SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

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load balancing
for IOM bridge connections, a program that runs in the object spawner and that uses
an algorithm to distribute work across object server processes on the same or
separate machines in a cluster.
locale
a value that reflects the language, local conventions, and culture for a geographic
region. Local conventions can include specific formatting rules for dates, times, and
numbers, and a currency symbol for the country or region. Collating sequences,
paper sizes, and conventions for postal addresses and telephone numbers are also
typically specified for each locale. Some examples of locale values are
French_Canada, Portuguese_Brazil, and Chinese_Singapore.
localhost
a keyword that is used to specify the machine on which a program is executing. If a
client specifies localhost as the server address, the client connects to a server that
runs on the same machine.
logical server
in the SAS Metadata Server, the second-level object in the metadata for SAS servers.
A logical server specifies one or more of a particular type of server component, such
as one or more SAS Workspace Servers.
login
a combination of a user ID, a password, and an authentication domain. Each login
provides access to a particular set of computing resources. In a SAS metadata
environment, each login can belong to only one individual or group. However, each
individual or group can own multiple logins. A login can function as an inbound
login, an outbound login, or as both an inbound login and an outbound login. See also
inbound login, outbound login.
metadata identity
a metadata object that represents an individual user or a group of users in a SAS
metadata environment. Each individual and group that accesses secured resources on
a SAS Metadata Server should have a unique metadata identity within that server.
metadata LIBNAME engine
the SAS engine that processes and augments data that is identified by metadata.
The metadata engine retrieves information about a target SAS data library from
metadata objects in a specified metadata repository.
metadata model
a definition of the metadata for a set of objects. The model describes the attributes
for each object, as well as the relationships between objects within the model. The
SAS Metadata Model is an example. See also SAS Metadata Model.
metadata object
a set of attributes that describe a table, a server, a user, or another resource on a
network. The specific attributes that a metadata object includes vary depending on
which metadata model is being used.
metadata profile
a client-side definition of where a metadata server is located. The definition includes
a host name, a port number, and a list of one or more metadata repositories. In
addition, the metadata profile can contain a user’s login information and instructions
for connecting to the metadata server automatically.
metadata promotion
in the SAS Open Metadata Architecture, a feature that enables you to copy the
contents of a metadata repository to another repository, and to specify changes in the