].[Connection-specific DNS Suffix]"
          
        

    Example:

    PowerShell
    Install-CUMonitor 
        -Token "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJleHAiOjE3Mzc5NzY0NjEsImlhdCI6MTcwNjQ0…." 
        -PublicDNSName "PSMonitor01.4rgvsyeccjuujimhr5m1ljkc.bx.internal.cloudapp.net" 
        -InternalDNSName "PSMonitor01.4rgvsyeccjuujimhr5m1ljkc.bx.internal.cloudapp.net"
    

    4. Version 1.0.1 of the automation module requires you to manually install the ControlUp Agent on this machine. The preferred option is to use the MSI installation package. Given that this agent will be deployed on a non-domain joined machine, it's important to verify that the agent's DNS address is resolvable from your monitors in your monitor cluster. This is typically achieved through the connection-specific DNS suffix found on the agent machine. To obtain this, open a command prompt and run ipconfig /all

    PowerShell Commands
    Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Smart-X\ControlUpMonitor\Version 9.0.X.XXX\ControlUp.PowerShell.User.dll"
    Add-CUComputer -name [Machine Name] -DnsName [Machine Name].[Connection-specific DNS Suffix]

    Change the version above according to your monitor version.

    Example:

    PowerShell
    Add-CUComputer -name PSMonitor01 -DnsName PSMonitor01.4rgvsyeccjuujimhr5m1ljkc.bx.internal.cloudapp.net

    If you want to deploy other monitors, repeat steps 1-4.

    Stop Workgroup Monitor
    Note that if you want to stop a workgroup monitor, you must run the Stop monitor action on the monitor in the web UI. You can't use the Real-Time Console to stop a workgroup monitor.

    If you want to deploy a monitor with custom manual settings, we recommend you use the following script as a base to create your own:

    Install-CUMonitor -Token "[Token]" -InternalDNSName "[Machine Name].[Connection-specific DNS Suffix]"

    Results

    Writes single result object to PowerShell with the following properties:

    • Error. In case of failure, the reason will be displayed.
    • Success. Indicates if the monitor installation and login completed successfully.

    In case of failure during the installation, all the changes will be canceled. In case of failure during login, the changes will be implemented.

    If these cases occur, you can uninstall the monitor by running Uninstall-CUMonitor


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