Overview of Other SAS Servers and Spawners

The SAS Intelligence Platform includes the following additional servers and spawners that might appear in the Server Manager tree in SAS Management Console:

Other SAS Servers and Spawners

Server or Spawner Name	Server or Spawner Description
SAS Content Server	Stores digital content (such as documents, reports, and images) that are created and used by SAS client applications. To interact with the server, clients use WebDAV-based protocols for access, versioning, collaboration, security, and searching. The SAS Content Server is used by SAS Information Delivery Portal and SAS Web Report Studio, as well as other SAS products and solutions. The server's repositories are stored in the `AppData` subdirectory of your configuration directory. For more information, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Middle-Tier Administration Guide.
DataFlux Data Management Server	Executes DataFlux jobs and real-time services that cleanse data or analyze data quality. The jobs and services are created using DataFlux applications (dfPower Architect and dfPower Profile) and are executed on the server through job flows that are created in SAS Data Integration Studio. For information about configuring this server, see Administering SAS Data Integration Studio in SAS Intelligence Platform: Desktop Application Administration Guide.
SAS In-Process Services	Provides the ability to schedule jobs from certain Web-based SAS applications without using a separate scheduling server. The scheduling functions run as a process within the application. For details, see Scheduling in SAS.
SAS object spawner	Runs on the same machine as the SAS Application Server components. The spawner listens for incoming client requests for workspace servers, pooled workspace servers, and stored process servers, and it launches instances of these servers as needed. Although the object spawner is not part of the SAS Application Server hierarchy, it is essential to the operation of workspace servers, stored process servers, and pooled workspace servers. For details, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: Application Server Administration Guide.
SAS Framework Data Server	Is the default location for middle-tier data such as alerts, comments, and workflows, as well as data for the SAS Content Server and SAS Service Parts Optimization. The server is provided as an alternative to using a third-party DBMS. (The server cannot be used as a general-purpose data store.)
SAS/CONNECT spawner	Listens for SAS/CONNECT client requests and invokes SAS sessions on the remote computer. For details, see Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE.
SAS/SHARE server	SAS/SHARE enables multiple users to update a SAS file (or several files) at the same time. It also enables users to access SAS files on a server without requiring a separate SAS/CONNECT report login for each user. For details, see the SAS/SHARE User's Guide.

In addition, the following server appears under the Deployment Tester plug-in under Application Management:

SAS Deployment Tester Server

processes validation tasks that are requested either by the SAS Deployment Tester plug-in or by a SAS Deployment Tester batch client. For usage instructions, see Using the Deployment Tester and the SAS Management Console Help.