Contents
About
What’s New in SAS 9.3 Guide to Software Upgrades
About This Book
Introduction to Updating SAS Software at Your Site
Understanding the Process for Software Updates
Common Terminology for Software Updates
Policy Statement for Maintenance Releases and Product Releases
The General Process for Software Updates
Planning for a Software Update
Determining the Product Release Numbers for Products at Your Site
Understanding Product Release Numbers
How to Run the Deployment Registry Report
Understanding the Contents of the Deployment Registry Report
Reviewing Current and Future Software Updates
The Importance of Understanding Current and Future Software Updates
Current Product Releases
Deprecated Functionality
Updating Operating Environments and Third-Party Software
Support for Operating Environments
Modifying the Date-and-Time Stamps for Non-Versioned Files in UNIX Environments
Additional Support for Third-Party Software
Frequently Asked Questions
How Much Time Should I Allow for Applying a Maintenance Release?
How Can I Optimize the Download of a Maintenance Release?
Can I Add New Products While Applying a Maintenance Release?
How Do I Know If the Maintenance Release Installed Successfully?
How Do I Validate a Deployment?
How Can I Determine Whether a Maintenance Release Has Already Been Applied?
Can I Uninstall a Maintenance Release?
Preparing Your Site for a Software Update
Assessing the Effect on Products at Your Site
Review the List of Products at Your Site
Review the Product Details and Requirements
Using Backups and Restoring Customizations
Estimating Disk Space Requirements
Creating and Removing Backup Files
Effect on Customizations
Undeploying SAS Web Applications and Stopping the Web Application Servers
Why You Need to Undeploy the SAS Web Applications
Maintenance Considerations for Web Application Servers Deployed on Another Machine
Effect on Any Modifications to Your Web Server Files
Oracle WebLogic Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
JBoss Application Server
Installing and Configuring Software Updates
Reviewing Your Software Order
What Is in My Order?
Software Order E-Mail
SAS Order Information
Understanding the SAS Software Depot
What Is the SAS Software Depot?
Comparing Your Plan File to the Contents of Your Depot
Understanding the Instruction.html Files, the Deployment Summary, and Audit Files
What Are The Instruction.html Files, Deployment Summary, and Audit Files?
Instructions.html and UpdateInstructions.html Files
The Deployment Summary for the Installation
Audit Files
Installing a Software Update
About the Installation Process
Note to Review Before You Install
Install and Configure a Software Update
Adding a New Product
Installing a Hot Fix
Additional Configuration Steps for Your Web Application Servers
Overview
Oracle WebLogic Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment
JBoss Application Server
Product Details and Requirements
Introduction to Product Details and Requirements
How Do I Use This Documentation?
Understanding Foundation SAS
Installing Multiple Products
Adding a New Product
Base SAS
Determining Your Upgrade Path for Base SAS
SAS 9.3
SAS 9.3_M1
SAS 9.3_M2
SAS/ACCESS Software
Determining Your Upgrade Path for the SAS/ACCESS Software
SAS/ACCESS 9.3 Software
SAS/ACCESS 9.3_M1 Software
SAS/ACCESS 9.31_M1 Software
SAS/ACCESS 9.3_M2 Software
SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
Determining Your Upgrade Path for the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
Managing Multiple Installations of the SAS Add-In for Microsoft Office
SAS Add-In 5.1 for Microsoft Office
SAS Add-In 4.3 for Microsoft Office
SAS BI Dashboard
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS BI Dashboard
SAS BI Dashboard 4.31
SAS BI Dashboard 4.31_M1
SAS BI Dashboard 4.31_M2
Updating Favorites in Your Web Browser
SAS BI Portlets
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS BI Portlets
SAS BI Portlets 4.31
SAS BI Portlets 4.31_M1
SAS BI Portlets 4.31_M2
SAS Data Integration Studio
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Data Integration Studio
Changes to Note Before You Upgrade to SAS Data Integration Studio 4.3
Post-Configuration Steps for SAS Data Integration Studio 4.3
SAS Data Integration Studio 4.4
SAS Data Integration Studio 4.4_M1
SAS Data Integration Studio 4.5
SAS Data Integration Studio 4.6
SAS Data Quality Server
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Data Quality Server
Changes in SAS 9.3 Data Quality Server
SAS Data Surveyor for Clickstream Data
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Data Surveyor for Clickstream Data
About SAS Data Surveyor for Clickstream Data
SAS DataFlux
SAS DataFlux
How to Access the SAS DataFlux Documentation
SAS Decision Services
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Decision Services
SAS Decision Services 5.5_M1
SAS Decision Services 5.6
SAS Document Conversion Server
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Document Conversion Server
Upgrade to SAS Document Conversion Server 1.21
SAS Document Conversion Server 12.1
SAS Enterprise GRC
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Enterprise GRC
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1_M1
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1_M2
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1_M3
