SAS Life Science Analytics Framework Server includes SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit. For information about the requirements for SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit, please see its system requirements document.

SAS Life Science Analytics Framework File Access Server includes SAS Life Science Analytics Framework File Access.

SAS Life Science Analytics Framework File Access is optional.

SAS makes the following recommendations for SAS Metadata Server deployments:

• a 64-bit host system
• a dedicated machine to simplify tuning, management, and diagnostics
• multi-core server hardware because SAS Metadata Server is multi-threaded
• four or more cores for production deployments

The disk I/O performance of any server-class system should be sufficient. Memory requirements are highly dependent on the product mix and usage, but 8 GB of RAM are sufficient for most large deployments. For many deployments, 4 GB of RAM are sufficient and should be considered a minimum, unless the specific deployment is tested and verified to require less memory.

Refer to the Web Browsers section in the Client-Tier for supported browsers and platforms.

When you install your SAS solution software, SAS Deployment Manager installs and configures the required web application servers and web servers.

To install these servers, select one of the supported operating systems for the Middle-Tier.

Note: These servers cannot be installed on the z/OS or 32-bit Windows platforms.

SAS Life Science Analytics Framework does not support Firefox or Internet Explorer Web Browsers. The list of web browsers that SAS supports is updated as new products are tested and approved. SAS Life Science Analytics Framework supports Safari Web Browser for some administrative functions. For the latest information, visit the SAS 9.4 Support for Web Browsers and Plug-Ins page at https://support.sas.com/en/documentation/third-party-software-reference/9-4/support-for-9-4-web-browsers.html.