60668 - Connection to SAS® Scalable Performance Data Server fails if the host name exceeds 32 characters

Problem Note 60668: Connection to SAS® Scalable Performance Data Server fails if the host name exceeds 32 characters

If your host name exceeds 32 characters, the connection to SAS Scalable Performance Data Server will fail.

Errors similar to the following are reported in the SAS log:

/* Example of Host name exceeding 32 characters */

ERROR: Unable to connect to SPD Name Server.

ERROR: Host name myhostname33char.local.domain.com not found.

ERROR: Error in the LIBNAME statement.

To circumvent this issue, use a short host name. Example: myhostname33char

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
Product Family	Product	System	Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SPDS	Scalable Performance Data Client	Microsoft® Windows® for x64	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled AIX	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3
		HP-UX IPF	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3
		Linux for x64	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3
		Solaris for x64	5.3 HF1	5.3 HF2	9.4 TS1M3

* For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be fixed.

A fix for this issue for SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 5.3 is available at:

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2017-07-28 15:52:37
Date Created:	2017-06-21 09:19:02