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New Site Collector Management Service NGSCD

The new Site Collector Management Service NGSCD which is a systemd daemon service integrates with the Site Collector instance that facilitates communication with the Exabeam Cloud API. With this service released as part of the Site Collectors 2.6 February 2025 release, Site Collector provides automatic service management, logging integration, and efficient process management.

As part of the ngsccli sitecollector commands, you can install, upgrade, and delete ngscd service. You can also run the ngscd service for testing and troubleshooting.

Use the following commands to install, upgrade, and delete the ngscd service.

  • Install – sudo ngsccli ngscd install

  • Upgrade – sudo ngsccli ngscd upgrade

  • Delete – sudo ngsccli ngscd delete

If the ngscd service is not in a running state, it disables several actions you can perform on the user interface (UI) or API. Check the service status and use the start service command to restore the ngscd service.

Use the following commands to check service status, start, and stop the ngscd service.

  • Check service status – sudo systemctl status exabeam-ngscd

  • Start service – sudo systemctl start exabeam-ngscd

  • Stop – sudo systemctl stop exabeam-ngscd