topic Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate? in Synthetic Monitoring

Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

AntonioSousa — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:59:30 GMT

In https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/synthetic-monitoring/private-synthetic-locations/system-and-hardware-requirements-for-private-synthetic/

the OS recommendations for Linux Synthetic Activegate are the following:

I mainly use Ubuntu, but 16.04 is a pretty old version. I also use CentOS, but it's now at 8.x.

Could someone give an insight into which of them is better supported, and if newer versions are supported, so I use them for further implementations?

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

Radoslaw_Szulgo — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:05:47 GMT

We'll soon announce the support of Red Hat 8, Ubuntu 18, and CentOS 8. I'd say Red Hat/Centos is the safest due to our strong partnership with Red Hat.

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

Arkadiusz_Banas — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:10:49 GMT

RedHat 8 is available since 1.195 (early adopter). As Radek said, Ubuntu 18 and CentOS 8 will be available soon as well. Moreover, we are currently working on supporting installation on Ubuntu 20.

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

MarcelBegnor — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 11:13:26 GMT

CentOS is what we use and works well, and has been stable so far.

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

Tomasz_Wozniak — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 13:05:15 GMT

I personally use mostly Ubuntu 18 as a Synthetic private location on a daily basis (on development stages).

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

Radoslaw_Szulgo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 09:56:04 GMT

https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/private-synthetic-monitoring-locations-now-supported-on-red-hat-8-ubuntu-18-and-centos-8/

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

AntonioSousa — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:13:07 GMT

Wow, must have been one of the fastest replies on the blog 🙂

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

Radoslaw_Szulgo — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:36:00 GMT

coincidence 😄

Re: Best Linux OS for Synthetic Activegate?

AgataWlodarczyk — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:48:43 GMT

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