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Services in Snow License Manager

Snow License Manager 9

2024-04-17

List of current Windows Services

The table lists the current Windows Services for Snow License Manager, including their dependencies.

Service name

Display name

Introduced in version

Ports used

Dependencies

SnowAdobeCCService

Snow Software Adobe CC Service

9.2.0

5001

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService; SnowNats

SnowArchivingService

Snow Software SLM Archiving Service

9.8.0

2005

SnowCacheServer

Snow Software SLM Cache Server Service

9.13.0

2006

SnowMongoDB

SnowCleanupMeteringService

Snow License Manager Cleanup Metering Service

9.17

-

SnowGenericSaaSService

Snow License Manager Generic SaaS Service

9.6.0

5005

SnowLicenseManagerAdobeCCBFF

Snow License Manager AdobeCC BFF

9.15.0

5011

SnowAdobeCCService; SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService; SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerCloudImportWeb

Snow License Manager Cloud Import Web

9.34.0

5008

SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService

Snow License Manager Data Access Service

9.5.0

5003

SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerImportTool

Snow License Manager File Import Service

no ports

SnowLicenseManagerInventoryService

Snow License Manager Inventory Service

SnowLicenseManagerMicrosoft365BFF

Snow License Manager Microsoft 365 BFF

9.14.0

5010

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService; SnowLicenseManagerOffice365Service; SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerOffice365Service

Snow License Manager Office 365 Service

9.5.0 (rebuilt version)

5004

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService; SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerOracleVerifiedSolutionService

Snow License Manager Oracle Verified Solution Service

9.26.0

5007

SnowNats

SnowLicenseManagerReportExporter

Snow License Manager Report Exporter

SnowLicensing

Snow Software Licensing Service

SnowLicensingService

Snow License Manager Activation Service

8522

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService; SnowNats

SnowMaintenanceService

Snow License Manager Maintenance Service

9.6.1

5015

SnowNats

SnowMongoDB

Snow Software MongoDB Service

9.13.0

27017

SnowNats

Snow Software Nats Service

9.2.0

4222

SnowNotificationDeliveryService

Snow License Manager Notification Delivery Service

SnowOracleManagementOptionService

Snow License Manager Oracle Management Option Service

9.5.0

5002

SnowNats

SnowSlmImportsService

Snow Software Slm Imports Service

2001

SnowUpdateService

Snow Update Service

Inbound: 1433; configurable.

Outbound: 443 (to Snow)

SnowVirtualizationService

Snow License Manager Virtualization ServiceSnow License Manager Virtualization Service

9.2.0

5006

List of obsolete Windows Services

The table lists the obsolete Windows Services for Snow License Manager.

Name

Introduced in version

Removed in version

Ports used

SnowEventWarehouse

9.6.2

9.27.0

SnowLicenseManagerEventStoreService

9.14.0

1113, 2113

SnowLicenseManagerSoftwareEnterpriseAgreementsService

8.3.0

9.6.3

SnowOracleImportService

9.2.0

9.5.0

5002

SnowOracleService

9.0.0

9.5.0

8137

Description of Windows Services

The table describes the Windows Services for Snow License Manager.

Name

Description

SnowAdobeCCService

This service processes and calculates Adobe Creative Cloud data that is sent from Snow Integration Manager.

SnowArchivingService

The service allows users to archive and unarchive computers, agreements, and licenses. This enables users to retain previously created records in the database for reference or history purposes.

SnowCacheServer

This service manages the caching of data.

SnowCleanupMeteringService

This service executes background processes related to cleaning up old metering data from Snow License Manager.

SnowEventWarehouse

Obsolete.

This service stores and retrieves events.

SnowGenericSaaSService

This service executes Generic SaaS-related background processes.

SnowLicenseManagerAdobeCCBFF

This service is a backend-for-frontend service used from AdobeCC controllers for fetching the AdobeCC-related data.

SnowLicenseManagerCloudImportWeb

This optional service is an alternative way of importing data to the Snow License Manager database via the Snow Integration Manager connectors, and it accepts data from portals like Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud, Zoom, and Okta, among others. It is a separate Windows background service which reduces the workload of the Snow License Manager Web. The service requires basic authentication with username and password passed in the authorization header of the request.

SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService

This service gets data from the dbo schema in Snow License Manager, for other database schemas, for example, Microsoft 365. This service exists to introduce proper data separation in Snow License Manager.

SnowLicenseManagerEventStoreService

Obsolete.

This service provides an API and a database that is designed for services, for example, Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud, to both store and read event data that is used to build entities and change history models.

SnowLicenseManagerFileImportService

This service checks folders for files to import. It can be configured via the Web Configurator.

SnowLicenseManagerImportTool

This service checks folders for files to import. It can be configured via the Web Configurator.

SnowLicenseManagerInventoryService

This service orchestrates REST-based communication between Snow License Manager and Snow Inventory.

SnowLicenseManagerMicrosoft365BFF

This service is a backend-for-frontend service used from M365 controllers for fetching the M365-related data.

