64 vs. 32 Bit client install question

[PaulS_hyperic]

Hello,

I'm running a RHEL and Windows server environment that is almost all 64bit. I'd really like to use RPM installs for linux and MSI installers for windows wherever possible because it's a little easier to do but I'm not opposed completely to building from source if needed.

I see that there is a RedHat 32bit "RPM" but no 64bit "RPM". Would you recommend using the 32bit client on a 64bit server or just taking the default "linux" 64bit tgz download and building it myself?

Also, for the windows environment, there seems to only be a 32bit install. I do not even see a 64bit option for windows. Would it be ok to use the 32bit client on a 64bit windows machine?

Thanks,

Paul

[excowboy]

Hi Paul,

most parts of the Agent are written in Java and the files are being shared across all platforms. However some parts of the Agent (SIGAR) is platform dependent, but as I understand every package contains all libraries for all platforms.
The only thing in a package that is really platform dependent is the bundled JRE ( if it is part of the package ) , so if you get it manage to use the correct for your platform (instead of the bundled one) I do not see any reason to use the 32 bit package.

Cheers,
Mirko

[jtataGP]

32 bit clients work fine on 64 bit windows servers. I am running several. Only catch I've found is with installing the agents in C:\Program Files (x86). The ( ) in the path seems to cause problems and the service isn't created.

If you use a different path, C:\Hyperic\agent-4.x\ for example, it works fine.