Xymon New Server Advice
list Mv652
Hi, I have two main questions but thought it best to split them up in two separate mails. My first question is regarding an 'upgrade' or 'new install' of Xymon. I've been using Xymon 4.2.3 on a 'test' system for the past few months. Now that I feel more comfortable working with the system, creating external scripts etc. I'd like to move it into a 'production' server. a) Which Linux distribution is known to be the most stable to manage the Xymon server. Note* - I don't want to start any flame wars regarding various distributions, just an honest assesment of the distribution that should give me least problems with binaries, dependancies etc. b) Is the 4.3.0 beta 2 version stable enough to put into production? Are there any major known issues I need to be aware of? c) Would you recommend an upgrade or rather a clean install of the Xymon server? - I'm not too concerned about losing the past months stats at this stage. d) Is there anything else I need to take into consideration? Thanks, Mario
list Martin Ward
I can't answer all of your questions, but...
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c) Would you recommend an upgrade or rather a clean install of the Xymon server? - I'm not too concerned about losing the past months stats at this stage.
A clean install is always better. I find that test systems (mine,
anyway) tend to get little bits of test code or test config left behind,
an odd system gets forgotten about in the monitoring system or an old
script doesn't get removed.
If you go for a fresh installation on the production server you are
starting with a blank canvas. That plus all the knowledge you have
learned from your test system means you will have a clean set up right
from the word go.
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list Shaun Phillips
You could go with Redhat enterprise if you want to shell out the money for it otherwise go for Centos, it's built off the same source code as RHE but it's completely free and supported for 5 years. Other might favour Debian bases distros though.
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <user-2e62ad6fd761@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi, I have two main questions but thought it best to split them up in two separate mails. My first question is regarding an 'upgrade' or 'new install' of Xymon. I've been using Xymon 4.2.3 on a 'test' system for the past few months. Now that I feel more comfortable working with the system, creating external scripts etc. I'd like to move it into a 'production' server. a) Which Linux distribution is known to be the most stable to manage the Xymon server. Note* - I don't want to start any flame wars regarding various distributions, just an honest assesment of the distribution that should give me least problems with binaries, dependancies etc. b) Is the 4.3.0 beta 2 version stable enough to put into production? Are there any major known issues I need to be aware of? c) Would you recommend an upgrade or rather a clean install of the Xymon server? - I'm not too concerned about losing the past months stats at this stage. d) Is there anything else I need to take into consideration? Thanks, Mario
list Martin Flemming
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On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Shaun Phillips wrote:
You could go with Redhat enterprise if you want to shell out the money for it otherwise go for Centos, it's built off the same source code as RHE but it's completely free and supported for 5 years.
or scientificlinux another redhat clone ... https://www.scientificlinux.org/ martin
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On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <user-2e62ad6fd761@xymon.invalid> wrote:Hi, I have two main questions but thought it best to split them up in two separate mails. My first question is regarding an 'upgrade' or 'new install' of Xymon. I've been using Xymon 4.2.3 on a 'test' system for the past few months. Now that I feel more comfortable working with the system, creating external scripts etc. I'd like to move it into a 'production' server. a) Which Linux distribution is known to be the most stable to manage the Xymon server. Note* - I don't want to start any flame wars regarding various distributions, just an honest assesment of the distribution that should give me least problems with binaries, dependancies etc. b) Is the 4.3.0 beta 2 version stable enough to put into production? Are there any major known issues I need to be aware of? c) Would you recommend an upgrade or rather a clean install of the Xymon server? - I'm not too concerned about losing the past months stats at this stage. d) Is there anything else I need to take into consideration? Thanks, Mario
list Mv652
Thanks for those replies, they have been very helpful. I even learnt about a new distribution I hadn't previously known about (scientificlinux). I'll take a look at each suggestion and decide which best fits my environment. Thanks again, Mario
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user-2e62ad6fd761@xymon.invalid writes: Hi, I have two main questions but thought it best to split them up in two separate mails. My first question is regarding an 'upgrade' or 'new install' of Xymon. I've been using Xymon 4.2.3 on a 'test' system for the past few months. Now that I feel more comfortable working with the system, creating external scripts etc. I'd like to move it into a 'production' server. a) Which Linux distribution is known to be the most stable to manage the Xymon server. Note* - I don't want to start any flame wars regarding various distributions, just an honest assesment of the distribution that should give me least problems with binaries, dependancies etc. b) Is the 4.3.0 beta 2 version stable enough to put into production? Are there any major known issues I need to be aware of? c) Would you recommend an upgrade or rather a clean install of the Xymon server? - I'm not too concerned about losing the past months stats at this stage. d) Is there anything else I need to take into consideration? Thanks, Mario