📜 System Automation & Scripts Manual

This guide details the custom scripts and services implemented to manage the Arrow Lake + SRIOV workstation.

Purpose: Advanced RDP launcher with performance profiles and safety checks.

• Usage: \`./launch_rdp.sh [mode]\`
• Modes:
  • \`performance\`: AVC444 + Progressive (Highest quality, may be unstable).
  • \`high-perf\`: AVC420 + Thin-Client (Stable, near-native performance).
  • \`compat\`: RFX mode (Maximum stability).
• Features: Auto-IP resolution, 24h Auto-Snapshot, Lock-on-Disconnect.

Purpose: Background service that keeps your RDP session alive.

• Usage: \`./rdp_watchdog.sh &\`
• Logic: Automatically restarts RDP on crash. If 3 crashes occur within 5 mins, it stops and pings your phone via KDE Connect.

Purpose: “Panic Button” for frozen sessions.

• Usage: \`./rdp_reset.sh\`
• Actions: Kills all RDP processes, triggers a hardware Function Level Reset (FLR) on the iGPU VF, and restarts in Compatibility Mode.

Purpose: Linux-to-Windows command orchestration.

• Usage: \`./rdp_run.sh “app.exe”\` (e.g., \`./rdp_run.sh “Raid.exe”\`).
• Requirement: QEMU Guest Agent must be running in the VM.

Purpose: Hot-swap USB devices into the running VM.

• Usage: \`./usb_swap.sh\`
• Logic: Select a device from the list and choose (a)ttach or (d)etach.

Purpose: Unified Host/Guest health logger.

• Run Frequency: Every 10 mins (Cron).
• Data: CPU/GPU Wattage, Temps, Windows CPU/RAM usage, IO Wait.
• Wiki Page: performance

Purpose: “Fail-Closed” security monitor.

• Run Frequency: Every 10 mins (Cron).
• Data: Open ports, Sudoers integrity, Shared folder perms, Failed login attempts.
• Wiki Page: security

Purpose: Thermal and Affinity watcher.

• Data: Intel Thermal Throttling status and VM P-Core pinning verification.
• Wiki Page: thermal

Purpose: Desktop HUD (Conky) controller.

• Usage: \`./hud_toggle.sh\`
• Note: Set to autostart on login. Shows live data from the logs above.

Purpose: Manual/Automated Btrfs snapshots.

• Usage: \`./fast_snap.sh\`
• Targets: Creates timestamped snapshots of \`@\` and \`@home\`.

Purpose: Compatibility tracking.

• Usage: Tracks Kernel, SRIOV, and BIOS versions to detect breaking updates.

Purpose: Performance purge.

• Note: Runs on startup via \`~/.config/autostart\`. Kills Baloo and Akonadi to free up P-Cores.