UNIXDOMAIN= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies to use UNIX domain sockets for data transfers between the client and SPD Server.

Valid in: SPD Server LIBNAME Statement
Default: YES
Note: Option for a client and server running on the same UNIX machine.
Syntax
Required Arguments
Details

Syntax

UNIXDOMAIN=YES | NO

Required Arguments

NO

uses TCP/IP for data transfer between the client and SPD Server.

YES

uses UNIX domain sockets for data transfer between the client and SPD Server.

Details

A UNIX domain socket is an inter-process communication mechanism that provides for exchanging data between processes executing on the same host operating system. UNIX domain sockets can offer better performance than inter-process TCP/IP socket communication when both the client and SPD Server reside on the same host.
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Last updated: February 8, 2017