All of
the client software for the SAS Data Loader for Hadoop runs inside
the vApp. The vApp is a virtual machine that runs a separate operating
system. All of the files that are accessed by the vApp are stored
in a Shared Folder that resides in the host operating environment.
This architecture enables you to install vApp updates with one-button
simplicity. Each update completely replaces the entire vApp. After
the vApp update, there are no configuration or migration procedures.
If you update the vApp, you might also see a link on the Information
Center to notes that describe the changes in that release.
vApp updates require
less than 15 minutes, given reasonable broadband capacity.
Follow these steps to
check for the availability of vApp software updates, and to download
and install updates.
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In the SAS Data Loader:
Information Center, locate the
Notifications section
on the lower left.
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To check to see whether
a vApp update is available, click
Check for Updates.
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If a vApp update is
available, open the Run Status directive to ensure that you have named
and saved your jobs. If jobs are still running, click
Refresh to see their current status.
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For any running directives,
either wait for them to complete, or select the
Stop option
from the action menu
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Close the SAS Data Loader
tab in the web browser.
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Return to the SAS Data
Loader: Information Center and click
Update.
The software update process stops the vApp, replaces the vApp, and
then starts the new vApp in the VMware hypervisor.
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When the SAS Data Loader:
Information Center indicates that the vApp update is complete, click
Start
SAS Data Loader.