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COM/DCOM
Using ITConfig to Test Connections
The SAS Integration Technologies configuration utility (ITConfig) allows you to test connections from your local machine to a SAS Workspace Server
or SAS Metadata Server.
The application can test a DCOM connection or a connection to a local machine. You can retrieve the server definition from a metadata server or define the server manually.
The test program used by the Integration Technologies Configuration Application is a small SAS program that verifies the following information about the server environment:
- events are returned
- the WORK data set is properly configured
- the location of the SASUSER directory
- the state of other SAS options.
Testing a Connection that is Defined on a Metadata Server
To test connections to a server that is defined on a metadata server:
- Select Test Connection from the main Integration Technologies Configuration window and click Next. The Choose How to Test window appears.
- Select Retrieve logical server definitions from the currently configured metadata server, then click Next. The Test window appears.
- Select the Logical Name of the server connection that you wish to test.
- Click Test to submit the test program through the connection. If the program establishes a connection to the specified server, the Connection Successful window appears.
- Click Copy Text to copy the test results to the clipboard. Click OK to return to the main Integration Technologies Configuration window.
Testing a Local COM Connection
To test a local COM connection to a SAS server:
- Select Test Connection from the main Integration Technologies Configuration window and click Next. The Choose How to Test window appears.
- Select Enter a SAS server definition manually and click Next. The Run Tests window appears.
- Select the type of server to test and select Local Connection (COM), then click Next to submit the test program through the connection. If the program establishes a local COM connection, the Connection Successful window appears.
- Click Copy Text to copy the test results to the clipboard. Click OK to return to the main Integration Technologies Configuration window.
Testing a Manually Defined DCOM Connection
To test a DCOM connection to a SAS server:
- Select Test Connection from the main Integration Technologies Configuration window and click Next. The Choose How to Test window appears.
- Select Enter a SAS server definition manually and click Next. The Run Tests window appears.
- Select the type of server to test and select Remote Connection (DCOM), then click Next. The DCOM Parameters window appears.
- Enter the name of the machine for which you want to test a connection. Machine names are usually in the form machine.company.com.
- Click Test to submit the test program through the connection. If the program establishes a DCOM connection to the specified server, the Connection Successful window appears.
- Click Copy Text to copy the test results to the clipboard. Click OK to return to the main Integration Technologies Configuration window.
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