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
Product
Release
SAS Enterprise BI Server
4.3
SAS BI Server
4.3
SAS Enterprise Data Integration Server
4.2
SAS Data Integration Server
4.2
SAS Metadata Server
9.2
Type
Administration
Copyright Date
November 2010
Last Updated
18May2011