https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818648#M24572 The omaconfig.xml file is read when the Metadata Server starts. Pausing the server would not trigger this file to be read.<BR /><BR />"When you change any option in omaconfig.xml, you must stop and restart the metadata server for the change to take effect."<BR /><BR />Source:<BR />Reference Information for omaconfig.xml<BR /><A href="https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/bicdc/9.4/bisag/n070fn7r6yuz53n19c7l80f3hr1g.htm" target="_blank">https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/bicdc/9.4/bisag/n070fn7r6yuz53n19c7l80f3hr1g.htm</A><BR /> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:41:22 GMT gwootton 2022-06-16T17:41:22Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818642#M24570 <P>Hi experienced administrators,</P> <P>I am working my way through the SAS9 Platform administration fast track course notes (790 well readably pages, downloaded this week, prepared date 04Nov2021). On the pages 3-96 and 4-94 I find two different "Correct Answers" for the same question ("pause" on one page, "restart"&nbsp; on the other page):</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Bruehl_0-1655400115325.png" style="width: 642px;"><img src="https://communities.sas.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/72373iEF486670224D2D58/image-dimensions/642x361?v=v2" width="642" height="361" role="button" title="Bruehl_0-1655400115325.png" alt="Bruehl_0-1655400115325.png" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>So my question now is, which is the correct "Correct Answer"?</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Best</P> <P>Markus</P> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:28:10 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818642#M24570 MarkusWeick 2022-06-16T17:28:10Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818648#M24572 The omaconfig.xml file is read when the Metadata Server starts. Pausing the server would not trigger this file to be read.<BR /><BR />"When you change any option in omaconfig.xml, you must stop and restart the metadata server for the change to take effect."<BR /><BR />Source:<BR />Reference Information for omaconfig.xml<BR /><A href="https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/bicdc/9.4/bisag/n070fn7r6yuz53n19c7l80f3hr1g.htm" target="_blank">https://go.documentation.sas.com/doc/en/bicdc/9.4/bisag/n070fn7r6yuz53n19c7l80f3hr1g.htm</A><BR /> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:41:22 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818648#M24572 gwootton 2022-06-16T17:41:22Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818651#M24573 <P><a href="https://communities.sas.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/78975">@gwootton</a> That was a fast answer!</P> <P>Thanks</P> <P>Markus</P> Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:44:48 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/Administration-and-Deployment/Putting-changes-to-the-omaconfig-xml-file-into-effect/m-p/818651#M24573 MarkusWeick 2022-06-16T17:44:48Z