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Use

The MaxDB database instance and database tools generate a number of operating system processes.

Note

On Linux systems without NPTL (Native Posix Thread Library), each thread is simulated by a clone process. As a result, in the process list you may find several MaxDB processes with the same name.

MaxDB Processes

Process
(Microsoft Windows)

Process
(UNIX/Linux)

Function

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niserver

Part of the X Server, responsible for NI support in SAP systems

dbanalyzer.exe

dbanalyzer

Database Analyzer

dbmcli.exe

dbmcli

Database Manager CLI

dbmevtdisp.exe

dbmevtdisp

Event Dispatcher

DBMGui3.exe

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Database Manager GUI

dbmsrv.exe

dbmsrv

DBM Server

dbmsrvscd.exe

dbmsrvscd

Event Scheduler

kernel.exe

kernel

Database system kernel

Every database instance has its own kernel process.

loadercli.exe

loadercli

Loader

serv.exe

vserver

MaxDB X Server

On UNIX/Linux, a new child process is started for each database connection.

sqlcli.exe

sqlcli

SQLCLI

SQLSto.exe

-

SQL Studio

vmksrv.exe

vmksrv

VMAKE server

wahttp.exe

wahttp

MaxDB Web Server

See also:

Process Structure

 

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