With WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition, you get:
WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition adds to the core feature set of WhatsUp Gold Premium, by providing a highly scalable and low bandwidth solution with the following benefits:
- A highly efficient distributed architecture as processing loads are handled by remote sites minimizing the overhead at the central location
- Dramatic reduction in false alarms, a frequent pain point in distributed network management through intelligent analysis of device and alert dependencies
- Real-time centralized network management across multiple sites using individualized dashboards
- Continuous uninterrupted monitoring; each site runs independently of the central site
- Actionable intelligence with over 200 reports available to slice and dice consolidated data, including SLAs levels
- Minimal traffic overhead on the network as monitoring is localized at each remote site
- Unlimited scalability, supporting any number of remote sites from a single central NOC
- Air-tight security with 128-bit SSL encryption between each remote network connection to central site. SSL over VPN can also be configured.
With WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition, you have a tried, tested, and proven solution that provides complete visibility across your diverse network and application infrastructure. It delivers the automation, intelligence and control you need within a single scalable solution, at the lowest possible TCO.
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About Virtual machines
WhatsUp Gold can be installed and will operate on virtual machines powered by VMware and Microsoft Virtual Server, as long as the virtual server's resources meet that of the WhatsUp Gold system requirements.
Software requirements
- 32-bit and 64-bit support for the following OS versions: Windows 7, Windows Vista Ultimate (SP2 recommended), Windows Vista Business (SP2 recommended), Windows XP Professional SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (or later), Windows Server 2008 SP2, or Windows Server 2008 R2
- 32-bit and 64-bit support for the following virtual server environments: VMWare ESXi 3.0 or later and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008
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Important: If WhatsUp Gold is hosted on VMWare ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, to avoid licensing issues, make sure that you assign a static MAC address to the virtual machine that WhatsUp Gold is operating on.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (included), SQL Server 2005 Standard or Enterprise Edition, or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition (optional)
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Important: WhatsUp Gold does not support non-English versions of Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 or Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
- IIS 6, IIS 7, or Ipswitch Web Server
- WhatsUp Gold Web interface, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0, or Firefox 3.0
- WhatsUp Gold Mobile interface, Mobile Safari 2.2, Microsoft Internet Explorer Mobile 6.1, or Opera Mini 4.2
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (required), Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 included in install
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Important: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not compatible with Windows SharePoint Services 2.0. If you are running
SharePoint Services 2.0, you should not upgrade or install WhatsUp Gold. WhatsUp Gold requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and automatically
installs this package if not present on the system. For more information about the issue, see theMicrosoft Knowledge Base article.
- Microsoft Windows Scripting Host v5.7 (or later)
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Note: Windows Scripting Host is installed with the Windows
operating system. To verify your version, run cscript.exe at a command prompt. If you need to update Windows Scripting Host, refer to the Microsoft Windows Scripting Host site.
- Microsoft SAPI 5.1 (required for Text-to-Speech actions)
Additional software requirements for WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor
WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor has the same base system requirements as WhatsUp Gold v14. In addition, WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor requires:
- WhatsUp Gold v14 Standard Edition, Premium Edition, MSP Edition, or Distributed Edition
- At least one routing device that supports NetFlow versions 1, 5, and 9
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At least one routing device that supports sFlow version 2 and 5
Note: WhatsUp Gold Flow Monitor 14 performs well in most installations that use SQL Server 2005 Express. However, some large data collections, that require 4 GB of data storage or more or where data is collected and archived over a long period of time, may require MS SQL Server 2005 Standard or Enterprise Edition or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard or Enterprise Edition.
Hardware requirements
| Processor(s) |
WhatsUp Gold: Dual-core
Flow Monitor: Quad-core |
WhatsUp Gold: Single-core
Flow Monitor: Dual-core |
| Processor Speed |
2 GHz or more |
2 GHz |
| RAM |
WhatsUp Gold: 4 GB
Flow Monitor: +4 GB |
WhatsUp Gold: 2 GB
Flow Monitor: +2 GB |
| Hard drive space for application, SQL Server
Express Edition dbase application, and supporting framework |
3 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard drive space for dbase and dbase logs |
WhatsUp Gold: 8 GB
or more Flow Monitor: +16 GB or more |
WhatsUp Gold: 4 GB
Flow Monitor: +8 GB |
| Network interface card |
1 Gbps |
100 Mbps |
| CD-ROM or DVD-ROM |
Required if installing from CD-ROM. Not required for download installations. |
Required if installing from CD-ROM. Not required for download installations. |
| Video display resolution |
1280 x 1024 or higher |
1024 x 768 |
| Sound card |
SAPI-capable sound card required for Text-to-Speech actions |
Not required |
| Modem and phone line |
Required for pager, SMS, and beeper actions; modem pooling is not
supported |
Not required |
| GSM modem |
Required for SMS Direct actions |
Not required |
Note: The WhatsConnected, WhatsConfigured, and VoIP Monitor plug-in system requirements are the same as the WhatsUp Gold requirements. Additionally, WhatsConnected supports Microsoft Visio 2003 or 2007 English version only and the VoIP Monitor requires Cisco IP-SLA compatible devices.
Note: WhatsUp Gold can be installed and will operate on virtual machines powered by 32-bit or 64-bit VMware ESXi 3.0 or later and Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, as long as the virtual server's guest OS resources meet that of the WhatsUp Gold system requirements.