SAS Technical Papers » Scalable Performance Data Server
Papers Topic List |
| Date | Title | File Size |
| June 2009 | Best Practices for Configuring your IO Subsystem for SAS Scalable Performance Data Server Tables (PDF) This paper is designed to augment earlier papers (referenced in this document) and only covers additional information that pertains to SAS SPD Server tables. You may want to read Best Practices for Configuring your IO Subsystem before reading this paper. |
163 KB | March 2009 | The SAS Scalable Performance Data Server - Controlling the Beast! (PDF) This paper discusses how to effectively tune your SAS Scalable Performance Data Server parameters and to configure your I/O subsystem for optimum performance. |
713 KB |
| March 2008 | Managing large Data with SAS SPD Server (PDF) This paper provides the concepts behind demonstrations of how you can enhance query performance when you use the SAS SPD Server to manage large data tables. |
62 KB |
| September 2007 | Scalability Solution for SAS Dynamic Cluster Tables: SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 4.3 and Later (PDF) This paper provides an overview of dynamic cluster tables in SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 4.3 as well as enhancements that have been included in later releases. Dynamic cluster tables enable both the partitioning of data based on criteria in the data and parallel loading of the cluster tables. |
471 KB |
| October 2006 | Partitioning of SAS Scalable Data Server Tables (PDF) This paper is an overview on setting and controlling the data partition size of SAS Scalable Performance Data Server (SAS SPD Server) tables. Setting and controlling the partition size are the most basic functions for managing data tables that are stored with the SAS SPD Server. The paper discusses partitioning standard SAS SPD Server tables and then uses the discussion as a basis to develop an understanding of how to partition dynamic cluster tables. |
480 KB |
| March 2006 | SAS Scalable Performance Data Server 4.3 TSM1: (PDF) This paper discusses the coverage, restrictions, tuning, and performance benefits of the Parallel Join Facility and the enhanced GROUP BY method in the SAS SPD Server 4.3 TSM1 release. This paper assumes a basic understanding of SAS SPD Server tables and concepts of data partitioning, symmetric multiprocessing, and configuring disk for I/O scalability. Knowledge of SQL and joins is also recommended. |
191 KB |
| April 2004 | SAS Intelligence Storage Overview (PDF) The components of SAS Intelligence Storage are all designed for the usage patterns of business intelligence and analytical intelligence applications. Read this paper for an overview of these components and their value to you. |
165 KB |
| August 2001 | TS-656: Using multiple SPDS Libname Domains (PDF) | 251 KB |
| November 2000 | TS-640: Scalable Performance Data Server | 18 KB |