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1_M4
SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1_M5
Upgrading from SAS Enterprise GRC 5.1 or 5.1_M1
SAS Enterprise Guide
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Enterprise Guide
SAS Enterprise Guide 5.1
SAS Enterprise Guide 4.3
SAS Enterprise Miner
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Enterprise Miner
SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1
SAS Enterprise Miner 7.1_M1
SAS Enterprise Miner 12.1
SAS/ETS
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/ETS
SAS/ETS 12.1
SAS Financial Crimes Monitor
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Financial Crimes Monitor
SAS Financial Crimes Monitor 2.3_M1
SAS Financial Crimes Monitor 3.1
SAS Forecast Server
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Forecast Server
SAS Forecast Server 4.1
SAS Forecast Server 4.1_M1
SAS Forecast Server 12.1
SAS/Genetics
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/Genetics
SAS/Genetics 12.1
SAS/GRAPH
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/GRAPH
SAS/GRAPH 9.3
SAS/GRAPH 9.3_M1
SAS/GRAPH 9.3_M2
SAS High-Performance Forecasting
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS High-Performance Forecasting
SAS High-Performance Forecasting 12.1
SAS High-Performance Risk
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS High-Performance Risk
SAS High-Performance Risk 2.2
SAS High-Performance Risk 2.5
SAS In-Database Technology
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS In-Database Technologies
SAS 9.3 In-Database Technologies
SAS/IML
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/IML
SAS/IML 12.1
SAS Information Delivery Portal
Determining Your Upgrade Path for the SAS Information Delivery Portal
SAS Information Delivery Portal 4.31
SAS Information Delivery Portal 4.31_M1
SAS Information Delivery Portal 4.31_M2
Updating Favorites in Your Web Browser
SAS Information Map Studio
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Information Map Studio
SAS Information Map Studio 4.31
SAS Information Map Studio 4.31_M1
SAS Information Map Studio 4.31_M2
SAS Integration Technologies
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Integration Technologies
SAS 9.3 Integration Technologies
SAS Integration Technologies 9.3_M1
SAS Integration Technologies 9.3_M2
SAS Intelligence Platform
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Intelligence Platform
SAS 9.3 Intelligence Platform System Administration
SAS Intelligence Platform 9.3_M1
SAS Intelligence Platform 9.3_M2
SAS/IntrNet
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/IntrNet
SAS/IntrNet 9.3
SAS/IntrNet 9.3_M1
SAS IT Resource Management
Determining Your Upgrade Path to SAS IT Resource Management 3.4
SAS Management Console
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Management Console
Managing Multiple Installations of SAS Management Console
SAS Management Console 9.3
SAS Management Console 9.3_M1
SAS Management Console 9.3_M2
SAS Merchandise Intelligence
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Merchandise Intelligence
First Maintenance Release for SAS Merchandise Intelligence
Second Maintenance Release for SAS Merchandise Intelligence
Third Maintenance Release for SAS Merchandise Intelligence
Fourth Maintenance Release for SAS Merchandise Intelligence
SAS Model Manager
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Model Manager
SAS Model Manager 3.1
SAS Model Manager 3.1_M1
SAS Model Manager 12.1
SAS OLAP Server
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS OLAP Server
SAS 9.3 OLAP Server
SAS OLAP Cube Studio 4.3_M1
SAS OLAP Server 9.3_M1 and SAS OLAP Cube Studio 4.3_M2
SAS OpRisk VaR
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS OpRisk VaR
SAS OpRisk VaR 5.1
SAS/OR
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/OR
SAS/OR 12.1
SAS/QC
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/QC
SAS/QC 12.1
SAS Risk Dimensions
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Risk Dimensions
SAS Risk Dimensions 5.4
SAS Risk Dimensions 5.5
SAS Risk Management for Insurance
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Risk Management for Insurance
SAS Risk Management for Insurance 2.12
SAS Social Network Analysis
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Social Network Analysis
SAS Social Network Analysis 2.3_M1
SAS Social Network Analysis 3.1
SAS Social Network Analysis 3.1_M1
SAS/STAT
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS/STAT
SAS/STAT 12.1
SAS Text Miner
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Text Miner
SAS Text Miner 5.1
SAS Text Miner 5.1_M1
SAS Text Miner 12.1
SAS Visual Analytics
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Visual Analytics
SAS Visual Analytics 6.1
SAS Web Analytics
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Web Analytics
SAS Web Analytics 5.41
SAS Web OLAP Viewer for Java
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Web OLAP Viewer for Java
Upgrading to SAS 9.3
SAS Web Report Studio
Determining Your Upgrade Path for SAS Web Report Studio
SAS Web Report Studio 4.31
SAS Web Report Studio 4.31_M1
SAS Web Report Studio 4.31_M2
Updating Favorites in Your Web Browser
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Copyright Date
July 2011
Last Updated
16Apr2015