Using Remote Connect

Establishing a Remote Connection

You must establish a connection to a remote host before you can do any remote processing with Remote Connect. The example in this section establishes a connection between a SAS session under UNIX and a remote SAS session under z/OS. Throughout this example, you should use information specific to the platforms you are using.

Instructions

Use one of the following methods to establish a remote connection:
- From the WorkPlace menu or any task window, follow this selection path: Tasks Remote Establish connection
- From the WorkPlace menu or any task window, follow this selection path: Run Signon
The window that appears depends on how many remote configurations are available. A remote configuration is a set of instructions that SAS/CONNECT software uses to connect to a specific remote host.
- If you do not have any remote configurations saved, then the Create New Configuration window appears, which enables you to create a configuration. See Setting Up Remote Connect Configurations for instructions on how to set up a remote configuration, or contact your site's SAS Support Consultant for assistance.
- If you have one remote configuration saved, then that configuration is invoked and the remote connection that is described in the configuration is established.
- If you have more than one remote configuration saved, then the Select Description window appears and asks you to select the configuration that you want to use to establish a remote connection. Select the configuration that you want to use, and then select OK; the connection is established.
  
  This section illustrates a situation where you have one remote configuration saved. In this example, a connection to an z/OS host is established.
When the connection is made, the TYPE window appears, which prompts you for your userid.

TYPE Window for Userid Entry

Type your userid for the remote host and press ENTER.
Note: If your userid is hard coded into the remote configuration that script you are using, then you are not prompted for your userid.
Another TYPE window appears, which prompts you for your password.

TYPE Window for Password Entry

Type your password for your remote host userid and press ENTER.
Note: If your password is hard coded into the script that you are using, then you are not prompted for your password.
A window appears, indicating that the signon to the remote host completed successfully.

Successful Signon Message

Select Goback to return to the WorkPlace menu or task window.

Use the connection that you just established to complete the rest of the activities in this chapter. This connection remains established until you terminate the connection as described in Terminating a Connection or until you end the SAS session.

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