topic Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ? in Open Q&A

RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

rswarnka — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:48:35 GMT

Hi team,

I am looking for some expertise inputs based on you experience on choosing RHEL vs Windows server for Active Gates which will be used for Enterprise APM deployement (across multiple geography.)

Can you pl. provide some distinguishing pros and cons of each to weigh upon and key factors to consider.

regards,

Rajesh

Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

Julius_Loman — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:12:14 GMT

It is probably a matter of preference in your organization. The only difference is that some (new) features are not available for both platforms (private synthetic is afaik not available for Windows, but you need a dedicated activegate anyway).

For general usage - agent connectivity, memory dumps, vmware monitoring, etc.. it is just a matter of preference. If you have a windows only environment you probably would not want to use Linux and vice versa.

Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

rswarnka — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:38:47 GMT

In what way so active gate (for windows) differs from that on linux, any link on this? thanks

Also, With linux lacking a Desktop environment, will this block us from doing anything in future for Synthetic/DEM?

Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

sia_h — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:00:34 GMT

Hi Rajesh,

Currently, the only feature difference is that Private Browser Monitor is not available on Windows Server. On the other hand, Windows Server ActiveGates do support HTTP monitoring.

Sia

Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

rswarnka — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 10:25:45 GMT

Its been a long time. What is the current state of this feature? 🙂

Re: RHEL 7.4 vs Windows Server 2012 which OS for Active Gates ?

sia_h — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:05:30 GMT

It is now supported on Windows Server 2016 as stated in the documentation.

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/synthetic-monitoring/private-synthetic/browser-monitors-in-private-locations/