• Contents
  • About
  • What's New in System Administration for the SAS 9.2 Intelligence Platform
  • Getting Started
    • Introduction to the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide
      • About the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide
      • Prerequisites for Using the SAS Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide
      • Accessibility Features in the SAS Intelligence Platform Products
    • Understanding the State of Your System
      • Overview of the State of Your System
      • Overview of SAS Management Console
      • Overview of SAS Deployment Manager and SAS Web Administration Console
      • Overview of the SAS Metadata Server and Its Initial Configuration
      • Overview of SAS Application Server Components and Their Initial Configuration
      • Overview of Other SAS Servers and Spawners
      • Overview of Ports
      • Overview of the Configuration Directory Structure
      • Overview of Configuration Files
      • Overview of Initial Roles, Groups, and Users
    • Who Can Do What
      • About Security for System Administration Tasks
      • Who Can Do What in the Metadata Manager Plug-in
      • Who Can Do What in the Server Manager Plug-in
      • About Adding Users to the SAS Administrators Group
      • Requirements for Accessing a Standard Workspace Server
      • Clearing the Credentials Cache
    • What to Do Next: Administration Tasks
      • Overview of Administration Tasks
      • First-Priority Setup Tasks
      • Standard Setup Tasks
      • Optional Setup Tasks
      • Ongoing System Administration Tasks
      • Best Practices for Ensuring the Integrity of Your System
  • Starting, Stopping, and Checking the Status of Servers
    • Operating Your Servers
      • Overview of Server Operation
      • Running Servers as Windows Services
      • Starting and Stopping SAS Servers on z/OS
      • Using the sas.servers Script on UNIX or z/OS to Start or Stop All Servers
      • Running Servers as UNIX Daemons
      • Using Scripts to Operate SAS Servers Individually
      • Using SAS Management Console to Operate SAS Servers
      • Starting and Stopping Web Application Servers
    • Checking the Status of Servers
      • About Checking the Status of Servers
      • Use a Server Script to Display the Status of a Server or Spawner
      • Checking the Access State of the SAS Metadata Server
      • Checking the Access State of Metadata Repositories and the Repository Manager
      • Check the Status of the Object Spawner
      • Validate the SAS Metadata Server, SAS Workspace Servers, SAS Pooled Workspace Servers, SAS Stored Process Servers, and SAS OLAP Servers
      • Validate the SAS Content Server
  • System Monitoring and Logging
    • Monitoring the Activity of SAS Servers
      • About SAS Server Monitoring
      • Using SAS Management Console to Monitor SAS Servers
      • Using the Server Performance Counters and Information Fields
      • Using the SAS OLAP Server Monitor
      • Using Third-Party Products to Monitor SAS Servers
    • Administering Logging for SAS Servers
      • About Server Logging
      • About Metadata Server Loggers
      • Enabling Server Logging
      • Initial Logging Configuration for SAS Servers
      • Modifying Your Server Logging Configurations
      • Enable More Detailed Logging for Server Troubleshooting
      • Create a Log File for Workspace Server Troubleshooting
      • Enable More Detailed Logging for SAS Object Spawner Troubleshooting
      • Collecting ARM Log Information for SAS Data Integration Studio Jobs
      • Collecting ARM Log Information in SAS OLAP Servers
      • Audit Server Logging Level Changes That Originate in Client Applications
      • Capture Metadata Server Management Events in the System Facility Appender
      • Capture XML Information in the SAS Metadata Server Log
  • Backing Up and Restoring Your System
    • Best Practices for Backing Up and Restoring Your System
      • About Backups and Restores
      • About the Metadata Server Backup and Restore Utilities
      • Using Operating System Commands to Back Up the Metadata Server
      • About Using the Export SAS Package Wizard to Back Up Specific SAS Folders
      • Best Practices for Backing Up Your SAS System
      • Best Practices for Restoring Your System
    • Using the Backup Wizard
      • About the Backup Wizard
