Orion Web Console components
The tables in this section list the SolarWinds Orion 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 Orion Platform products, you can remove any items that are not required to run the web console.
SolarWinds Orion 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 Orion 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 Orion 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 Orion 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 Orion Module Engine |
A collection of Orion 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 Orion nodes and locations |
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SolarWinds Orion 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 Orion.
| Name | Description | Supported |
|---|---|---|
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Alerting, Reporting, and Mapping |
Contains programs to create and manage Orion 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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Orion Improvement Program Settings |
Allows you to specify whether or not to send usage statistics to SolarWinds, Inc. |
Yes |
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Orion Web Console |
Opens the Orion Web Console in the default Internet browser. |
Yes |
| Syslog Viewer | Opens the Syslog Viewer | |
| Trap Viewer | Opens the Trap Viewer |