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Installing the Communication component

Install the Communication component on the machine that runs the SAS environment that you want to connect to.

Installing the Communication component on Windows

On Windows, the Communication component runs as a Windows service.
To install the Communication component on Windows, perform the following steps:
    1Run setup.exe from the following location: <DownloadLocation>\Win32\setup.exe
    2Click Yes to install PowerExchange for SAS.
    The Welcome window appears.
    3Click Next and select a directory when you want to install the Communication component.
    Click Browse to find a directory or use the default directory.
    4Click Next, select SAS Communication Component, and click Next.
    5Select a Start menu folder for program shortcuts and click Next.
    A confirmation page appears.
    6Click Install.
    The Communication Component Setup Wizard appears.
    7Click Next.
    8On the SPI Server Configuration page, enter the following information, and click OK:
    Property
    Description
    Port Number
    TCP/IP port number for the SPI Server listener process.
    Log File Path
    Absolute path to the log file.
    Default is C:\PowerExchange for SAS
    SAS Pre Post Code
    Defines if SAS exits are allowed.
    Default is No.
    Application Path
    Absolute path to the SAS executables.
    Default is C:\Program Files\SAS\sas.exe
    Working Directory Path
    Directory path for the SAS working environment.
    Default is C:\testdata
    Autoexec Name
    Name of the autoexec file.
    Default is autoexec.sas.
    9Click the Users button to add, edit, or delete users, or to change user attributes.
    10Click OK.
    11Review the license agreement and click Yes.
    The Communication component is installed.

Installing the Communication component on UNIX

Install the Communication component with a user account that has authorization to start SAS and to access the SAS data that you want to read or write. SAS Connector uses the user account to access the SAS data.
To install the Communication component on UNIX, perform the following steps:
    1Enter sh install.sh at the prompt.
    2Enter the path to the Secure Agent installation directory.
    3Select a directory where you want to install the Communication component.
    4Follow the instructions and select Install SAS Communication Component.
    The Communication component is installed.
The following libraries are installed with the SPI Server binaries:
where <ext> stands for the shared library extension for the UNIX operating system that you use. For example, libicuuc.so.34 applies to the Linux operating system.
Include these libraries in the system library path by using one of the following options: