Application Files

The Pulse installation routine creates a root application folder with a scripts subfolders.

Pulse

The following files are found in the Pulse root folder and the scripts subfolder.

[+] Contents of the Pulse Root Folder

• ip_description.xml—File that stores the installation package content.
• protobuf-java-2.5.0.jar—Jar file that contains the Google Protocol Buffers library.
• pulse.jar—Executable Jar file.
• pulse-proto—Executable Jar file.
• read_me.html file—File that contains general information about this product release.
• templates.xls—File that contains template descriptions.
• dbtool—Folder that contains dbtool files.
• scripts subfolder—Subfolder containing:
  • Subfolders that hold the database initialization SQL scripts for each of the following RDBMS types:
    • Microsoft SQL
    • Oracle
    • PostgreSQL
  • pulse_statistics.cfg file—File that specifies the options needed for Stat Server to process Pulse preconfigured templates.
• thirdparty—Folder that contains third-party licenses and additional files as required.

[+] Contents of the scripts\[dbtype] Subfolder

• mssql\pulse_init_mssql.sql—Database initialization script for a Microsoft SQL RDBMS.
• oracle\pulse_init_oracle.sql—Database initialization script for an Oracle RDBMS.
• postgres\pulse_init_postgres.sql—Database initialization script for a PostgreSQL RDBMS.

Pulse Collector

Pulse Collector installation routine deploys the following files to the Collector root folder and its subfolders.

[+] Contents of the Pulse Collector Root Folder

• common.lms—File that stores common log messages.
• collector and collector.exe—Application executables for Unix and Microsoft Windows platforms.
• collector.lms—File that stores Pulse Collector–specific log messages.
• extras—Folder that stores file extra configuration options.
• ip_description.xml—File that stores installation package content.
• messages—Folder that stores localized error messages.
• pthreadVC2.dll—The pthreads-win32 library file.
• pthreadVC2.pdb—File that provides pthreads-win32 debugging information.
• run.sh—On UNIX platforms, shell script that launches Pulse Collector.
• startServer.bat—On Windows platforms, the batch file that starts Pulse Collector as a regular application, not as a Windows Service.
• thirdparty—Folder that contains third party licenses and additional files as required.
• jslib—Folder that contains two subfolders, extras and standard, which contain the JavaScript library files to be used by Pulse Collector.

[+] Contents of the Pulse Collector extras Folder

• finetuning.cfg—File that provides fine tuning configuration options.

[+] Contents of the Pulse Collector jslib/standard Folder

• cfglib.js—File that provides JavaScript definitions related to Configuration Server
• collector.js—File that provides JavaScript definitions for Pulse Collector.
• gts.js—File that provides set of additional JavaScript functions used in the standard Pulse layout templates
• statlib.js—File that provides JavaScript definitions for various constants on which Stat Server relies.

[+] Contents of the Pulse Collector messages Folder

• layout-en.msg—Localized message file.
• layout-ru.msg—Localized message file.
• layout-uk.msg—Localized message file.