Geneos 6.x Compatibility Matrix
Supported Geneos versions
ITRS supports all released versions based on the current plus the previous major versions of Geneos. Only the latest major version will receive regular fixes and enhancements. In exceptional circumstances, critical fixes may be backported to previous major versions where it is not reasonably possible to upgrade to newer versions.
The supported Geneos versions are:
- 6.x (current major version)
- 5.x (previous major version)
- Some of Geneos 5.x versions may not be supported on newer platforms, databases, browsers, and applications. For more information, see the Geneos 5.x Compatibility Matrix.
Upgrading between Geneos versions can introduce different changes. For more information, see the Geneos Upgrade Notes.
Note
End of life for 4.x.x is 31 May 2023. If you are using 4.x.x, we advise you to upgrade to the latest version.
Operating system support
Operating system | Latest supported version | Upcoming supported version |
---|---|---|
Windows | Desktop 10 and 11, Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 | |
Linux: Red Hat | RHEL 7.x [kernel 3.10], RHEL 8.x [kernel 4.18], and RHEL 9.x [kernel 5.14] | |
Linux: Red Hat on IBM POWER8 | RHEL 7.x [Little Endian] — only available in Geneos 5.x.x versions | |
Linux: SUSE | SLES 12.x and 15.x | |
Linux: Ubuntu | 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS | |
IBM AIX | 7.2 | 7.3 |
IBM i (OS/400) | 7.3 and 7.4 | 7.5 |
macOS | 10.14.x (Mojave) and 12 (Monterey) | 13 (Ventura) |
Security-Enhanced Linux
When () is running in Enforcing
mode, it may deny certain functions of depending on the implemented configurations and policies.
To see which functions denies, check the audit log. The log is typically located in /var/log/audit.log
, where the log type entry is AVC
. The audit log provides the details of any denied access. For example, denied connection to the TCP port.
If you experience issues related to this mode, you may opt to disable , or create policy modules to grant the required access. Please contact your administrator or security team for assistance.
Geneos components
Geneos components | Windows Desktop | Windows Server | Linux: Red Hat | Linux: SUSE | Linux: Ubuntu | Linux: Red Hat on IBM POWER8 (LE) | IBM AIX | IBM i (OS/400) | macOS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Console | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Collection Agent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
FIX Analyser 2 File Agent | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
FIX Analyser 2 Netprobe | ✓ | ||||||||
Gateway | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Licence Daemon | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Netprobe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Supported in Geneos 5.x version | ✓ | ✓ | |
SSO Agent | ✓ | ||||||||
Web Dashboard (Web Server) | ✓ | ||||||||
Webslinger | ✓ |
Note
IBM i operating system is monitored remotely by Netprobe run on Linux operating system.
Containerised environment support
Provides docker container images of the following components. Each component should meet the documented minimum operating system requirements.
Geneos Component | Enterprise version 18.06 or higher | Native Kubernetes 1.18 or higher | EKS | AKS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Collection Agent | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Netprobe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gateway | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Note: Support for the containerised environment itself or any of its services are not provided by . See the and product documentation on how to build and manage container services.
Cloud environment support
Supports running components version 4.8.0 and newer in cloud environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. Each component should meet the documented minimum operating system requirements.
Deploying into any cloud environments should take into consideration connectivity, performance, network traffic, and cost implications.
For more information, see Geneos on Amazon Web Services Cloud.
