Communications Access Methods for SAS/CONNECT and SAS/SHARE Software

IP Access Method

SAS/CONNECT

Local Host

The following example illustrates the statements that you specify in an OS/2 local host SAS session to connect to a remote host with the TCP/IP access method:

filename rlink '!sasroot\connect\saslink\tcptso.scr';
options comamid=tcp remote=rmtnode;
signon;

The first line identifies the script file that you use to sign on to an OS/390 remote host. The script file contains a prompt for a userid and a password that are valid on the remote host. The TCP/IP communications access method is declared with a connection to the remote host RMTNODE. The USER= option in the SIGNON statement specifies that a connecting local host be prompted for a username and a password that are valid on the remote host. The SIGNON statement performs the sign-on process.

Remote Host

You may set the following options to restrict port access in the remote host configuration file:

-tcpportfirst 5020
-tcpportlast 5050

These statements restrict access to ports 5020 through 5050.

SAS/SHARE

Client

The following example illustrates the statements that you specify in an OS/2 client SAS session to access a server with the TCP/IP access method:

options comamid=tcp;
libname sasdata 'c:edc\prog2\sasdata' server=rmtnode.share1 user=_prompt_;

The TCP/IP access method is declared. The LIBNAME statement specifies the data library that is accessed through the host that is specified by the two-level name RMTNODE.SHARE1. The USER= option in the LIBNAME statement specifies that a client be prompted for a username and a password that are valid on the server.

Server

The following example illustrates the statements that you specify in a SAS session on the OS/2 host at which you start a server:

options comamid=tcp;
proc server id=share1;
run;

The TCP/IP access method is declared for a secure server that is established by setting the TCPSEC option to _SECURE_. The server SHARE1 is started on the OS/2 host.

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