When to Deploy the SAS In-Database Deployment Package Manually

You should deploy the SAS In-Database deployment package manually in the following instances:
  • Your Hadoop distribution is MapR.
  • Your Hadoop distribution is Cloudera and any of the following is true:
    • Cloudera Manager is not installed.
    • You are not using Cloudera 5.8 or later.
    • Your other SAS software, such as Base SAS and SAS/ACCESS Interface to Hadoop, was installed on Windows. The SAS Deployment Manager cannot be used on a Windows client to install the SAS In-Database deployment package.
  • Your Hadoop distribution is Hortonworks, IBM BigInsights, or Pivotal HD, and any of the following are true:
    • Ambari is not installed or you are using a version of Ambari prior to 2.4.
    • You are not using Hortonworks 2.5, IBM BigInsights 4.2, or Pivotal 3.0 or later.
    • Your other SAS software, such as Base SAS and SAS/ACCESS Interface to Hadoop, was installed on Windows. The SAS Deployment Manager cannot be used on a Windows client to install the SAS In-Database deployment package.
CAUTION:
Once you have chosen a deployment method, you should continue to use that same deployment method when upgrading or redeploying the SAS Embedded Process. Otherwise, the SAS Embedded Process can become unusable.
For example, if you use the SAS Deployment Manager to deploy the SAS software on the cluster, you should continue to use the SAS Deployment Manager for upgrades or redeployments. You should not use the manual deployment method to upgrade or redeploy. If you do need to change deployment methods, you must first uninstall the SAS software on the cluster using the same method that you used to deploy it. You can then use the other deployment method to install it.
Last updated: February 9, 2017