Sisense Linux Services

When working with Sisense on Linux, Sisense services/pods are deployed on each of the three servers to support Sisense and adequately provide high-availability and redundancy. The services/pods are grouped by their role in the application, not by their location. The following table describes the services/pods available in a multi-server Sisense deployment.

Service name

Core component *

Description

adminmongo

No

Disabled by default. Interface to connect to the application database.

ai-integration

No

NLQ, Deduplication, Trend, Forecasting.

analyticalengine

Yes

Export to Excel, data model table preview.

api-gateway

Yes

Entry point for the incoming web requests.

blox

No

Server logic of the official Blox plugin.

build

Yes

Controls EC builds.

configuration

Yes

Controls system configuration and settings.

connectors

No

Controls some of the EC to data source connectors. Most of the connectors are controlled by query pod.

customcode

No

Controls Custom Code tables in ElastiCubes.

sisense-dgraph

No

AI stack (NLQ).

droppy

No

Obsolete file browser. Replaced with filebrowser service.

ec-bld

Yes

Dynamically created pods. It imports data into Elasticubes during the builds.

ec-qry

Yes

Dynamically created pods. It queries the running ElastiCubes for widget results.

exporter-xlsx

No

Widget export to Excel.

exporting

No

Dashboard & widget export (to PDF, PNG).

external-plugins

No

Web plugins that create new endpoints in Sisense.

fliebrowser

No

File management feature.

galaxy

Yes

Controls most of the application objects, such as dashboards, widgets, data security, etc.

identity

Yes

User and group management, authentication, LDAP, SSO.

intelligence

No

Exploration Paths and Dimension Suggestions features.

jobs

Yes

Controls scheduled tasks, such as dashboard reporting. Does not cover scheduled builds.

knowledgegraph

No

AI stack, Explanations feature.

management

Yes

Manages ElastiCube pods, starts system backup and restore.

model-graphql

Yes

Data page, operations over data models.

model-logspersistence

Yes

Build logs on Data page.

sisense-mongodb

Yes

Application Database.

nlq-compile

No

AI stack (NLQ).

nlq-duckling

No

AI stack (NLQ).

nlq-rt

No

AI stack (NLQ).

oxygen

Yes

Licensing service.

pivot2-be

Yes

Prepares data for Pivot widgets.

plugins

Yes

Web plugins (Add-ons).

query

Yes

Controls EC and Live queries.

quest

No

Server logic of the official Quest plugin.

sisense-rabbitmq

Yes

Message Broker between pods.

reporting

Yes

Controls generation of scheduled dashboard reports.

secret-service

Yes

An infrastructure service for storing system secrets.

storage

Yes

Excel and CSV upload on Data page.

tracking

No

Tracks activity in the application. Removed in L2022.5+.

translation

Yes

Translates widget queries into SQL queries.

usage

Yes

Usage Analytics, Monitoring API.

warehouse

No

Notebooks tab.

sisense-zookeeper

Yes

Stores system settings.

* Core component means that this service is essential for the Sisense application to load. Failures with any of these services may have a very large impact and require immediate attention.