# Monitoring an AIX-based ElasticSearch cluster

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\
**Created:** [November 12, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449 "2015-11-12T18:04:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Russ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/russ/32/5821_2.png) [@Russ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Russ)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449/1 "2015-11-12T18:04:45Z")

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I'm relatively new to the ElasticSearch scene, and we have an AIX-based environment in a development mode to get familiar with the features of the products. We see a great deal of promise in using ES for our solution, but I'm wondering if by going with AIX we're limiting ourselves from some of these other tools.

I like the looks of Marvel for monitoring the cluster, but as it sits on top of Kibana, am I interpreting it correctly that we don't have an option of leveraging Marvel in our AIX environment? Are there other monitoring alternatives for an AIX-based solution that I should be exploring?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449/2 "2015-11-12T23:15:30Z")

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> [@Russ](#):
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> if by going with AIX we're limiting ourselves from some of these other tools.

Yes.  
We do not support AIX so you're totally on your own ☹

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**Author:** ![Russ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/russ/32/5821_2.png) [@Russ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Russ)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449/3 "2015-11-13T03:15:37Z")

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I appreciate the candid response! We are considering the option of pursuing Linux as well ...

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**Author:** ![otisg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otisg/32/492_2.png) [@otisg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otisg)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449/4 "2015-11-13T18:56:53Z")

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Hi Russ,

Haven't tested it with AIX, but have a look at SPM - [http://sematext.com/spm/integrations/elasticsearch-monitoring.html](http://sematext.com/spm/integrations/elasticsearch-monitoring.html) . Definitely works with Linux.

Otis

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/monitoring-an-aix-based-elasticsearch-cluster/34449/5 "2017-07-06T13:47:05Z")

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