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.