Contents
About
What’s New in SAS Grid Manager 9.4
Grid Computing for SAS
What Is SAS Grid Computing?
SAS Grid Computing Basics
SAS Grid Topology
What Types of Processing Does a Grid Support?
What Business Problems Can a Grid Solve?
Planning and Configuring a Grid Environment
Installation and Configuration Overview
Configuring the File Server
Installing Platform Suite for SAS
Configuring the Grid Control Server
Configuring the Grid Nodes
Configuring Client Applications
Modifying SAS Logical Grid Server Definitions
Modifying Grid Monitoring Server Definitions
Installing and Configuring SAS Grid Manager Client Utility
Installing and Configuring SAS Environment Manager in a Grid Environment
Managing the Grid
Overview of Grid Management
Modifying Configuration Files with Platform RTM for SAS
Specifying Job Slots for Machines
Using Queues
Working with Grid Options Sets
Defining and Specifying Resources
Enabling SAS Applications to Run on a Grid
Overview of Grid Enabling
Submitting SAS Programs to a Grid Interactively
Submitting Batch SAS Jobs to the Grid
Scheduling Jobs on a Grid
Comparing Grid Submission Methods
Enabling Distributed Parallel Execution of SAS Jobs
Using SAS Studio with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Enterprise Guide and SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Stored Processes with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Data Integration Studio with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Enterprise Miner with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Risk Dimensions with a SAS Grid
Using SAS Grid Manager for Server Load Balancing
High Availability
High Availability and SAS Grid Manager
Setting Up High Availability for Critical Applications
Restarting Jobs
Using Grid Management Applications
Using Platform RTM for SAS
Using the Grid Manager Plug-in for SAS Environment Manager
Using the Grid Manager Plug-in for SAS Management Console
Troubleshooting
Overview of the Troubleshooting Process
Verifying the Network Setup
Verifying the Platform Suite for SAS Environment
Verifying the SAS Environment
Debugging Grid Jobs
Fixing Issues with the Grid Manager Plug-in for SAS Environment Manager
SAS Grid Language Reference
SAS Functions for SAS Grid
GRDSVC_ENABLE Function
GRDSVC_GETADDR Function
GRDSVC_GETINFO Function
GRDSVC_GETNAME Function
GRDSVC_NNODES Function
SASGSUB Command
SASGSUB Overview
Disabling SASGSUB Actions
SASGSUB Syntax: Submitting a SAS Program in Batch Mode
SASGSUB Syntax: Starting SAS in Interactive Mode
SASGSUB Syntax: Running a Command in Batch Mode
SASGSUB Syntax: Running a Command in Interactive Mode
SASGSUB Syntax: Ending a Job
SASGSUB Syntax: Viewing Job Status
SASGSUB Syntax: Retrieving Job Output
SASGSUB Syntax: Common Arguments
SASGSUB Syntax: Batch Options
SASGSUB Syntax: Grid Job Arguments
Appendix
Supported Job Options
Recommended Reading
Glossary
Product
Release
SAS Grid Manager
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
August 2014
Last Updated
05Aug2014