C.6 Sentinel Service

Table C-6 Sentinel Service

Sentinel Component

Sentinel Service

Sentinel Process

Function summary

Permission's required

Permission Explanation

Sentinel Service

Sentinel

wrapper

Registers as a service with the operating system and, when executed, launches the java Sentinel Service.

Network access

File read access to:

  • ESEC_HOME/config

  • ESEC_HOME/lib

  • ESEC_HOME/jre

File write access to:

  • ESEC_HOME/log

It communicates over the network with iSCALE for configuration and status reporting.

It reads local configuration files and uses the java executable.

It writes log files to the local file system.

java (sentinel)

The java Sentinel Service process that is responsible for launching, restarting, and reporting status on the other Sentinel Server processes.