Plugin support
Netprobe plugins
Supported Netprobe plugins | Windows | Linux: Red Hat | Linux: SUSE | Linux: Ubuntu | IBM AIX |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
API (XML-RPC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
API Streams (XML-RPC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Bloomberg B-Pipe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Clearvision Status | ✓ | ||||
Control-M (BMC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
CPU | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Desktop PC Monitoring | ✓ | ||||
Device IO | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Disk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dynamic Entities Health | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Bridges | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Durables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Non-Durables | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Queues | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Routes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) Topics | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
E4JMS (Tibco EMS) User Summary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Extractor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fidessa | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Fidessa DQ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
FIX Analyser 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
File Keyword Monitor (FKM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
File Latency Monitor (FLM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
File Transfer Monitor (FTM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
GL Greffon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
GL Lost Orders | Only supported on Geneos 4.x versions of the Netprobe. | ||||
GL Order Book | Only supported on Geneos 4.x versions of the Netprobe. | ||||
GL Permissions | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
GL Router | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
GL SLC | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
GL SLC Relay | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
GL SLE | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
GL SLE TCP | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
Hardware | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
IBM i JDBC | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Job | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Log Reader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Message | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Pool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Queue | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i Subsystem | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IBM i System | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IPC (Shared Memory) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
IX Message Analyser | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
JMX Server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
JMX Thread Info | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Market Data Monitor (MDM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Message Tracker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
MIB Monitor (Mibmon) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
MQ Channel (IBM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
MQ Queue Info (IBM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
MQ Queue (IBM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
NET Ping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Network | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
NYXT Papastats | ✓ | ✓ | |||
OP5 Monitor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Oracle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Orc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
PATS Status | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
PATS Trading Breaches | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
PATS Users | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
Perfmon | ✓ | ||||
Processes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Publisher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
REST API (Inbound) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
REST Extractor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
RMC Interface (Refinitiv) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
SETS SLC | Only supported on Geneos 5.x versions of the Netprobe. This plugin has been deprecated on Geneos 6.x. | ||||
SQL Toolkit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
State Tracker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sybase | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sybase Server | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TCP Links | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TIB RV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
TIB RV Publisher | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
TIB RV Stream | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Toolkit (Scripting) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Top | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Trading Technologies | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Trap Monitor | Limited | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
UNIX Users | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Uptrends | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Veritas Cluster Server | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Web Monitor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Win Apps | ✓ | ||||
Win Cluster | ✓ | ||||
Win Services | ✓ | ||||
WMI | ✓ | ||||
WTS Licenses (Remote Desktop Services) | ✓ | ||||
WTS Processes (Remote Desktop Services) | ✓ | ||||
WTS Session (Remote Desktop Services) | ✓ | ||||
WTS Summary (Remote Desktop Services) | ✓ | ||||
X Broadcast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Mcast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Multicast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Ping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Route | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Top | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
X Traffic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Collection Agent plugins operating system support
Collection Agent plugin | Windows | Linux: Red Hat |
---|---|---|
AWS | ✓ | ✓ |
Azure | ✓ | ✓ |
GCP | ✓ | ✓ |
JDBC | ✓ | ✓ |
Kubernetes | ✓ | |
MongoDB | ✓ | ✓ |
Open Telemetry | ✓ | |
Prometheus | ✓ | |
StatsD | ✓ | ✓ |
Collection Agent plugins agent support
Collection Agent plugin version | Compatible Collection Agent versions | Compatible Netprobe versions |
---|---|---|
2.x | 2.x | 5.8 - 5.14 |
3.x | 3.x | 6.0 or higher |
Integrations support
Geneos integrations are configuration templates built using the core plugins for monitoring various applications and systems.
Integration | Plugins used | Requirements |
---|---|---|
ActiveMQ | 3 JMX Server plugin instances. | ActiveMQ 5.17.x |
Cassandra | 6 JMX Server plugin instances. | Cassandra 3.11 |
Citrix Vritual Apps (Formally XenApp) | 4 Toolkit plugin instances. | Citrix Virtual Apps 7 2203 LTSR |
CorvilNet | API plugin | |
SNMP Trapmon plugin | Corvil 9.7 | |
Docker | 2 Toolkit plugin instances | Docker 20.10.x |
Elasticsearch | 8 Toolkit plugin instances | Elasticsearch 8.x |
Google Cloud Monitoring (formally Stackdriver) | At least one Toolkit plugin instance per monitored service. | Google API Client for Python google-cloud-monitoring 2.9.x |
Hadoop (HDFS and YARN) | 4 JMX Server instances and 3 Toolkit plugin instances. | Hadoop 3.3.x |
Ultra Messaging | API plugin | Ultra Messaging 6.13.x |
ITRS Synthetic Monitoring (Apica) | No longer supported. Please contact your ITRS Account Manager if you require this integration. | |
Kafka | 4 JMX Server plugin instances. | Kafka 3.2.x |
MongoDB | 10 Toolkit plugin instances. | MongoDB version 5.0 |
PostgreSQL | 1 SQL Toolkit plugin instance | PostgreSQL version 14.x |
RabbitMQ | 6 Toolkit plugin instances | RabbitMQ version 3.10.x |
Terracotta Universal Messaging | API plugin | Terracotta Server 5.x |
Refinitiv RTDS (formally TREP) | RMC plugin, TCP Links plugin, Toolkit plugin, SQL Toolkit plugin, Sybase and Sybase Server plugins, Mibmon plugin, Trapmon plugin, FKM plugin, Processes plugin | Additional licence. Please contact your ITRS account manager for more information. |
Velocimetrics | No longer supported. Please contact your ITRS Account Manager if you require this integration. | |
VMWare ESXi | API plugin | ESXi 7.0.x |
Zookeeper | 2 JMX Server plugin instances | Zookeeper 3.7.x |
Supported characters
All Geneos components only support ASCII characters 32-126.
