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Administering SAS Enterprise Miner

Enterprise and Single-Machine Configurations

SAS Enterprise Miner can be installed in a multi-tier client/server configuration, or the software can be installed in its entirety on a single host. Typical enterprise installations use SAS Enterprise Miner client software on desktop hosts. The desktop applications connect to the SAS Metadata Server through a SAS Analytics Platform server. As part of the SAS Analytics Platform, the SAS Enterprise Miner client software can be deployed to desktop hosts using Java Web Start.

Installation information is provided in the SAS Intelligence Platform: Installation and Configuration Guide. The installation of SAS Enterprise Miner fits into the overall installation process.

For information on installing SAS Enterprise Miner for use by a single user, or to see any of the latest product documentation, see http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/miner/.

In the Windows operating environment, the SAS Enterprise Miner server software is installed at SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\AnalyticsPlatform. Client software is installed at SAS-installation-directory\SAS\SASAPcore\apps\EnterpriseMiner.

To collect information in a log file, open the file em.ini in SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\AnalyticsPlatform\apps\EnterpriseMiner\bin and specify a path and filename for the option applogloc.

The configuration file app.config is located in SAS-configuration-directory\Lev1\AnalyticsPlatform\apps\EnterpriseMiner. For information on the contents of the configuration file, see the SAS Enterprise Miner: Administrator's Guide.

In an enterprise configuration, you select a workspace server in the Create Projects section of the SAS Enterprise Miner client application.

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