Controlling the SAS Metadata Server

A SAS Metadata Server must be running before any client can access metadata repositories. At many sites, an administrator starts the SAS Metadata Server, and then SAS Open Metadata Interface clients simply connect to that server. However, there are times when the administrator might want to refresh the SAS Metadata Server to change configuration or invocation options, or pause the server to temporarily downgrade the SAS Metadata Server's state. For example, the administrator might want to downgrade the server from an ONLINE state to an ADMINISTRATION state, so that only administrative users can access the SAS Metadata Server. Or, the administrator might want to take the server OFFLINE, which halts client activity while maintaining client connections, or stop the SAS Metadata Server, which halts client activity and terminates client connections.

The SAS Open Metadata Interface provides the IServer server interface for controlling the SAS Metadata Server. IServer includes Pause, Refresh, Resume, Status, and Stop methods. For more information about IServer methods, see Server Control (IServer Interface).

A user must have administrative user status on the SAS Metadata Server to issue all IServer methods, except the Status method. For more information about the administrative user status, see SAS Intelligence Platform: Security Administration Guide.

Administrative users are encouraged to use SAS Management Console to control the SAS Metadata Server. For information about controlling the server using SAS Management Console, see the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.