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| 1. | My organization uses several Linux distributions that are not listed on eXc Software s site. How can I take advantage of eXc s management framework? |
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| 2. | What scripting languages can I use to develop my own custom Virtual Agent? |
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| 3. | How can I integrate the hardware monitoring provided by my server hardware manufacturer into eXc s framework? |
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| 4. | What happens if MOM 2005 becomes unavailable? |
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| 5. | I need to make sure that critical performance data is monitored out-of-the-box without much customization of the product. What are the components monitored by each solution? |
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| 6. | What reports do the management packs for each product provide? |
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| 1. | There are too many Linux distributions to have customized Virtual Agents for each one. However, all Virtual Agents are the same in design. You can download any Linux Virtual Agent, such as the Virtual Agent for Red Hat or SuSE, and make the necessary changes to scripts and configuration files to make it work on your particular distribution(s). |
| 2. | You can use any scripting language supported by Windows Script Host 5.6. Since WSH exposes an OCX control that allows external scripting engines to hook... |