Extended ASCII characters are not supported.
Database support
Database | Versions Supported | Database Support Notes |
---|---|---|
IBM DB2 | 11.1, 11.5 | |
MariaDB (use MySQL configuration option) | 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 | |
MongoDB | 5.x, 6.x | |
MSSQL Server (MS ODBC Driver 13, 17, and 18) | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 | |
MySQL | 5.7, 8.0 | For 8.0, only mysql_native_password authentication is supported. The caching_sha2_password option is not supported. |
Oracle | 12.2, 18c, 19c, 21c | AIX Instant Client is supported until 19.18 only. |
PostgreSQL | 11, 12, 13, 14 |
|
SAP ASE (Sybase) | 16.x |
Component database support
Geneos component | MySQL | SAP ASE | Oracle | MSSQL | DB2 | PostgreSQL | MariaDB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active Console | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Web Dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Gateway | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Plugin: FIX Analyser 2 | ✓ | ||||||
Plugin: Message Tracker | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Plugin: Oracle | ✓ | ||||||
Plugin: SQL-Toolkit
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ * | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Plugin: Sybase | ✓ | ||||||
Plugin: Sybase Server | ✓ |
Browser support
Browser | Versions Supported |
---|---|
Chrome | Latest stable version |
Firefox ESR | Latest extended support release (ESR) |
MS Edge | Latest extended stable channel release |
Component browser support
Geneos Component | MS Edge | Firefox ESR | Chrome |
---|---|---|---|
FIX Analyser 2 Netprobe: Show Orders Report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Web Dashboard (Web Server) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Webslinger | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Java support
Java support is standardised among all Geneos components based on the Long-Term Support (LTS) Java versions, namely Java 8 and 11.
Lower Java versions are no longer supported, unless otherwise indicated.
All Geneos components except for the Active Console, Collection Agent, SSO Agent, and Web Dashboard, are tested using the latest available stable release of OpenJDK Java 8 and 11. The Active Console, Collection Agent, SSO Agent, and Web Dashboard are tested using OpenJDK Java 11.
Application and plugin specific information
Geneos Component | Application Support Notes |
---|---|
Control-M plugin | Verified on Control-M versions 9.0.18, 9.0.19, and 9.0.20. |
E4JMS (TIBCO EMS) plugins | Verified on TIBCO Enterprise Message Service (EMS) versions 8.6. and 10.2.x |
Fidessa plug-in (Users View) | Fidessa plug-in uses a command line utility called netstat. On Linux this utility is part of net-tools package. By default, net-tools package is no longer included in minimal RHEL 7 + distributions. Please make sure netstat utility is available on the host where Fidessa plug-in is run. |
FIX Analyser 2 plugin | Requires FIX Analyser 2 Netprobe (Linux 64-bit only) with File Agents that can run on Linux, Windows, and IBM AIX for collecting FIX Logs. FIX Analyser 2 plugin tracks the state of FIX protocol version 4.2 orders. |
IBM i plugins | IBM i Server must be IBM i, i5/OS, OS/400 V4R3 or higher. |
JMX plugins |
|
MQ plugins | Verified on IBM MQ versions beginning 9.1 and 9.2. This plugin only supports AIX for IBM MQ 9.1.x.
|
REST Extractor | Uses jq for Jackson Java JSON Processor version 0.0.9. |
SSL/TLS | TLS connections are supported up to TLS 1.3. The minimum Geneos version for SSL/TLS connections to work on RHEL 8 is 4.9.x or higher. Beginning Geneos 5.6.x, you can run SSL/TLS connections on RHEL 8 platform. |
TIB RV plugin | Verified with TIBCO Rendezvous Service versions 8.2 and 8.4.5. |
TCP-Links | TCP-Links plugin uses a command line utility called netstat. On Linux this utility is part of net-tools package. By default, net-tools package is no longer included in minimal RHEL 7 + distributions. Please make sure netstat utility is available on the host where TCP-Links plugin is run. |
Veritas Cluster Server plugin | Veritas Cluster Server plugin supports Symantec Veritas Cluster Server versions 6.0 and 7.0. |
Web Dashboard (Web Server) | There is a Web Dashboard package available without a JRE packaged. Users need to make sure Web Dashboard can access a supported JRE environment, version Java 11. |
Win Cluster plugin | Win Cluster plugin supports Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 Enterprise and Datacenter editions. |
WTS plugins | WTS Licenses plugin requires Microsoft Licensing Reporter Tool (lsreport.exe) installed and functioning. This tool is no longer supported by Microsoft in Windows Server 2008 and newer. |
FLM Plugin
The table below illustrates the support matrix for the different market data feeds currently supported in FLM plugin.
