SAS® Integration Technologies: Administrator's Guide (LDAP Version)

Server Startup Command
You can specify the server command in either of the following locations:
• on the server startup command−line
• in the sasCommand attribute of the metadata server definition.
Note: Server parameters that are specified on the command line override parameters that are specified in the server
metadata.
In the server command, you can provide the following information:
• SAS configuration file (required). To initialize SAS options, you must specify a SAS configuration file
using the −config option on the server command line. For example,
C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe
−config "C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\sasv9.cfg"
The SAS Configuration file contains SAS options that are automatically executed when the SAS System is
invoked. The default configuration is located in the SAS install directory; you can also create your own
configuration file.
• SAS Autoexec File (optional). To preassign server settings, specify a SAS autoexec file using the
−autoexec option on the server command line. For example,
C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\sas.exe
−autoexec "C:\Program Files\SAS\SAS 9.1\autoexec.sas"
A SAS autoexec file contains SAS statements that are executed as part of the SAS invocation. SAS autoexec
files are particularly useful for pre−assigning librefs, filerefs, and macros. When multiple workspaces are used
on the same server, each workspace inherits the server properties that are set by the autoexec file. Individual
workspaces can override the properties that are inherited from the server by specifying new LIBNAME,
FILENAME, or macro statements−−however, these changes only affect the workspace where the new
statements are submitted.
Note:Workspaces do not inherit the server WORK library that is used during autoexec processing.
To use a single autoexec file for both SAS sessions and IOM servers, you can set up conditional statements in
your autoexec file. For example,
%macro autsetup;
%if %sysfunc(getoption(objectserver))=OBJECTSERVER
%then
%do;
%end;
%else
%do;
%end;
%mend autsetup;
%autsetup;
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