Usage Note 20796: License renewal instructions for SAS® 9.1 and later personal installations on Microsoft Windows operating systems
To renew the SAS license for SAS 9.1 (SAS 9.1.2 or SAS 9.1.3), do the
following:
- Close SAS.
- Click Start ► Programs ► SAS ► SAS 9.1 Utilities ► Renew SAS Software.
- Browse to the SAS installation data file (SID file) that you saved on your machine previously.
Note:The default filename is SAS91_12345.txt, where 12345 is
is a unique number for your site.
If you do not have the SID file see the section Obtaining a SID file below.
- Click Next.
- Verify the operating system and SAS products and click OK.
- Click Next.
- Click Renew.
If the license renewal was successful, the following message is
displayed:
The setinit was successfully applied.
If it was not successful, the message indicates this and displays
the location of the SETINIT.LOG file. Review the SETINIT.LOG file in
NOTEPAD for errors.
If applicable, restart your SAS servers and SAS spawners after you renew the SID file.
Obtaining a SID file
To obtain a SID file, contact your SAS installation representative. To
determine the SAS installation representative who is responsible for
your site, go to SAS Support Personnel at Your Site.
You will need your SAS site number and company name. This information is displayed at the top of the SAS log window when you first start SAS.
Operating System and Release Information
SAS System | Base SAS | Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
Type: | Usage Note |
Priority: | high |
Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> SETINIT System Administration ==> Installation ==> SETINIT/SID
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Date Modified: | 2009-04-30 14:48:03 |
Date Created: | 2007-08-14 13:00:52 |