SAS Enterprise Miner Deployment

Overview

There are two basic types of deployment for SAS Enterprise Miner: workstation and client/server.
Workstation deployments are available only for Microsoft Windows systems and are strictly single-user configurations. This deployment does not require the deployment plan or a configuration step of the SAS Deployment Wizard. The workstation mode configuration does not require the SAS Metadata Server or the SAS Application Server. This configuration is intended for SAS Enterprise Miner Desktop, SAS Enterprise Miner Classroom, and SAS Enterprise Miner Workstation licenses.
In client/server mode, SAS Foundation 9.3 and SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 server can be installed on a local or remote system for multi-user access. The SAS Web Infrastructure Platform is installed for the SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 middle tier. In previous releases, the middle tier used the SAS Analytics Platform. In this release, that support is provided by the SAS Web Infrastructure Platform and one of the supported third-party application servers. The SAS Enterprise Miner middle tier can be installed either on either a local or remote machine, but it requires a 64-bit system. The SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 client can be installed on a Microsoft Windows system, or it can be started through Java Web Start by connecting through your Internet browser to the SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1 middle tier.

SAS Enterprise Miner Client/Server Deployment

This deployment serves the needs of a multi-user server, and a single user requiring a full SAS Intelligence Platform environment.
The client/server deployment requires the following:
  • the Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • a Java Web application server such as JBOSS, WebSphere, or WebLogic
  • SAS Web Infrastructure Platform, and its requirements
    This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
    • SAS Metadata Server
    • SAS Object Spawner
    • SAS Framework Data Server
  • SAS Enterprise Miner, which includes the SAS Enterprise Miner server, SAS Enterprise Miner middle tier, and SAS Enterprise Miner client
The server deployment does not support the SAS Enterprise Minter 4.3 client, unless SAS is installed on a Windows platform.

SAS Enterprise Miner Client-Only Deployment

This deployment serves the needs of an end user who needs to connect to a remote server, but chooses not to use Java Web Start.
The client-only deployment requires the following:
  • the Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • SAS Enterprise Miner client
It does not require the following:
  • SAS Deployment Wizard configuration
  • local metadata services

SAS Enterprise Miner Workstation Deployment

This deployment serves the needs of the following users:
  • those that do not require the full SAS Intelligence Platform environment
  • full SAS Enterprise Miner client users
  • SAS Enterprise Miner Desktop users
  • SAS Enterprise Miner Classroom users
The Workstation deployment requires the following:
  • the Java Development Kit (JDK)
  • SAS Enterprise Miner Workstation, Desktop, or Classroom, each of which includes the SAS Enterprise Miner client
The workstation configuration does not require installation or configuration for a Java Web application server, SAS Object Spawner, SAS Framework Data Server, or SAS Metadata Server. However, the workstation configuration does not support SAS grid processing or operating systems other than Windows.
The workstation configuration supports the following:
  • connections to a SAS Metadata Server for model registration, browsing, and deletion
  • running the SAS Enterprise Miner 4.3 client through the SAS DMS session
  • Windows 7, both 32– and 64–bit versions; Windows Vista; and Windows XP