The SAS^®9 metadata model defines the maximum length of the Name attribute for a metadata object to be 60 characters. This definition is true across all metadata objects.

When the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for a host is greater than 60 characters, unexpected results occur in the following situations:

• in the configuration process of a new installation
• in the configuration process of a new server
• in an upgrade
• other situations involving the reading of or writing to a server or TCPIP connection object

Here are examples of problems that you might experience:

• Machine names in SAS^® Management Console are truncated.
• The SAS^® Object Spawner fails to start during the configuration process in SAS^® Deployment Wizard. In this scenario, the object spawner log contains messages similar to the following:

• The installation of a SAS product or solution fails. In this scenario, the object spawner log might contain messages similar to the following:

The SASApp - Stored Process Server (<object-id>) server definition did not specify a domain. Therefore this server definition will not be included.

• The configuration of a server fails. In this scenario, the deployment log contains the following error:

In a case where the FQDN of your host is greater than 60 characters, SAS recommends that you use Domain Name System (DNS) aliases so that the host name used in the SAS configuration or update is 60 or fewer characters.

For more information, see SAS(R) 9.x Metadata Model: Reference for your SAS release. The Name attribute for all objects is inherited from the Root SAS Namespace Type.

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