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 >
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