NightStar Versions

NightStar tools are available on the following Linux distributions:

• NightStar RT for Concurrent RedHawk Linux
• NightStar LX for the following non-real-time Linux distributions:
  • RHEL 4 and 5
  • Fedora 7, 8 and 9
  • CentOS 5
  • SLES 10 and SLED 10
  • openSUSE 10.2 and 10.3
  • Ubuntu 7.10 and 8.04
  • Debian 4.0

  Not all NightStar features are supported by NightStar LX. Please consult the following table for details.

  Supported Tools		Nightstar RT	Nightstar LX
  NightView, NightTrace, NightProbe, NightTune
  NightSim
  Advanced Features
  NightTrace	Kernel tracing
  NightView	Application speed eventpoint conditions and ignore counts
  	Non-intrusive signal delivery during debug
  NightTune	CPU and interrupt shielding
  	Detailed process memory information
  NightProbe	PCI device probing
  	Non-intrusive data monitoring/recording
  	Data monitoring and recording API