SnowLicenseManagerOffice365Service

This service processes Office 365 data that is received from a Snow Integration Manager connector and performs various calculations.

SnowLicenseManagerOracleVerifiedSolutionService

This service manages Oracle Verified Solution data in Snow License Manager.

SnowLicenseManagerReportExporter

This service exports reports—as files or via email—by schedule. Settings are configured in Snow License Manager > Reports.

SnowLicenseManagerSoftwareEnterpriseAgreementsService

Obsolete.

This is the enterprise agreement management service.

SnowLicensing

This service calculates license compliance in Snow License Manager. Settings are configured via Snow License Manager > Calculate compliance.

SnowLicensingService

This service verifies that the Snow licenses are valid.

SnowMaintenanceService

This service executes background processes related to maintenance, computer delete, and other cleanup tasks.

SnowMongoDB

This service supports caching of reports.

SnowNats

This service is used for the Snow License Manager web interface to communicate with new services, for example, Adobe and Microsoft 365. The Windows service is also used to communicate between services, for example, Microsoft 365 and Snow Licensing Service.

SnowNotificationDeliveryService

This service triggers a sending of email if a change occurs for an affected application, license, computer, device, or agreement.

SnowOracleImportService

Obsolete. Replaced by SnowOracleManagementOptionService.

This service is used to process imported Oracle orders, that is, licenses.

SnowOracleManagementOptionService

This service enhances and merges Oracle Service and Oracle Import Service into one new service.

This service executes background processing actions that are related to the Oracle Management Option platform. These actions are executed as tasks while being trigged either by system-scheduled events or by user interactions.

Tasks that are executed by daily scheduled trigger events:

  • Oracle data cleansing

  • Oracle data transfers

  • Oracle environment changes

  • Oracle Middleware WebLogic installations lifecycle

  • Oracle license requirements calculations

  • Oracle entitlements auto-assignment (if enabled)

  • Oracle compliance position calculations

  • Oracle Database installations usage interpretation

  • Java installations visibility

Tasks that are triggered by Oracle Management Option UI user interactions:

  • Oracle orders import

  • Oracle license requirements calculations

  • Oracle licenses automatic assignment

  • Oracle entitlements auto-assignment

  • Oracle compliance position calculations

  • Oracle orders multi-management

SnowOracleService

Obsolete. Replaced by SnowOracleManagementOptionService.

This service executes background services that are related to the Oracle Management Option. It executes different types of actions that are scheduled and grouped as tasks.

Tasks that are scheduled for execution:

  • OracleDataCleansing

  • OracleDataTransfer

  • OracleEnvironmentChanges

  • OracleMiddlewareProcessing

  • OracleLicenseRequirementsCalculation

  • OracleLicenseComplianceCalculation

SnowSlmImportsService

This service imports licenses to Snow License Manager.

SnowUpdateService

This service enables automatic updates of Snow applications.

SnowVirtualizationService

This service executes background processing actions related to fetching virtualization technologies raw data and normalizes it in one common virtualization data model as one unified topology model.

Stop and start order of the Windows Services

The table shows in which order you stop and start the Windows Services for Snow License Manager, if you need to do it manually.

To stop the Windows Services manually, stop them in the following order:

To start the Windows Services manually, start them in the following order:

  1. SnowLicensing

  2. SnowLicenseManagerReportExporter

  3. SnowNotificationDeliveryService

  4. SnowLicenseManagerImportTool

  5. SnowLicenseManagerOffice365Service

  6. SnowLicenseManagerInventoryService

  7. SnowAdobeCCService

  8. SnowVirtualizationService

  9. SnowGenericSaaSService

  10. SnowMaintenanceService

  11. SnowCleanupMeteringService

  12. SnowSlmImportsService

  13. SnowArchivingService

  14. SnowCacheServer

  15. SnowMongoDB

  16. SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService

  17. SnowLicenseManagerMicrosoft365BFF

  18. SnowLicenseManagerOracleVerifiedSolutionService

  19. SnowOracleManagementOptionService

  20. SnowLicenseManagerAdobeCCBFF

  21. SnowLicensingService

  22. SnowNats

  1. SnowNats

  2. SnowLicenseManagerOracleVerifiedSolutionService

  3. SnowLicenseManagerDataAccessService

  4. SnowAdobeCCService

  5. SnowLicensing

  6. SnowLicensingService

  7. SnowLicenseManagerReportExporter

  8. SnowNotificationDeliveryService

  9. SnowLicenseManagerImportTool

  10. SnowLicenseManagerInventoryService

  11. SnowVirtualizationService

  12. SnowOracleManagementOptionService

  13. SnowLicenseManagerOffice365Service

  14. SnowGenericSaaSService

  15. SnowCleanupMeteringService

  16. SnowMaintenanceService

  17. SnowSlmImportsService

  18. SnowArchivingService

  19. SnowMongoDB

  20. SnowCacheServer

  21. SnowLicenseManagerMicrosoft365BFF

  22. SnowLicenseManagerAdobeCCBFF