Overview of Deploying SAS LASR Analytic Server in a Different Mode :: SAS® Visual Analytics 7.4: Installation and Configuration Guide (Distributed SAS® LASR(TM))

SAS LASR Analytic Server has two modes of operation:

Distributed mode runs in a distributed computing environment and performs analytic tasks on data that is loaded in memory.
Non-distributed mode runs on a single machine.

For documentation about deploying SAS Visual Analytics for a non-distributed SAS LASR Analytic Server, see the SAS Visual Analytics: Installation and Configuration Guide (Non-distributed SAS LASR).

SAS enables you to license SAS LASR Analytic Server to run in distributed mode, non-distributed mode, or both modes. The server mode that you deploy and run is driven by the contents of your order and the license that accompanies it. For more information, see your SAS representative.

Using the SAS Deployment Wizard and the SAS Deployment Manager, you can do the following:

Deploy the server in non-distributed mode.

For more information, see Deploy Visual Analytics with SAS LASR Analytic Server in Non-distributed Mode.
Deploy the server in distributed mode.

For more information, see Deploying SAS Visual Analytics Interactively.
Add a server to run in non-distributed mode.

For sites that are licensed for both server modes, you can add and run a server in non-distributed mode. For more information, see Add a SAS LASR Analytic Server to Run in Non-distributed Mode.
Convert a non-distributed server to a distributed server.

Your non-distributed servers are upgraded, and you can run the server in distributed mode only.

Also, during conversion, the SAS Deployment Wizard automatically configures the SAS LASR Analytic Server monitor.

For more information, see Convert a Non-distributed SAS LASR Analytic Server to Distributed Mode.