SAS Technical Papers » Enterprise Administration
Papers Topic List |
| Date | Title | File Size |
| April 2008 | Best Practices in SAS®9 Security Configuration (PDF) This paper presents several bestpractice configurations for systems that are based on Windows and systems that are based on other operating systems. These configurations maximize the use of single sign-on technology and minimize the necessity to store and pass system credentials. |
32 KB |
| March 2008 | Deployment for SAS 9.2 and Beyond (PDF) The paper will summarize advancements such as electronic software download, customized orders, silent installations, streamlined dialog boxes, deployment capture/replay, and SAS Software Depot management. |
30 KB |
| March 2008 | Backup and Disaster Recovery: When Disaster Strikes, What Will You Do? What Will You Do? (PDF) This paper covers often-overlooked subtleties in backing up the SAS Metadata Repository, the WebDAV repository, and the associated configuration files, as well as ensures synchronization of the pieces that are required to work together. This discussion will help administrators avoid the common pitfalls and ensure that their site is able to be up and running as soon as possible in the event of small or large disasters. |
99 KB |
| March 2008 | Best Practices for SAS Business Intelligence Administrators: Using the
Configuration Troubleshooter to Keep SAS Solutions and SAS BI Applications (PDF) This paper how to use the Configuration Troubleshooter for maintenance and troubleshooting. Using case studies collected from SAS Technical Support, we will step through the process of problem discovery, investigation, and resolution using this tool. |
325 KB |
| July 2007 | Case Study in Synchronizing Identities in the SAS®9 Metadata Server with an Enterprise Security Provider (PDF) This case study highlights the advantage of importing user and group information from an enterprise security provider, such as the Microsoft Active Directory. SAS provides macros that can be integrated with scheduling and other tools to synchronize SAS metadata repository identities with the enterprise Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) environment. |
33 KB |
| July 2007 | TS-788: What SAS Administrators Should Know about Libraries, Metadata, and SAS Enterprise Guide 4.1 (PDF) | 164 KB |
| April 2007 | Best Practices for Configuring IO for SAS®9 Applications (PDF) This paper presents best practices for configuring the IO subsystem for your SAS 9 applications, ensuring adequate capacity, bandwidth, and performance to keep your SAS®9 users moving. |
86 KB |
| October 2006 | Backing Up SAS Content In Your SAS®9 Enterprise Intelligence Platform (PDF) This document focuses on considerations for developing a content backup strategy for the SAS®9 Enterprise Intelligence Platform — including content from SAS Data Integration Server, SAS Enterprise BI Server, and analytic products such as SAS Enterprise Miner. SAS typically generates operating system files, so standard backup tools can be used to create backups of most content. However, there are considerations that can make your backup process more effective. This paper is not intended to provide a complete backup discussion. |
1,160 KB |
| August 2006 | TS-760: SAS®9 Metadata Security and the DefaultACT (PDF) | 98 KB |
| February 2006 | TS-750: Securing SAS®9 Business Intelligence Content Managed in Metadata (PDF) | 158 KB |
| June 2004 | TS-702: Information regarding the intricacies in the deployment of BI servers on each machine in a multiple platform (operating system) environment (PDF) | 22 KB |
| March 2004 | SAS IT Resource Management Forecasting (PDF) This paper describes how to set up SAS Enterprise Guide and use it to analyze and forecast data that resides in a SAS Performance Database (PDB). Information about the Time Series Forecasting System (TSFS) as another way to interactively analyze time series data is also described. |
1,460 KB |