Backward Compatibility

Starting with the July 2015 release of SAS 9.4, the required location of the SAS Embedded Process JAR files and whether MapReduce service must be restarted during installation of the in-database deployment package for Hadoop depends on what version of the SAS client is being used.
The following table explains the differences.
In-database Deployment Package for Hadoop Backward Compatibility
SAS Client Version
What Version of MapReduce is Running?
Where Do My SAS Hadoop MapReduce JAR Files Need to be Located?
Is Restart of MapReduce Required?1
Is Use of -link or -linklib Required During Installation?2
9.4M3
MapReduce 2
SASEPHOME/jars
No
No
9.4M3
MapReduce 1
hadoop/lib
Yes
No
9.4M2
MapReduce 2
hadoop/lib
Yes
Yes
9.4M2
MapReduce 1
hadoop/lib
Yes
Yes
1See Step 7 in Installing the SAS Embedded Process.
2See SASEP-ADMIN.SH Script.
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Last updated: February 9, 2017