From ce9f5a9e2bca6b8159b80985b95a5409550abecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Friedrich Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 14:11:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Update supported Windows agent versions --- doc/06-distributed-monitoring.md | 22 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/06-distributed-monitoring.md b/doc/06-distributed-monitoring.md index fd05d1f38..1f6aa5d1f 100644 --- a/doc/06-distributed-monitoring.md +++ b/doc/06-distributed-monitoring.md @@ -750,21 +750,23 @@ the [configuration modes](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-co ### Agent Setup on Windows -#### Agent Setup on Windows: Installer - -Download the MSI-Installer package from [https://packages.icinga.com/windows/](https://packages.icinga.com/windows/). +The supported Windows agent versions are listed [here](https://icinga.com/subscription/support-details/). Requirements: -* Windows Vista/Server 2008 or higher -* [Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6](https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=53344) or higher for the setup wizard -* Versions older than Windows 10/Server 2016 require the [Universal C Runtime for Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2999226/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows) +* [Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6](https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=53344) or higher. This is the default on Windows Server 2016 or later. +* [Universal C Runtime for Windows](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2999226/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows) for Windows Server 2012 and older. -The installer package includes the [NSClient++](https://www.nsclient.org/) package -so that Icinga 2 can use its built-in plugins. You can find more details in -[this chapter](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-windows-nscp). -The Windows package also installs native [monitoring plugin binaries](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-windows-plugins) +#### Agent Setup on Windows: Installer + +Download the MSI-Installer package from [https://packages.icinga.com/windows/](https://packages.icinga.com/windows/). +The preferred flavor is `x86_64` for modern Windows systems. + +The Windows package provides native [monitoring plugin binaries](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-windows-plugins) to get you started more easily. +The installer package also includes the [NSClient++](https://www.nsclient.org/) package +to allow using its built-in plugins. You can find more details in +[this chapter](06-distributed-monitoring.md#distributed-monitoring-windows-nscp). > **Note** > -- 2.40.0