Summary of Setup Steps (IOM Bridge Server)

1. Install SAS Version 9 (including Integration Technologies) on the server machine. Refer to the SAS documentation for the details of this procedure.

2. If your applications or spawners need to access metadata that describes your IOM Bridge server configuration, you must create the necessary definitions for server objects, spawner objects, and (optionally) SAS login and logical name objects. For details, see Creating Metadata for an IOM Bridge Server. The method for creating the metadata depends on whether you are using an LDAP server or a configuration file for your metadata repository:

   • If you are using an LDAP server, you can use IT Administrator to create the necessary metadata. For details, see Using the IT Administrator Wizard to Define an IOM Bridge Server or Using IT Administrator to Define the Metadata .

   • If you are not using an LDAP server, you must create a configuration file that contains the necessary metadata, and then install the configuration file on the server machine. For details, see Using a Configuration File to Define the Metadata.

3. Set up and start the spawner:

   • If you are using a z/OS server, configure and start the spawner. Refer to Configuring and Starting the Object Spawner on z/OS.

   • If you are not using a z/OS server, launch the spawner. Refer to Invoking (Starting) the Spawner for examples and special security considerations. The command syntax varies based on the server platform:

     • If you are using a Windows server, refer to Starting the Spawner on Windows.
     • If you are using a UNIX server, refer to Starting the Spawner on UNIX.

   For all platforms, refer to the list of Spawner Invocation Options.

4. Install the necessary components on each client machine.

   • For Windows Clients:

     • Install the IT software for Windows clients. For instructions, refer to Developing Windows Clients in the Developer's Guide.

     • If you are not using an LDAP server, you must also copy the configuration file (created in Step 2) to the client machine.

   • For Java Clients:

     • Install the IT software for Java clients. For instructions, refer to Developing Java Clients in the Developer's Guide.

     • If you are not using an LDAP server and you are using the Java Connection Factory, you must also create a server definition in com.sas.services.connection.BridgeServer. This is necessary in order to obtain a reference to an IOM object. Refer to Creating a Server Object with Java for an example. For more information, see Using the Java Connection Factory in the Developer's Guide.

     • If you are not using an LDAP server and you are using the Java Workspace Factory, you must also create a server definition in java.util.Properties. This is necessary in order to obtain a reference to an IOM workspace. Refer to Creating a Server Object with Java for an example. For more information, see Using the Java Workspace Factory in the Developer's Guide.

This completes the basic configuration steps that are necessary to do client development on a Windows or Java platform. For information about developing applications that access IOM Bridge servers, refer to Developing Java Clients and Developing Windows Clients in the Developer's Guide.