InterMapper in a VM is a mixed bag -- my setup certainly isn't ideal, and has some issues owing to the ancient version of QEMU we run having a totally hosed RTC, but a properly configured VM (say VMware with DRS/HA) could provide quick and easy redundancy/HA for your monitoring system.
-MG On Sep 5, 2012, at 20:59, dennis.orei...@gmail.com wrote: > I ran Intermapper for 13 years. We had 6 Intermapper servers. Some on Mac OS > X. Some on Linux. Intermapper on Linux is excellent. > > I agree with Hans that you wouldn't want to use a VM if you only have a > single Intermapper server. > > I also agree with Michael Graziano. If you are a Windows shop and monitoring > Windows services is important to you then you should run Intermapper on a > Windows Server so that you can use the WMI probes, which in my opinion are > very good. > > > > On 2012-09-05, at 1:45 PM, Hans Heger wrote: >> I are using macos from the beginning 1998, never had issues. I prefere >> maxosx or linux using a standalone server. >> Monitoring must be more or less independent so you hope to log the last >> breath of your infrastructure. >> I use the system also as a steppingstone to manage the network. >> Using linux or macosx you get embedded all kind of standerd"cli" tooling >> like snmp telnet ssh traceroute icmpping tail / greps on logfiles tcpdump. >> >> Delivered to you by RIVM Mobile environment. >> >> --Original message--- >> Sender: Michael Graziano <michael.grazi...@premierheart.com> >> Sent time: 5 sep. 2012 21:47 >> To: "InterMapper Discussion" <InterMapper-Talk@list.dartware.com> >> Subject: Re: [IM-Talk] Preferred OS for an InterMapper server >> >> Functionally I believe all the InterMapper releases are identical (with the >> exception of WMI -- see below). I am probably the last slob running the >> FreeBSD (5.x, crammed into a VM) version of InterMapper (converting to >> Linux is on my list), and to Dartware's credit the InterMapper engine there >> is as functional as on any of the fully supported platforms. >> >> Generally I would suggest an OS that you have deployed elsewhere in your >> environment. If you're a Unix shop the Linux version is probably the way >> to go simply based on adoption. >> >> The only exception I would note is that if you have Windows machines in >> your environment and want to take advantage of the WMI probes >> (http://download.dartware.com/docs/UserGuide52/Content/09-Reference/09-02-Probe_Reference/WMIprobes.htm) >> you need to run InterMapper on a Windows server. >> If you're in an environment where you would want the WMI probes Windows is >> probably the logical choice anyway. >> >> On Sep 5, 2012, at 12:49 PM, Johan Landin wrote: >> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> We are planning to replace our old InterMapper server with new hardware. >> The current server is an Xserve (Late 2006) monitoring 1500 devices and >> running InterMapper and InterMapper Remote Access under OS X. >>> >>> Are there any differences between the InterMapper versions for different >> operating systems? >>> >>> Which operating system should be the preferred one for a new InterMapper >> server? We are considering either OS X or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 for >> the new machine. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> /Johan Landin, ITS Network >>> >>> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >>> Johan Landin, PhD Tel: +46 31 772 2840 >>> IT SERVICE Cell: +46 70 753 5840 >>> Chalmers University of Technology Email: johan.lan...@chalmers.se >>> SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________________ >>> List archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ >>> To unsubscribe: send email to: intermapper-talk-...@list.dartware.com >>> >> >> - signature.asc >> >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> List archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ >> To unsubscribe: send email to: intermapper-talk-...@list.dartware.com >> > ____________________________________________________________________ List archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/intermapper-talk%40list.dartware.com/ To unsubscribe: send email to: intermapper-talk-...@list.dartware.com
