About the Shared Folder

The shared folder contains all of the files that are stored and referenced by the SAS Data Loader for Hadoop. The folder is located outside of the vApp. For example, it can be located in the same directory as your SAS Data Loader program files. The contents of the shared folder persist across vApp updates, which eliminates the need for migration or configuration during those updates.
You create and configure the shared folder during the deployment process. (See Step 4: Create a Shared Folder and Step 5: Install and Configure VMware Player Pro.) In the computer’s file system, you can give the folder any name that you choose. However, SASWorkspace must be specified in the Name field of the vApp’s shared folder settings in VMware Player Pro.
The subfolders that are created inside the shared folder are as follows:
Configuration
contains sasdemo.pub, which is an SSH key file. The file is moved to a grid of SAS LASR Analytic Servers when Hadoop data is to be loaded into those servers for analysis using the Load Data to LASR directive.
Configuration\DMServices and HadoopConfig
contains a database of Hadoop configuration data and all saved directives. The database is populated automatically after your initial configuration of the SAS Data Loader: Information Center.
InClusterBundle
contains two self-extracting script files (*.sh) that administrators use to deploy the SAS In-Database Technologies for Hadoop across the Hadoop cluster. A JAR file (*.jar) contains utilities that deploy the SAS Quality Knowledge Base across the Hadoop cluster.
Logs
contains the log files that are generated when you enable vApp logging in the Settings menu in SAS Data Loader: Information Center.
JDBCDrivers
contains the drivers that enable the loading of data into and out of Hadoop.
Profiles
contains all of the profiles that are created with the Profile Data directive.
SASData
contains the SAS data that enables the SAS instance on the client host to communicate with the SAS instances on the Hadoop cluster.