NSClient++ and .Net

Dario B. Bestetti (OpServices) dario.bestetti at opservices.com.br
Thu Mar 12 15:17:04 CET 2009


----- "Kevin Keane" <subscription at kkeane.com> escreveu:

> Actually, .Net 1.1, 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1 (and, coming soon,
> 4.x) 
> should be installed on pretty much all well-maintained Windows XP and
> 
> Windows 2003 systems. These versions coexist nicely.
> 
> Microsoft has been pushing them out as part of their update packages,
> so 
> the only reason they might not be installed is that either an 
> administrator specifically excluded them from installing due to some 
> incompatibility (which is rare; I haven't heard of any problems), or 
> hasn't been diligent about doing Windows updating in the first place.
> On 
> all the servers I manage, I use WSUS and have these updates pushed out
> 
> automatically. Or if you prefer, run Windows Update, and you will get
> 
> all of these versions of .Net.
> 
> That said, for Nagios purposes, I am not very fond of using .Net. The
> 
> reason is that it has a huge footprint - and that means, more memory,
> 
> slower loading times, and a host of other issues. Of the plugins I use
> 
> in TNTMonitoring, those that do use .Net are well over 1 MB *each*. 
> Those that don't use it are a few dozen KB each. Obviously, I'm
> looking 
> to replace those big plugins at some point.
> 
> It might be less severe for an agent that runs continuously than for a
> 
> plugin that is started once.
> 
> Andrew Davis wrote:
> > If I recall, Windows 2000 Server didn't include .Net, but you could
> 
> > install it.
> > Windows 2003 Server included .Net 1.x, but you could additionally
> add 
> > .Net 2.x.
> > Now it seems that Server 2008 includes .Net 2.x by default and you
> can 
> > install .Net 3.x, though MS finall got smart and just did one big 
> > rollup package so you don't have to have .Net 1.x and 2.x both 
> > installed, etc.
> >
> > So my question is this: right now we're mostly Server 2003, but 
> > migrating to Server 2008. NSClient++ 4.x requires .Net 2.x, but will
> 
> > it work with .Net 3.x on Server 2008? Anyone know? Anyone tried?
> >
> > Thanks,
> 
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Well, this explained why we developed (or enhanced) OpMonAgent: to do not depend on .NET.

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