Spawner Definition

A SAS spawner is a program that starts a SAS session on the server on behalf of a connecting client. The SAS/CONNECT spawner runs on the SAS/CONNECT server, listens for requests, and opens a connection to the server on behalf of the client. Signing on to the SAS/CONNECT spawner is an alternative to signing on to a server by using a Telnet daemon. The SAS/CONNECT spawner can listen for requests on multiple ports that are defined in metadata and on a single port that is defined on the spawner invocation command.
Spawner invocation options enable you to start and manage the SAS/CONNECT spawner. These invocation options consist of options specific to the SAS/CONNECT spawner as well as Base SAS system options. For more information about these options, see General Spawner Options.