You might encounter an issue where no client connections can be established under the following conditions:

• SAS Scalable Performance Data Server is configured to use a FIPS password database.
• SAS Scalable Performance Data Server is not configured in FIPS mode.

Note that this is a valid configuration.

In this scenario, the client returns the following errors:

SAS Scalable Performance Data Server also reports an illegal instruction in its logs:

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
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SPDS	SAS Scalable Performance Data Server	Microsoft® Windows® for x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 10	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows 11	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2016	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2019	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Microsoft Windows Server 2022	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Professional x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8
		Linux for x64	5.5		9.4 TS1M8

* 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.

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A fix for this issue for SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 5.5 is available at:

https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/M8Z.html#71129

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SAS Scalable Performance Data Server might not allow client connections when using a FIPS password database. In this scenario, the following errors might occur: "Error on server LIBNAME socket" and "Illegal Instruction."

Type:	Problem Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2025-02-20 10:07:28
Date Created:	2025-02-12 04:27:20