Connection services

[jeff.singh_2]

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/7x/serv_administration/guide/7xcucservag040.html

is there a document as to what function these services perform ?

[David Hailey · Accepted solution]

This a collection of descriptions I compiled while working on some system build templates and etc.

Database   Services
ConnectionDB	Enables   the CUC DB.
Connection Server Role Manager	Enables   the server status when a CUC cluster is configured.
Connection Serviceability	Enables   CUC Serviceability interface.
Critical Services
Connection Conversation Manager	Enables   CUC to handle calls.  Disabling this   service degrades CUC functionality.
Connection Message Transfer Agent	Enables   delivery of messages to the message store.  Disabling this service degrades CUC functionality.
Connection Mixer	Enables   the audio (media stream) for calls, recorded messages, and TTS.  Disabling this service degrades CUC   functionality.
Connection Notifier	Enables   notification of messages (turn on/off MWI).  Disabling this service degrades CUC functionality.
Base Services
Connection Administration	Enables   CU Admin interface.
Connection DB Event Publisher	Enables   notifying CUC components of DB changes.
Connection License Server	Enables   CUC licensing by reading the license files installed on the system.
Connection SNMP Agent	Enables   SNMP which uses the Cisco-Unity-MIB.
Optional Services
Connection Access Layer	Enables   sharing of user data between CUC and other servers by using Cisco Unity   Access Layer (CUAL).  This is an   HTTP/SOAP web service which can be used, for example, by Digital Networking   with Unity.
Connection CM Database Event Listener	Enables   detection of changes in the CUCM DB.
Connection Database Proxy	Enables   DB replication for CUC clusters.
Connection Digital Networking Replication Agent	Enables   replication of data between CUC servers in Digital Networking.
Connection File Syncer	Enables   replication of files for CUC clusters.
Connection Groupware Caching Service	Enables   CUC to cache calendar data (from Exchange, MP, and MPE) and to cache Exchange   contadcts.
Connection IMAP Server	Enables   access to CUC via IMAP.
Connection Inbox RSS Feed	Enables   RSS feeds for checking voicemail from RSS clients.
Connection Integrated Mailbox Configuration	Enables   sharing of data between CUC and CUCM.
Connection Message Event Service	Enabes   access to voice message data on CUC by CUMA.
Connection Personal Communication Assistant	Enables   the Cisco PCA interface.
Connection Realtime Monitoring API's	Enables   access to data on CUC via RTMT.
Connection Reports Data Harvester	Enables   conversion of data in log files to entries in the reports DB.
Connection SMTP Server	Enables   access to data on Connection via SMTP server.
Connection System Agent	Enables   schedules for system tasks such as resynchronizing MWI's.
Connection Voice Mail Web Service	Enables   access to data on Connection through Voicemail Web Service (VMWS) by Cisco UC   Widgets such as Visual Voicemail.
Connection Voice Recognition Transport	Enables   generation and placement of dynamic grammars that are used by the speech-rec   engine for the voice user interface (VUI).
Connection Voice Recognizer	This   is the speech-rec engine that enables voice recognition for the VUI.

Hailey

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[Rob Huffman]

Hi Hailey,

Excellent reference doc my friend!! +5 for compiling and sharing this

for others to use

I converted it to a .pdf and will save it for future use.

Thanks again!

Cheers!

Huff

[Abdul Salam]

One more

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/connection/8x/serv_administration/guide/8xcucservag040.html#wp1057743

