SAS 9.1.3 Integration Technologies » Server Administrator's Guide


Setting up a COM/DCOM Connection
Server and Client Requirements
Summary of Setup Steps
Planning Your Server Configuration Metadata
Standard Server Metadata
Creating Metadata Using SAS Management Console
Defining Servers
Modifying Servers
Custom Workspace Servers
OLAP Servers
Enabling DCOM on the Server and the Client
Configuring SAS for DCOM
Setting SAS Permissions on the Server
Default on Windows NT/2000
Per Application on Windows NT/2000
Default on Windows XP  Server 2003
Per Application on Windows XP / Server 2003
Configuring DCOM on Windows XP SP2 / Server 2003 SP1
Configuring COM/DCOM for Active Server Page Access
Accessing a Local COM IOM Server from an Active Server Page
Accessing a Remote DCOM IOM Server from an Active Server Page
Administering the Server:
Creating a Metadata Configuration File in SAS
Using ITConfig
Troubleshooting
Reference Materials
AppIDs for Configuring DCOM
Object Server Parameters
Fields for the Server Definition
COM/DCOM

Using SAS Management Console to Modify Servers

SAS Management Console provides a graphical user interface that allows you to modify a definition for a server with a COM connection. For details about using SAS Management Console, from the SAS Management Console menu bar, select Help arrow Help on SAS Management Console. For more information about the fields in a particular window, click Help in that window.

Modifying an Existing Server's Properties

To modify a server definition with a COM connection using SAS Management Console:

  1. Start SAS Management Console and connect to a metadata repository.

  2. In the navigation tree, expand the Server Manager to find the server object that you want to modify.

  3. Select the server object, and then select File arrow Properties from the menu bar.

  4. Select the appropriate tabs, and enter the necessary changes. For a description and location of the fields, refer to the Fields for the Server Definition. When you are finished, click OK to return to the SAS Management Console main window.

Adding a COM Connection

To add a connection using SAS Management Console:

  1. Start SAS Management Console and connect to a metadata repository.

  2. In the navigation tree, expand the Server Manager to find the server object that you want to modify.

  3. Select the server object, and then select Actions arrow Add Connection from the menu bar. The New Connection Wizard appears.

  4. Select COM Connection. (If a COM connection is already defined for this server, then the COM Connection selection is not available; click Cancel.)

  5. Click Next.

  6. Enter a Name and optionally, a Description for the connection. Click Next.

  7. Enter the machine name (HostName) for the machine on which the server will run. Click Next.

  8. Click Finish to add the connection and return to the SAS Management Console main window.

For a description and location of the fields, refer to the Fields for the Server Definition.