Because SAS Data Loader
runs in a vApp, the computer that runs the vApp must meet the system
requirements for the vApp client host environment. For example, you
can use only browsers that are supported by the vApp.
The following tasks
must be completed before you can use SAS Data Loader:
A Hadoop administrator installs
SAS In-Database Technologies for Hadoop across the nodes of a Hadoop
cluster. The administrator then provides the vApp installer with site-specific
files and settings, including configuration files and JAR files required
for the cluster. For MapR deployments, the administrator provides
an additional file that contains user and password information for
accessing the MapR cluster. For more information about these tasks,
see the “Administrator’s Guide for SAS Data Loader for
Hadoop” section of the SAS In-Database Products: Administrator’s Guide.
The vApp installer configures a
hypervisor (such as VMware Player Pro) and the vApp for SAS Data Loader
on each client host. The installer sets up the shared folder for the
vApp and adds the Hadoop files that were provided by the Hadoop administrator
to the shared folder. The installer also specifies a connection to
the Hadoop cluster. SAS Data Loader will later use this connection
to access the Hadoop cluster. For more information about these tasks,
see SAS Data Loader for Hadoop: vApp Deployment Guide.
To verify that these
prerequisites have been met, open SAS Data Loader. For more information,
see SAS Data Loader for Hadoop: vApp Deployment Guide.