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System Requirements
SAS® Visual Analytics 6.3 (Non-distributed Mode)

Server Tier Requirements

SAS Visual Analytics Server

Please select a target environment:

SAS Visual Analytics Server includes a standard SAS/ACCESS engine of choice.

SAS Information Retrieval Studio 1.5 requires Python 2.6 to 2.x for deployment. 

For installation on UNIX platforms, the generic version of Python is appropriate. 

For installations on Windows, either of these versions is appropriate:

  • ActiveState Python - If you use ActiveState Python in a production or commercial environment, an additional license is required.
  • Generic version of Python - If you use the generic version of Python, you must also install the appropriate PYWIN32 module at Python for Windows extensions http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/. The module is required for a successful installation of your Visual Analytics software but it is not included in the generic version of Python.

SAS Metadata Server

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SAS recommends that you deploy SAS Metadata Server on a 64-bit host system. The SAS Metadata Server is multi-threaded and multi-core server hardware (typically quad core or higher) is recommended. A dedicated machine for the SAS Metadata Server is recommended to simplify tuning, management, and diagnostics, but is not required. 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 8GB of RAM is sufficient for most large deployments. 4GB of RAM is sufficient for many deployments and should be considered a minimum unless the specific deployment is tested and verified to require less memory.

Middle Tier Requirements

SAS Visual Analytics Mid-Tier

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Application Server

For information about the application server required to host SAS web applications, please select the link for Web Application Servers and HTTP Servers at http://support.sas.com/resources/thirdpartysupport/index.html.


Client Tier Requirements

SAS Visual Analytics Clients on Microsoft Windows for x64

SAS Product installed to this machine: SAS Management Console 9.4
Disk Space Consumed by Installed Products: 232 MB
Supported Environments:
  • Windows 7 Enterprise (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows 7 Professional (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows 8 (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows 8 Enterprise (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows 8 Pro (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Small Business Server (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family
  • Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition (64-bit version) on the x64 chip family

Web Browsers

The list of Web browsers that SAS supports is updated as new products are tested and approved. For the latest information, please visit the SAS 9.4 Support for Web Browsers and Plug-Ins page at http://support.sas.com/resources/thirdpartysupport/v94/browsers.html.

In addition, SAS Visual Analytics 6.3 requires Adobe Flash Player 11.1 or newer.


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