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Use

A process is an instance of a computer program that is sequentially executed. Every process uses operating system resources.

Table 1: Processes

Microsoft Windows

Unix and Linux

Function

Process Name

Process Owner (Operating System User)

Process Name

Process Owner (Operating System User)

 

dbanalyzer.exe

When started on the command line: logged-on operating system user

When called from another database tool: Local System Account

dbanalyzer

When started on the command line: logged-on operating system user

When called from another database tool: sdb

Database Analyzer

dbmcli.exe

logged-on operating system user

dbmcli

logged-on operating system user

Database Manager CLI

DBMGui3.exe

logged-on operating system user

-

-

Database Manager GUI

dbmsrv.exe

Local System Account

dbmsrv

sdb

DBM Server

dbstudio.exe

logged-on operating system user

dbstudio

logged-on operating system user

Database Studio

kernel.exe

Local System Account

kernel

sdb

Database system kernel

Every database has its own kernel process.

On Microsoft Windows, the kernel of the database runs as an individual operating system process.

On Unix and Linux, the kernel uses two operating system processes: upon starting, the database system generates a watchdog process which then directly starts the actual kernel process.

loadercli.exe

logged-on operating system user

loadercli

logged-on operating system user

Loader

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On Microsoft Windows, NI support is an integral part of the global listener.

-

niserver

sdb

NI server (for connections with SAPRouter, in SAP systems only)

-

On Microsoft Windows, NISSL support is an integral part of the global listener.

-

nisslserver

sdb

NISSL server (for SSL connections with SAPRouter, in SAP systems only)

serv.exe

Local System Account

sdbgloballistener

sdb

Global listener

On Unix and Linux, a new child process is started for each database connection.

serv.exe

Local System Account

vserver

sdb

SAP MaxDB X server (communication server)

On Unix and Linux, a new child process is started for each database connection.

sqlcli.exe

logged-on operating system user

sqlcli

logged-on operating system user

SQLCLI

SQLSto.exe

logged-on operating system user

-

-

SQL Studio