VM or physical
VM or physical
We’re using the trial version of Nagios XI along with some other monitoring solutions. I’m currently running it as a VM on ESXI 6.5. In terms of best practices, is it better to run XI as a VM or on it’s own dedicated physical server?
Re: VM or physical
Hey nagnerd,
Thanks for reaching out!
For installations monitoring more than 1000 hosts or 5000 services, we generally recommend
installing Nagios XI on a physical server as opposed to a VM. Because of shared hardware resources
and the way VM’s handle process forking, virtual machines may not be able to meet the hardware
needs of large environments even with performance enhancements.
For more info, check out this PDF
Thanks for reaching out!
For installations monitoring more than 1000 hosts or 5000 services, we generally recommend
installing Nagios XI on a physical server as opposed to a VM. Because of shared hardware resources
and the way VM’s handle process forking, virtual machines may not be able to meet the hardware
needs of large environments even with performance enhancements.
For more info, check out this PDF