Starting Servers

There are four methods of starting an IOM server:

• command line
• COM (in response to a client request)
• spawner
• as a service

The method that you use depends on the type of connection that is defined for the server, the type of server you are starting (OLAP, metadata, workspace, or stored process), and the operating environment. Use the following table as a guide to determine the available server start methods for your configuration. Additional information about specific configurations follows the table. For details about the order in which to start servers, see Server and Services Startup Order

Regardless of the method that you choose, you must construct a server startup command using appropriate SAS system options and object server parameters. See Server Startup Command for details.

SAS Workspace Servers (COM Connection)

For details about customizing the startup command for a SAS Workspace Server with a COM connection, see Customizing the Server Command for COM/DCOM Connections.

SAS Workspace Servers and SAS Stored Process Servers (IOM Bridge Connection)

If you are starting a SAS Workspace Server or SAS Stored Process Server that uses an IOM Bridge connection, you must use a spawner to start the server. You must also create a metadata configuration file that contains information for accessing the SAS Metadata Server. See Metadata Configuration File for more information.

Verify that you have planned for the appropriate login information to specify in the metadata configuration file. For details, see Planning the Spawner Security.

Note: If you used the Advanced or Personal installation and SAS Configuration Wizard, then the ObjectSpawner directory of your installation contains a metadata configuration file named OMRConfig.xml, and a startup script that is used to start the object spawner.

• For z/OS, refer to Configuring and Starting the Object Spawner on z/OS.
• For other operating environments, refer to Invoking (Starting) the Spawner for examples and special security considerations.
• For Windows, refer to Starting the Spawner on Windows.
• For UNIX, refer to Starting the Spawner on UNIX.

SAS Metadata Servers and SAS OLAP Servers

To start a SAS OLAP Server or SAS Metadata Server you must create a server startup command or start the server as a service. For Windows platforms, it is recommended that you start the servers as services.

Note: If you used the Advanced or Personal installation option and SAS Configuration Wizard, then the Metadata Server (SAS Metadata Server) and OLAPServer (SAS OLAP Server) directories of your installation contain the startup scripts (server-type.extension) for your installation.

• For platforms other than Windows, to start servers, see the following information:
  • To start an OLAP server, see: Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Servers in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.

  • To start a SAS Metadata Server that uses an IOM Bridge connection, see the following information:

• For Windows platforms, to configure and start a server as a service, you must use the SSCU utility to create a configuration file.
  To start an OLAP server as a service, see Starting, Stopping, and Pausing Servers in the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide.