sam.S249.ex.msg: A connection to server host could not
be established on port 8591. Either there is no server
listening for connections or the server is too busy to
access any new connections.

This error is common for Personal Workstation installs where the loopback IP address 127.0.0.1 is used. It is particularly common for installations on laptop computers.

Problem Note #18417 describes the problem in more detail, including errors written to the SAS Object Spawner log.

For a Personal Workstation install of SAS Enterprise Miner, follow these steps to work around the problem:

1. Edit the ObjectSpawner.bat file. This file is located in C:\SAS\EMiner\Lev1\SASMain\ObjectSpawner. Add:

       -dnsname 127.0.0.1 -dnsmatch 127.0.0.1
   

   to the three lines that begin start /b. The DNSNAME and DNSMATCH options should be inserted into the lines just prior to -OMRconfigfile

2. Uninstall, then re-install the ObjectSpawner service. To do this, open a DOS command window and change directories to C:\SAS\EMiner\Lev1\SASMain\ObjectSpawner, and enter these two commands:

       objectspawner.bat -remove
       objectspawner.bat -install
   

3. Start the Object Spawner service. To do this, either select Start > Programs > SAS > EMiner > Start SAS Object Spawner, or open Windows Services and start the service name SAS Lev1 OB - Eminer. Confirm it started and remains started.
4. Start SAS Enterprise Miner again and test creating a new project.

If the Object Spawner does not start, or you cannot create a new project, please contact SAS Technical Support.

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