24x7 Remote Automation Servers for Linux and UNIX
Version Comparison
| Feature | Native code version | Java version (password security) |
Java version (PAM security) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Programming language | C | Java | Java |
| Executable file format | Machine-executable code | Java classes executed by Java Virtual Machine (JVM) | Java classes executed by Java Virtual Machine (JVM) |
| Executable program type | System TCP daemon process | Standalone server | Standalone server |
| Installation program included | Yes | No. Not required | No. Not required |
| Additional software dependencies | No | Yes. Requires Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v1.4.x or better | Yes. Requires Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition v1.4.x or better |
| Code base size | Compact | Compact* | Compact* |
| Performance | High. Native machine-executable code. | Medium. Average Java performance. | Medium. Average Java performance. |
| Portability across different Unix/Linux systems | No | Yes (except IBM AIX) | Yes |
| Licensing model | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. | Single System Licensing or Site Licensing. Unlimited number of users/jobs. |
| User authentication method | Standard PAM | Standard Unix passwrd utility | Standard PAM |
| Session management | Separate system process for every session | Separate system process for every session | Separate system process for every session |
| Session security | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user | Every session is run in the context of the authenticated user |
| Support concurrent sessions | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Requires root permissions for the installation | No (optional) | Yes | No (optional) |
| Running jobs as root user | Yes | No | Yes |
| Running jobs as non-root user and non-admin users | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Writing audit log file | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Writing audit data to syslog | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Running asynchronous jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Running synchronous jobs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capturing job standard and error outputs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support transparent across-system file access (Create/read/write) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Support across-system file transfers | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Additional Information
For additional install/uninstall information, security, usage instructions, automation examples, please see 24x7unix.pdf file, which is also provided with the 24x7 Automation Suite files.
Feel free to email to support@softtreetech.com if you have questions or problems using 24x7 RA Servers for Linux and UNIX.
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