Using SAS Grid Manager for Workspace Server Load Balancing

SAS Grid Manager can provide load balancing capabilities for SAS Workspace Servers. After you convert a SAS Workspace Server to use grid load balancing, the SAS Grid Manager examines any request for work that is sent to the workspace server and then determines which server in a cluster of workspace servers should process the job. This configuration provides server-side load balancing for any SAS product or solution that uses a SAS Workspace Server for processing. Products that can use this configuration include SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Enterprise Miner, and SAS Marketing Automation.

To use the SAS Grid Manager for load balancing, follow these steps:

In the Server Manager plug-in in SAS Management Console, select the Logical Workspace Server that is to use load balancing.
Select Convert ToLoad Balancing from the Actions menu or the context menu. The Load Balancing Options dialog box is displayed.
Specify the following values:

Balancing algorithm

Select Grid.

Grid server

Select a Grid Server that was defined during installation and configuration.

Grid server credentials

Select the credentials used to connect to the grid server.
Click OK to save your changes to the SAS Workspace Server metadata.