You'd probably get a connection refused error, you could try by specifying an incorrect port first, like options metaport=8562;
1 proc metaoperate
2 action=status;
3 run;
ERROR: A connection refused usually indicates the target server is not active. Or, if active, it
may be listening on a different port or service.
ERROR: The Bridge Protocol Engine Socket Access Method was unable to connect to host
meta.example.com, port 8561.
ERROR: The TCP/IP tcpSockConnect() support routine failed with error 10061 (The connection was
refused.).
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Greg Wootton | Principal Systems Technical Support Engineer