Installing SAS client applications, such as SAS^® Enterprise Guide^®, requires a valid SAS license for the order that you are installing. The operating system value in the SAS installation data file (SID file) does not have to match the operating system of the machine that SAS is installed on as long as the SAS client application is part of the order that you are using. The SAS license file that you point to during the installation of SAS^® Foundation (Base^® SAS) must be valid in order for the installation to proceed.

Error messages occur if you accidentally select SAS Foundation. For example:

If SAS Foundation (Base SAS) has been checked, you must select the SAS SID file that matches the operating system that you are installing on.

An example of the behavior that you might see when using a Windows XP 32-bit machine with a multiple-site order is that the default SAS SID file might be for an x64 server instead of the workstation. The first SID file in the sid_files depot directory (in the form of sas93_order#_TS site number_host.txt) is the default selection when the client applications are selected.

For SAS client application installations, the best practice is to accept the default SID file that comes up. When you install just the clients, it does not matter which SID file is used as long as it is a valid license file from the order that you are installing from. The installer does not look at the operating system with the client pieces installed. However, SAS Foundation (Base SAS) is different in that it requires that the SID file match your operating system. A SAS Foundation installation cannot continue without the correct SID file.

The behavior is the same, whether you select Install Additional Software, Install SAS Foundation and related Software, or Install a Planned Deployment - selecting the Client machine, as long as SAS Foundation is not checked.

You can use a quiet installation to specify the SID file that is selected during the installation. First, you use the Record Mode to select the correct SID file. Then use the Record Playback Mode on the other PCs. For more information, see SAS Note 37041: "Tips and techniques for performing a SAS^® 9.2 quiet deployment."

Here is a short example of the record statement:

The following information has been added to our latest Best Practices for SAS Software Depots documentation:

CAUTION: Be careful to use the correct SAS installation data file that contains the SAS products that you are planning to install. Using an incorrect file can cause installation failure for SAS add-on products or other errors later when attempting to run SAS. For multi-machine deployments, during the clients step, choose the SAS installation data file for the server machine that is associated with the clients being installed.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	Product Release		SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*	Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 8 Ent	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows 95/98	9.3
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	9.3
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	9.3
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	9.3
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	9.3
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	9.3
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Enterprise x64	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Home Premium x64	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Professional 32 bit	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Professional x64	9.3	9.4		9.4 TS1M0
		Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows 7 Ultimate x64	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	9.3
		Windows Vista	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2
		Windows Vista for x64	9.3	9.3_M2		9.3 TS1M2

* 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.

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Type:	Installation Note
Priority:	high

Date Modified:	2013-06-14 11:17:43
Date Created:	2013-01-25 14:49:53