Installation on UNIX platform

vidyagana · Post by **vidyagana** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:04 pm

Hi:

We have a lot of databases running in Solaris. From what I am reading, is it correct that we cannot install HostMonitor server software on UNIX, but we can install server on a windows box and install RMA for UNIX on the database servers and then monitor them ?

I have extensively used Hostmonitor server / RMA for Windows, but is there any difference for RMA for Unix ?

Are there any particular tests that cannot be done on Unix that run on Windows ?

Please advise.

Thanks.

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:30 pm

vidyagana wrote:We have a lot of databases running in Solaris. From what I am reading, is it correct that we cannot install HostMonitor server software on UNIX, but we can install server on a windows box and install RMA for UNIX on the database servers and then monitor them ?

Correct.

vidyagana wrote:I have extensively used Hostmonitor server / RMA for Windows, but is there any difference for RMA for Unix?

Minor difference.
You may read more information regarding RMA for Unix here:
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/rma-unix/index.htm

vidyagana wrote:Are there any particular tests that cannot be done on Unix that run on Windows?

Please, take a look on following table: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/index-tests.htm
I think, it is what you are looking for.

Regards,
Max

vidyagana · Post by **vidyagana** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:37 pm

Max,

Thank you for the quick response.

I have a question about the table that you forwarded about comparison for tests and platforms. For eg., I went to the "Database related tests" portion of the table and I went to see for Oracle and I see that under "RMA for Unix" it says "-". Does that mean if my database is under Unix platform, I cannot do ODBC tests?

Please help me understand that.

Thanks.

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:57 pm

vidyagana wrote:Does that mean if my database is under Unix platform, I cannot do ODBC tests?

Do you mean ODBC for Unix? No, RMA for Unix is unable to run ODBC tests. However, you may create datasource on Windows machine instead.
RMA for Linux / FreeBSD / Solaris allows you to perform tests that HostMonitor cannot perform. You may create ODBC dataource on Windows machine, to connect to the database running on Unix machine, and use HostMonitor itself or RMA for Windows for such purposes.

Regards,
Max

vidyagana · Post by **vidyagana** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:01 pm

Oh Ok. I think I got it. Is it possible for me to Download a Windows server trial version and RMA for Unix trial version and just see if I am able to perform all the tests that I need, so that our decision to purchase a license can be based on the success of those tests?

Thanks.

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:14 pm

vidyagana wrote:Is it possible for me to Download a Windows server trial version and RMA for Unix trial version

Sure. You may download the latest versions of the software from our site:
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/downpage.htm

Regards,
Max

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