SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

234 Check for SAS Initialization Failure R Chapter 24
3 APPLEVEL=0 was specified in the metadata server start command. For a
description of APPLEVEL values, see “Administering the SAS Metadata
Server Log” on page 69.
3 SAS could not initialize. See “Check for SAS Initialization Failure” on page
234.
3 If the SAS log file exists, open it and check the text for a problem description. The
SAS log file contains error messages that you can use to diagnose and correct
initialization problems. Successful initialization is indicated by a message similar
to the following:
2003066:16.26.41.48: 00000005: Defined server listen
connection (1) on port 7991.
A failed initialization includes this message in the log:
2003069:17.43.13.88: 00000005:ERROR: The SAS Metadata Supervisor
failed to initialize properly because of the errors noted above.
Contact Technical Support for assistance if these messages do
not indicate a solution to the problem.
Follow the instructions in the error messages. If the error messages indicate a
problem in the omaconfig.xml file, open the file in an Internet browser. If you see
the contents of the file with no other messages, then no syntax errors were found.
3 If the file exists but is empty, or if you do not understand the error messages,
contact SAS Technical Support for help in diagnosing the problem.
Check for SAS Initialization Failure
Answer the following questions to identify problems with initialization:
Were the start-up parameters entered correctly?
To be sure that the start-up parameters were entered correctly, check the
parameters in your start-up command against the information in Appendix 5,
“Options for the Metadata Server Invocation Command,” on page 259.
As a second verification step, re-execute the start-up command, omitting the
NOTERMINAL system option. When the log file cannot be created, SAS diagnostic
messages are written to the SAS Console Log. The NOTERMINAL option
suppresses the SAS Console Log so that it does not interfere with server
processing. The SAS Console Log will report any problems with server start-up
parameters.
If an error is found, edit the metadata server start-up command to correct the
problem and to add back the NOTERMINAL option. Then restart the server. For
more information about the SAS Console Log, see the companion documentation
for your host environment .
Does the server invoker have Write permission to the server directory?
1 Using a text editor, create a file called verify.sas in the server directory.
2 In the file, type this single line:
proc options;run;
If you are able to create the file, you have the necessary directory permissions.
Are you able to initialize SAS?
At an operating system prompt, issue this command:
sas -sysin verify