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PC Files Server Administration

Configuring PC Files Server

Both server mode and service mode store the server configuration settings in the Windows registry. Changing the settings while in server mode affects the server running service mode. If you run the server in service mode a separate user interface is not provided. The default configuration should be sufficient for most installations. To change the configuration options run the server in server mode.

  1. Stop the Windows service that runs server, see Windows Service.

  2. Start the server desktop application, see Desktop Application.

  3. Change the options that you want.

  4. Stop PC Files Server desktop application.

  5. Start the Windows service that runs PC Files Server.

Port Number or Service Name

The PC Files Server Port Number must be unique on a given PC. You cannot run multiple servers of any kind that use the same port number on a single PC. You can, however, use the same server Port Number on different PCs.

The Port Number for PC Files Server defaults to 8621. 8621 is also the default port number that the LIBNAME statement uses for connections to PC files. If you change the port number on the server, users accessing that server must add the PORT=number option to their LIBNAME statements.

The Port Number or Service Name is saved in the Windows registry, and it is used each time that the server PC Files Server is run.

Maximum Connections

Max Connections specifies the number of concurrent connections that the server can support. Configure the number of connections based on the load that you expect from your SAS clients.

Each command that uses the server uses one connection. There can be multiple users from different SAS sessions accessing the server concurrently. Consider all the connections when setting the Max Connections value. The number of Max Connections is saved in the Windows registry, and it is used each time the PC Files Server is run.

Data Encryption

To enable data encryption between SAS/ACCESS Interface to PC Files on the client and PC Files Server, select the Data Encryption check box.

The state of the Data Encryption is saved in the Windows registry, and it is used each time PC Files Server is run.

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