Troubleshooting - process identification

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Main processes

Process	Function
SLElement.exe	Displays parameters and alarms.
SLDataMiner.exe	General DataMiner functionality, e.g. start/stopping elements, checking licenses, etc.
SLProtocol.exe	Interprets protocols (i.e. drivers/connectors).

Communication processes

Process	Function
SLNet.exe	Inter-process communication, cluster communication, etc.
SLNetComService.exe	Communication with client applications, etc.
SLDMS.exe	File synchronization of cluster and Failover pair, Active Directory polling.

Polling processes

Process	Function
SLPort.exe	Serial communication, HTTP communication.
SLSNMPManager.exe	SNMPv1/SNMPv2/SNMPv3 communication.

Logging processes

Process	Function
SLWatchdog.exe	Monitors other DataMiner processes and warns when these are not responding.
SLLog.exe	Writes logs.

Database processes

Process	Function
SLDataGateway.exe	Interacts with the database, trending logic, etc.

Other processes

Process	Function
SLXML.exe	Writes XML to files.
SLASPConnection.exe	Generates legacy reports and sends reports/notifications via email.
SLAnalytics.exe	AI-driven prediction and other DataMiner Analytics features.
SLHelper.exe	Performs various small tasks.
SLBrain.exe	Backwards compatibility DataMiner 8.0 Correlation. Deprecated.
SLScheduler.exe	Schedules DataMiner tasks.
w3wp.exe	Windows worker process of the IIS Web Server.