Installation package
The installation package is named SnowInventoryServerSetup.exe and includes the following components:
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Snow Inventory Server
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Snow Update Service (SUS)
When running the installation, a selection must be made whether to install a Master Server or a Service Gateway. A Master Server installation includes all of the components listed above, while a Service Gateway installation only includes the Snow Inventory Server component.
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Snow Inventory will share the component Snow Update Service (SUS) with Snow License Manager. Therefore, these components will always be installed in the location of the system variable %PROGRAM FILES% and not in the selected destination folder. Please make sure that the user running the installation package has access to that path.
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Snow Update Service will be installed in a default folder on the C: drive. Do not move Snow Update Service from this location as this is not a supported configuration.
Snow Update Service
After installation, start Snow Update Service manually and check for any available updates. For detailed information, see Snow Update Service.
Default location of files
The table below shows the default locations of the server files and configuration files after installation. Also, the table shows the default locations of the log files.
| File name | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| snowserver.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file for Inventory Server |
| snowserverconfig.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file for Inventory Server Configuration Manager |
| snowserveradmin.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file for Inventory Server Admin Console |
| SnowInventoryADDiscoveryConfig.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file for AD discovery configuration |
| snowserveruninstall.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file to uninstall Inventory Server |
| snowinventoryfileextractor.exe | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Executable file for Inventory File Extractor |
| snowserver.config | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Configuration file |
| snowserver.log | C:\ProgramData\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server | Log files (a maximum of five log files exist in this folder) |
Data folders
The table shows the data folders that are used by the Inventory Server. They are created when the server is started for the first time.
| Folder name | Location | Description |
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| announcements | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server\Incoming\announcements | This folder contains discovery information from the Inventory server discovery and the Snow Integration Connectors that send discovery data |
| data | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server\Incoming\data | This folder contains inventory information from the Inventory Agents and the Snow Integration Connectors that send inventory data. |
| stats | C:\Program Files\Snow Software\Snow Inventory\Server\stats | This folder contains internal statistics of the Inventory server. |