Updating the SAS Data Loader vApp

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 this 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.
vApp updates require less than 15 minutes, given reasonable broadband capacity. When you update the vApp, you might also see an Information Center link to notes that describe the release’s changes.
Follow these steps to check for the availability of vApp software updates, and to download and install updates.
  1. Open the browser tab for the SAS Data Loader: Information Center if it is not already open. See Closing and Reopening SAS Data Loader: Information Center.
  2. Locate the Notifications section in the bottom left corner of SAS Data Loader: Information Center.
  3. To check to see whether a vApp update is available, click Check for Updates.
  4. 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 Refresh icon to see their current status.
  5. For any running directives, either wait for them to complete, or select the Stop option from the action menu action menu.
  6. Close the SAS Data Loader tab in the web browser.
  7. Return to 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.
  8. When the SAS Data Loader: Information Center indicates that the vApp update is complete, click Start SAS Data Loader.
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