Usage Note 32961: Changes in the SAS® installation data file (SID file) naming conventions and license renewal tool for SAS® 9.2
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The naming convention of the SAS® installation data (SID) file has changed in SAS 9.2.
SID files for SAS® 9.1.3 follow the naming format:
sas91_<order-number>.txt
SID files for SAS 9.2 follow the naming format:
sas92_<order-number>_<site-number>_<host-platform>.txt
The <hostplatform> portion of the file indicates the operating system. For instance, "Win_Wrkstn" indicates that the license can be applied to a machine running a non-server Windows operating system like Windows XP Professional. "Win_Server" indicates that the license can be applied to a machine running a Windows Server operating system like Windows Server 2003.
The default location for the SAS 9.2 SID files is <localdrive>:\SAS Software Depot\sid_files.
The Renew SAS Software tool has also been changed in SAS 9.2. There are two steps in the renewal process for SAS 9.2:
- Select a SAS installation data file: Point to the location of the most recent SID file.
- Specify a product location: Point to the location of the SAS 9.2 installation.
The Renew SAS Software tool no longer requires you to choose from available setinits, which is the second step of the SAS 9.1.3 renewal process.
To access the 9.2 Renew SAS Software tool, go to
Start ► Programs ► SAS ► SAS 9.2 License Renewal and
Utilities ► Renew SAS Software.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS1M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Type: | Usage Note |
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| Date Modified: | 2008-10-20 13:07:12 |
| Date Created: | 2008-08-13 13:19:56 |