Server Login

The Server Login dialog box allows you to select the computer that processes commands and runs procedures. You can select your local computer or a remote server.

You can add, modify, or delete remote servers in the list. Remote servers usually require a user ID and password, and a domain name may also be necessary. If you are licensed to use the Statistics Adapter and your site is running IBM® SPSS® Collaboration and Deployment Services you may be able to connect to a remote server using single sign-on. Single sign-on allows users to connect to a remote server without explicitly providing a user ID and password. The necessary authentication is performed with the user's existing credentials on the current machine--obtained, for example, from Windows Active Directory. Contact your system administrator for information about available servers, a user ID and password, domain names, and other connection information, including whether single sign-on is supported at your site.

You can select a default server and save the user ID, domain name, and password that are associated with any server. You are automatically connected to the default server when you start a new session.

Important: You can connect to a server that is not at the same release level as the client. The server can be one or two releases newer or older compared to the client. However, it is not recommended to maintain this configuration for an extended time. If the server is newer than the client, the server may create output that cannot be read by the client. If the client is newer than the server, syntax submitted by the client may not be recognized by the server. Therefore, you should talk to your administrator about connecting to a server that is at the same release level as the client.

If you are licensed to use the Statistics Adapter and your site is running IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services 3.5 or later, you can click Search... to view a list of servers that are available on your network. If you are not logged on to a IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository, you will be prompted to enter connection information before you can view the list of servers.

Note: Distributed analysis is available only if you have both a local version and access to a licensed server version of the software that is installed on a remote server.