SolarWinds Platform Web Console components
The tables in this section list the SolarWinds SolarWinds Platform services and programs installed by the Patch Manager Web Console installer. If you are running the Patch Manager Web Console on a server that does not serve any other SolarWinds Platform products, you can remove any items that are not required to run the web console.
SolarWinds Platform services
The following table describes the services installed with the Patch Manager Web Console. The Required column indicates whether the service is required to run the Patch Manager Web Console.
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds Alerting Service V2 | Processes advanced alerts for SolarWinds Platform products | |
| SolarWinds Collector Service | Polls data from network devices | |
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SolarWinds Information Service |
Facilities data exchange and the web console Application Programing Interface (API); also known as SWIS |
Yes |
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SolarWinds Information Service V3 |
Facilities data exchange and the web console Application Programing Interface (API); also known as SWIS |
Yes |
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SolarWinds Job Engine V2 |
Polls data from network devices and executes some management tasks |
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SolarWinds Platform Module Engine |
Hosts and executes program functions |
Yes |
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SolarWinds Syslog Service |
Receives and processes syslog messages |
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SolarWinds Trap Service |
Receives and processes SNMP traps |
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SolarWinds Platform programs
The following table describes the programs installed with the Patch Manager Web Console. The Required column indicates whether the program is required to run the Patch Manager Web Console.
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
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SolarWinds Collector Service |
A collection of the three "collector" services |
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SolarWinds Information Service |
A collection of the two "SWIS" services |
Yes |
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SolarWinds Job Engine v2 |
Polls data from network devices and executes some management tasks |
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SolarWinds Platform Module Engine |
A collection of SolarWinds Platform website services, which include:
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Yes |
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SolarWinds Recommendations |
An optional service to collect and report usage statistics to SolarWinds, Inc. |
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Network Atlas |
Allows users to create network maps based on SolarWinds Platform nodes and locations |
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SolarWinds Platform shortcuts
The following table describes the Start menu shortcuts the Patch Manager Web Console installer creates. The Supported column indicates whether the Patch Manager Web Console supports one or more features in the group.
These shortcuts can be found in Start > All Programs > SolarWinds Platform.
| Name | Description | Supported |
|---|---|---|
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Alerting, Reporting, and Mapping |
Contains programs to create and manage SolarWinds Platform alerts, reports, and maps |
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Configuration Wizard |
Opens the SolarWinds Configuration Wizard |
Yes |
| Network Discovery | Opens the Network Discovery program | |
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SolarWinds Platform Improvement Program Settings |
Allows you to specify whether or not to send usage statistics to SolarWinds, Inc. |
Yes |
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SolarWinds Platform Web Console |
Opens the SolarWinds Platform Web Console in the default Internet browser. |
Yes |
| Syslog Viewer | Opens the Syslog Viewer | |
| Trap Viewer | Opens the Trap Viewer |