Table 5-1     Cisco Unity Connection Services in Version 8.x 

Service	Description
Status Only Services
Connection DB	This service enables the Connection database and can be deactivated only by using the command-line interface (CLI).
Connection Server Role Manager	This service enables the server status when a Connection cluster is  configured and can be deactivated only by using the command-line  interface (CLI).
Connection Serviceability	This service enables the Cisco Unity Connection Serviceability  Administration interface and can be deactivated only by using the  command-line interface (CLI).
Critical Services
Connection Conversation Manager	This service enables Connection to handle calls. Disabling this service will degrade the ability of Connection to function.
Connection Mailbox Sync (Connection 8.5 and later)	This service synchronizes messages between Connection and Exchange.
Connection Message Transfer Agent	This service enables the delivery of messages to the message store.  Disabling this service will degrade the ability of Connection to  function.
Connection Mixer	This service enables the audio (media stream) for calls, recorded  messages, and Text to Speech (TTS). Disabling this service will degrade  the ability of Connection to function.
Connection Notifier	This service enables notification of messages, such as turning message  waiting indicators (MWIs) on and off. Disabling this service will  degrade the ability of Connection to function.
Base Services
Connection Administration	This service enables Cisco Unity Connection Administration and the settings that are saved in the interface.
Connection DB Event Publisher	This service enables notifying Connection components of changes to the Connection database.
Connection Exchange Notification Web Service (Connection 8.5 and later)	This service allows single inbox to receive message change notifications from Exchange Web Services-based external services.
Connection License Server	This service enables the Connection licensing by reading the installed  license files, tracking the number of seats that are in use, and  enabling licensed features.
Connection SNMP Agent	This service enables the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which uses the Cisco-Unity-MIB.
Optional Services
Connection Access Layer	This service enables the sharing of user data between Connection and  other servers by using Cisco Unity Access Layer (CUAL), a HTTP/SOAP web  service. For example, this service can be used by Cisco Unified  Communications Manager Business Edition (CMBE) or by Digital Networking  with Cisco Unity.
Connection CM Database Event Listener	This service enables the detection of changes in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager database.
Connection Database Proxy	This service allows tools that are not installed on the Connection  server (COBRAS, User Data Dump, Distribution List Builder, and so on) to  gain direct access to the Connection database via ODBC from a Windows  client on the network. The service is off by default. To use any of these tools, you must  enable the service, configure the time out for the service, and create a  user that has the remote admin role. For more information, see the help  file for the applicable tool.
Connection Diagnostic Portal Service	This service enables access to data on Connection by the Diagnostic Portal in the Real-Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT).
Connection Digital Networking Replication Agent	This service enables the replication of data between Connection servers for Digital Networking.
Connection Directory Feeder	For Intersite Networking, this service checks the local site  change-tracking database for directory changes and responds to poll  requests from the remote site gateway Reader task.
Connection File Syncer	This service enables the replication of files for Connection clusters.
Connection Groupware Caching Service	This service enables Connection to cache calendar data (from Exchange,  MeetingPlace, or MeetingPlace Express servers) and to cache Exchange  contacts.
Connection IMAP Server	This service enables access to data on Connection by IMAP clients.
Connection Inbox RSS Feed	This service enables RSS feeds for checking voicemail from RSS clients.
Connection Integrated Mailbox Configuration	This service enables sharing of user data between Connection and Cisco Unified Communications Manager.
Connection Jetty	This service enables Java web clients.
Connection Message Event Service	This service enables access to voice message data on Connection by Cisco Unified Mobility Advantage.
Connection Personal Communication Assistant	This service enables access to data on Connection by the Cisco Personal Communications Assistant (Cisco PCA).
Connection Realtime Monitoring APIs	This service enables access to data on Connection by Real-Time Monitoring Tool (RTMT).
Connection Reports Data Harvester	This service enables conversion of data in log files to entries in the reports database, which is used to generate reports.
Connection REST Service	This service enables Representational State Transfer (REST) API clients.
Connection SMTP Server	This service enables access to data on Connection by an SMTP server.
Connection SpeechView	This service enables the SpeechView feature and communicates with the third-party external transcription service.
Connection System Agent	This service enables schedules system tasks (such as resynchronizing  MWIs) that the administrator can enter in Cisco Unity Connection  Administration.
Connection Voicemail Web Service	This service enables access to data on Connection through Voicemail Web  Service (VMWS) by Cisco Unified Communications Widgets such as Visual  Voicemail.
Connection Voice Recognition Transport	This service enables generation and placement of dynamic grammars that  are used by the speech-recognition engine for the voice user interface  (VUI).
Connection Voice Recognizer	This service is the speech-recognition engine that enables voice recognition for the voice user interface (VUI).