      • Summary of Procedures for Using the Backup Wizard
      • Ensure Appropriate User Credentials
      • Use the Backup Wizard to Define a Backup Job and a Corresponding Restore Job
      • Manage Backup and Restore Jobs That Were Created by the Wizard
      • Run a Backup or a Restore Job That Was Created by the Wizard
      • Troubleshooting the Backup Wizard
      • Use Schedule Manager to Schedule a Backup Job That Was Created by the Backup Wizard
    • Using the %OMABAKUP Macro
      • About %OMABAKUP
      • What %OMABAKUP Does
      • Ensuring Appropriate User Credentials
      • Running the backupServer.sas and restoreServer.sas Programs
      • Error Logging
      • Writing Custom Programs Using %OMABAKUP
      • Warning Messages
      • %OMABAKUP Macro: Reference
    • Manually Restoring an Unresponsive SAS Metadata Server
      • Manually Restoring an Unresponsive SAS Metadata Server
  • Optimizing the Performance of the SAS Metadata Server
    • Using Configuration Settings to Optimize Metadata Server Performance
      • Overview of Performance-Related Configuration Settings
      • Configuring the Number of Threads Used by the Metadata Server
      • Configuring Metadata Server Journaling
    • Managing Metadata Server Performance
      • Setting the Server's MEMSIZE Parameter
      • Input/Output Balancing
      • Configuring Concurrent Queries/Clients
      • Note to Users of 32–bit Windows Systems
      • Using %OMARUNAN (or the RUNANALYSIS Option of %OMABAKUP) to Optimize Memory Usage
      • %OMARUNAN Autocall Macro: Reference
      • Recovering Memory on the SAS Metadata Server
  • Managing SAS Metadata Repositories
    • SAS Metadata Repositories
      • About SAS Metadata Repositories
      • About SAS Metadata Repository Access Modes
      • Create a Custom Repository
      • Change the Properties of a Metadata Repository
      • Copying, Promoting, Importing, and Exporting Your Metadata
      • Moving a Metadata Repository to a New Location on the Same Metadata Server
      • Registering a Metadata Repository
      • Unregistering a Metadata Repository
      • Deleting a Metadata Repository
  • Managing Metadata Content
    • Working with SAS Folders
      • About the SAS Folder Structure
      • Best Practices for Managing SAS Folders
      • Best Practices for Maintaining Associations Among Objects in SAS Folders
      • Using the BI Lineage Plug-in
      • Customizing Your Folder Structure
    • Using the Promotion Tools
      • Overview of Promotion Tools
      • Special Considerations for Promoting Metadata
      • Special Considerations for Promoting Metadata From SAS 9.1.3 to SAS 9.2
      • Preparing to Use the Promotion Tools
      • How to Access the Promotion Tools
      • Using the Export SAS Package and Import SAS Package Wizards: Example Usage Scenario
      • Using the Batch Export and Import Tools
      • Troubleshooting the Promotion Tools
  • Appendixes
    • Default SAS Ports
      • Overview
      • Default Port Numbers for SAS Servers and Spawners
      • Default Port Numbers for Third-Party Software
      • Port Numbering in a Multiple-Level Environment
    • Reference: Configuration Directories
      • Introduction to the Configuration Directory Reference
      • Contents of the Levn Subdirectory
      • Contents of the Metadata Server Subdirectory (SASMeta)
      • Contents of the Application Server Subdirectory (SASApp or SASMain)
      • Contents of the Web Subdirectory
    • Default Locations for Server Logs
      • Default Locations for Server Logs
    • Configuration Files
      • Reference: Configuration Files for SAS Servers
      • Reference Information for omaconfig.xml
    • Options for the Metadata Server Invocation Command
      • Modifying the Metadata Server Invocation Options
      • Recommended Parameters
      • Optional Parameters
    • Updating Host Name References
      • Overview of Updating Host Name References
      • Process for Updating Host Name References
      • Troubleshooting the Update Host Name References Tool
      • Example Scenarios for Updating Host Name References
    • Recommended Reading
  • Glossary


ProductRelease
SAS Enterprise BI Server4.3
SAS BI Server4.3
SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server4.2
SAS Data Integration Server4.2
SAS Metadata Server9.2
Type
Administration
Copyright Date
November 2010
Last Updated
18May2011