In order to start using the AimBetter platform, it is necessary to install the AimBetter Agent on one server at least in your Company’s domain or computer farm, with Windows OS.
This server will be denominated the Agent Server.
The monitoring can be than configured to this same server or to any other computer in the same domain or computer farm.
This server will be denominated a Monitored Server.
Notice about Ping
Make sure that Ping is enabled for both Agent and Monitored Servers.
Agent Server Requirements Table
Please check the requirements for the Agent Server, where the AimBetter agent should be installed.
| Platform | System Requirements | System Credentials | Installation | Firewall |
| Windows | – 2 GHz Pentium 4 Core CPU – 1GB RAM Memory – 200 MB free hard disk space on a local drive – Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) or later/ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) or later – Latest .NET is recommended (minimum .NET 4.0) – TLS 1.2 must be enabled (in most cases, it is enabled by default) – Allow outbound traffic through Port 443 to https://api.aimbetter.com/ | Windows OS Administrator or Minimal permissions User | Local | Check Firewall Settings |
Monitored Server Requirements Table
Please check the requirements for the Monitored Server you are interested to monitor.
| Platform | Supported versions | Operating System Credentials | SQL Server Compatibility | SQL Server Credentials | Web Server | Installation | Firewall | DCOM |
| Windows | Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) or later/ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) or later | Windows OS Administrator or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Not relevant | Not relevant | Local or Remote | Check Firewall Settings | Enabled |
| MSSQL on Windows | Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) or later/ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) or later | Windows OS Administrator or Minimal permissions User | MSSQL Sever 2008 or later | MSSQL Sysadmin or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Local or Remote | Check Firewall Settings | Enabled |
| Oracle SQL on Windows | Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) or later/ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) or later | Windows OS Administrator or Minimal permissions User | Oracle SQL 11g /12c/18c/ 19c/ 21c | Create new Oracle user | Not relevant | Local or Remote | Check Firewall Settings | Enabled |
| MSSQL on Linux | Ubuntu/CentOS/Fedora/Debian/Red Hat/Oracle Linux/OpenSUSE | Create a Linux User | MSSQL Sever 2008 or later | MSSQL Sysadmin or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Remote | Not relevant | |
| Oracle SQL on Linux | Ubuntu/CentOS/Fedora/Debian/Red Hat/Oracle Linux/OpenSUSE | Create a Linux User | Oracle SQL 11g /12c/18c/ 19c/ 21c | Create new Oracle user | Not relevant | Remote | Not relevant | |
| Azure SQL Server or Azure Managed Instance | Azure | Not relevant | MSSQL Sever 2008 or later | MSSQL Sysadmin or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Remote | Not relevant | |
| Amazon RDS for SQL Server | AWS | Create an IAM Login | MSSQL Sever 2008 or later | MSSQL Sysadmin or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Remote | Not relevant | |
| Amazon RDS for Oracle | AWS | Create an IAM Login | Oracle SQL 11g /12c/18c/ 19c/ 21c | Create new Oracle user | Not relevant | Remote | Not relevant | |
| IIS on Windows | Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) or later/ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) or later | Windows OS Administrator or Minimal permissions User | Not relevant | Not relevant | Supported hosted App Frameworks: ASP.NET/ASP.NET MVC 2/ASP.NET MVC 3/ASP.NET MVC 4/ASP.NET MVC 5/ASP.NET Web API v1/ASP.NET Web API v2/ASP.NET Web Forms/SOAP-based web services/WCF Common bindings/OWIN-hosted web API applications on .NET framework using: Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener v2.x Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener v3.x Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener v4.xNot supported: Classic ASP, .NET core | Local | Check Firewall Settings | Not relevant |
Notice
When entering https://api.aimbetter.com/ on the Agent Server, the following image should be displayed. If this image is not displayed, check if Port 443 is open.
For any questions or assistance, please contact us on [email protected].