Installing the Grid Middleware

SAS Grid Manager includes Platform Suite for SAS from Platform Computing. SAS Grid Manager also supports Univa UD Grid MP or DataSynapse GridServer to provide multi-user workload balancing and parallel workload balancing.
The SAS Web site provides step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring the Platform Suite for SAS and information about configuring other grid middleware. These instructions are available from http://support.sas.com/rnd/scalability/grid/gridinstall.html.
Information for installing Platform Suite for SAS is available for both Windows and UNIX platforms.
The installation process for Platform Suite for SAS installs these components:
  • Platform Process Manager
  • Platform LSF
  • Platform Grid Management Service
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