Netprobe Platform | RFA (OMM) | GL | TT | NYXT |
---|---|---|---|---|
netprobe-windows-x64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
netprobe-linux-x64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Note
RFA version 8 supports the microseconds and nanoseconds timestamps that are useful for RawLatency and DataQuality solutions. MDI connections on RFA are no longer supported.
Gateway Hub
Provides the support matrix for Gateway Hub, Gateway, and Active Console.
Feature | Gateway Hub version | Compatible versions |
---|---|---|
Anomaly Detection | 1.5 or higher | Gateway 4.13 or higher Gateway Setup Editor 4.13 or higher |
Centralised configuration | 1.6 or higher | Gateway 5.0 or higher Gateway Setup Editor 5.0 or higher |
Publish data to Gateway Hub | 1.4 | Gateway 4.8 to 4.13 |
Publish data to Gateway Hub | 1.5 | Gateway 4.8 or higher |
Publish data to Gateway Hub | 1.6 or higher | Gateway 4.12 or higher |
View data in Active Console | 1.4 or higher | Active Console 4.9 or higher |
Market Data Monitor (MDM)
Market Data Monitor provides feed adapter libraries used for subscribing to market data feeds. Table below illustrates the different market data feeds and their supported platforms.
Netprobe Platform | RFA (OMM) | GL | TT | NYXT | Bloomberg | Exegy | QuantFeed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
netprobe-windows-x64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
netprobe-linux-x64 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Note
RFA version 8 supports the microseconds and nanoseconds timestamps that are useful for RawLatency and DataQuality solutions. MDI connections on RFA are no longer supported.
Trapmon plugin
The Trapmon plugin supports the following SNMP versions:
SNMP version | ||
---|---|---|
1 | ✓ | ✓ |
2c | ✓ | ✓ |
3 | ✓ |
This plugin does not support the new MIB files, Custom View, and Clear Trap command features. |
Geneos compatibility and lifecycle
This section outlines all the changes to Geneos compatibility and lifecycle. ITRS will always work with you to minimise impact of any changes, and listen to your feedback. If you have any queries, please contact ITRS Support.
The notice of change in the Geneos compatibility identifies the components, plugins, or features that will no longer be supported by ITRS in any future releases.
End of support notices
The end of support means that the affected component, plugin, or feature is no longer supported and this ends the release of binaries. The table below lists the affected components, plugins, and features:
Notice of change | Affected components | Effective date | Alternative or Upgrade path |
---|---|---|---|
End of support for 4.x.x | All components version 4.x.x | 31 May 2023 | If you are using 4.x.x, we advise you to upgrade to 5.x.x or newer. |
End of support for Solaris operating system | All components and versions | 31 May 2023 | Upgrade to a supported operating system. |
End of releasing binaries
The end of releasing binaries means that the affected components, plugins, or features are no longer getting binaries for certain platforms, but support continues. The table below lists the affected components, plugins, and features:
Notice of Change | Affected Components | Effective Date | Alternative/Upgrade Path |
---|---|---|---|
End of releasing binaries for Red Hat Linux operating systems on IBM POWER8 in version 6.x | Netprobe version 6.x and newer | 1 September 2022 | Netprobe for Red Hat Linux operating systems on IBM POWER8 is still available and supported on Netprobe versions 5.x. |
Deprecated and removed features
This section documents any features deprecated or removed in Geneos 6.x.x versions to date, and lists any useful alternatives or upgrade paths.
Deprecated features
Deprecated features are no longer supported by ITRS, but users can continue to use them if they wish. Users should avoid depending on any deprecated features as they may be removed in any future releases.
Geneos components | Affected versions | Description | Alternatives |
---|---|---|---|
Netprobe plugins: GL Greffon, GL Lost Orders, GL Order Book, GL Permissions, GL SLC, GL SLC Relay, GL SLE, GL SLE TCP, MISS-X, PATS Status, PATS Trading Breaches, PATS Users, SETS SLC, Tradeview | Geneos 6.0.0 and newer | Support ended 15 September 2022. | No planned replacement. |
Removed features
Removed features are no longer supported and have been removed or disabled in Geneos.
To view the list of other features that have been removed in the past release, see Removed features in 5.x Compatibility Matrix.
Geneos components | Description | Alternatives |
---|---|---|
Netprobe plugins
|
The plugins have already been deprecated and are not supported. They have been removed from the Netprobe and are not available to configure. | No planned replacement. |