BLOB Storage Service (BSS)

The BLOB Storage Service (BSS) is a CygNet service that stores files. Any type of file can be stored in a BSS, including .app, .bmp, .csf, .dll, .doc, .exe, .ico, .ini, .jpg, .ocx, .rpt, .rsp, .rsq, .xls, etc. The term BSS is used generically to describe any BLOB Storage Service (APPS, BSS, custom).

The CygNet services installation program sets up the host with two BLOB Storage Services: APPS and BSS. These services are the same type; they just have different names. The APPS is the repository for all of the CygNet client application files. The BSS is installed with no files and is intended as the repository for user files such as CygNet Studio screens, trends, etc. The reason that two BSS’s are created is to allow for differentiation of security and to separate CygNet applications from user data. CygNet Software recommends that users have read-only authorization to the APPS.

Only three items differentiate the APPS and the BSS:

• The service folder. Each service has its own folder in the CygNet\Services folder.
• The service name. The name is defined in the service .cfg file using the keyword SERVICE. Regardless of the service name, the names of the startup files are Bss.exe, Bss.cfg, and Bss.ddl.
• The contents at initial startup. APPS is preloaded with CygNet client application files.

Use the BSS Explorer utility to view and manage files in a BSS. Any BSS can be used in conjunction with CygNet version management.

See BLOB Storage Service for more information.