I know little about gemfire, so just some things I've picked up over time....   1.) After you've stopped it using the sas.servers script   - Check that no gemfire processes are running (ps -ef | grep gemfire | grep -v grep) for UNIX. Kill if there are. - Delete the gemfire state file   ... View more

Which ODBC driver are you using for SAP HANA ? ... View more

As you know, SAS comes in many different configurations, so I'm going to offer a starting point, rather than a solution.   Have a look at the Metadata server logs. Pretty much everything in SAS, human user or system process connects to the Metadata server at some point.   For SAS Enterprise Guide for example, the Metadata server log will show you the user id, IP and SAS application that connected. Look for a string 'New client connection' in the log. Over a period of time, this will start giving you a good indication of who (userid) is connecting from where (ID address) and how often (number of connections).     ... View more

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Else.....if you ommit the UNIX password from the user's Metadata profile, SAS Enterprise Guide should prompt you for it when trying to connect to the Workspace server. Downside is that the user will need to enter their password when making the connection, but your security department might be more comfortable since you are not storing UNIX credential outside of UNIX. The user also wouldn't need to update their password in the SAS metedata when it changes on UNIX. Pros...cons...pros...cons... ... View more

Another messy option is to save the user's UNIX credentails in their SAS Metadata profile, then configure your UNIX Workspace server with something like UNIXAuth authentication domain. Downside is that your user's will need to update their password in the SAS Metedata everytime it changes on UNIX, People will forget, sessions will fail, blah, blah.... Your security department might also not be happy about the fact that UNIX credentails are retained outside of UNIX, but again, like @PaulHomes said, they have to pick their battle. There are however different ways to encrypt the credentails (at rest and in motion) with SAS Secure to calm their fears. ... View more

I would involve your SAS Account Executive to start this conversation. The AE can then involve Tech Support and/or PSD where needed. Every situation is unique, but I would start there.  ... View more

So this is SPARC and assuming SAS 9.4, see the below link to the system requirements for this combination.   Stick to the requirements EXACTLY, don't deviate.   http://support.sas.com/documentation/installcenter/en/ikfdtns64sr/66400/PDF/default/sreq.pdf   ... View more