Supported Operating Environments for Windows

This page provides an overview of the Microsoft Windows operating systems that are supported from SAS 8.2 to SAS 9.3.

The What's New Web page provides links to documents that explain new features and changes in SAS software releases.

Also see important information about migration from SAS 9.1.3 or SAS 9.2 to SAS 9.3. If your SAS 9.1.3 or SAS 9.2 deployment includes one or more Business Intelligence, Data Integration, or solution products and is metadata-based, you might be able to use the SAS Migration Utility to migrate to SAS 9.3.

SAS determines which Windows operating system its releases run under by following Microsoft's Support Lifecycle Policy. When an operating system reaches its end of life, Microsoft reduces or ends support. SAS's support lifecycle policy defines the support that is available for SAS releases.

Support Status for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

SAS® Enterprise Guide® 5.1 and the SAS® Add-In for Microsoft Office 5.1 are supported in SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 12w41 and higher under the Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating environments.

Update:SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18 is supported under the Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating environments. For SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18 and higher Java support see both this SAS Note 49296 and this SAS® 9.3 Support for Java Runtime Environments page.

Important: SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18 does not support Internet Explorer 10 under the Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating environments. SAS® 9.4 will fully support Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Internet Explorer 10.

For more information about support of SAS 9.3 under Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, see SAS Note 46876.

In the following table, a box indicates that the SAS release and the Windows operating system combination is supported. Where applicable, comments are provided that outline which Microsoft Windows service packs are required and other pertinent information.

Editions

9.1.3
(TS1M3)

9.1.3^2,3
BI Server Tier
Middle Tier

9.2
(TS1M0)
(TS2M0)

9.2 ⁷
(TS2M2)
Bundles

9.2
(TS2M2)
SAS Foundation
(non-planning/
basic orders)

9.2 ^2,3,6
(TS2M2)
BI Server Tier
Middle Tier

9.2 ⁷
(TS2M3)
Bundles

9.2 ^2,3,6,8,10
(TS2M3)
BI Server Tier
Middle Tier-Rev:10w46

9.3
(TS1M0)
(TS1M1)
(TS1M2)

9.3⁷
(TS1M0)
(TS1M1)
(TS1M2)Bundles

Windows 7 Starter 32-bit

Windows 7 Home Basic 32-bit

Windows 7 Home Basic x64

Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

Windows 7 Home Premium x64

Windows 7 Professional 32-bit

Windows 7 Professional x64

Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit

Windows 7 Enterprise x64

Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit

Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Windows 8

Editions

9.2
(TS1M0)
(TS2M0)

9.2 ⁷
(TS2M2)
Bundles

9.2
(TS2M2)
SAS Foundation
(non-planning/
basic orders)

9.2 ^2,3,6
(TS2M2)
BI Server Tier
Middle Tier

9.2 ⁷
(TS2M3)
Bundles

9.2 ^2,3,6,8,10
(TS2M3)
BI Server Tier
Middle Tier-Rev:10w46

9.3
(TS1M2)

Windows 8 32-bit

Windows 8 x64

Windows 8 Pro 32-bit

(see footnote 12)

Windows 8 Pro x64

(see footnote 12)

Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit

(see footnote 12)

Windows 8 Enterprise x64

(see footnote 12)

Windows RT

Windows Server 2003

Editions	8.2 ¹	9.1.3 (TS1M3)	9.1.3 ² BI Server Tier	9.1.3 ³ Middle Tier	9.2 (TS1M0)	9.2 (TS2M0)	9.2 ² BI Server Tier	9.2 ³ Middle Tier	9.3¹¹ (TS1M0) (TS1M1) (TS1M2)	Comments
Standard Edition (32-bit x86)										Recommend Microsoft Windows service pack 1 or higher.
Standard Edition R2 (32-bit x86)
Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)										Recommend Microsoft Windows service pack 1 or higher.
Enterprise Edition R2 (32-bit x86)
Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)										Recommend Microsoft Windows service pack 1 or higher.
Datacenter Edition R2 (32-bit x86)
Web Edition										Not supported: Special-purposed Windows-server operating system for use as a Web server.
Small Business Server
Storage Server										Not supported.
Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems										Recommend Microsoft Windows service pack 1 or higher.
Datacenter Edition for Itanium-based Systems										Recommend Microsoft Windows service pack 1 or higher.
Standard x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.
Enterprise x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.
Datacenter x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.
R2 Standard x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.
R2 Enterprise x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.
R2 Datacenter x64 Edition										For SAS 9.1.3, only 32-bit Foundation SAS, shipped after September 2005. For SAS 9.2, supported 32-bit Foundation SAS and x64 Foundation SAS.

Windows Server 2008

Editions

9.1.3 ^5,6
(TS1M3)

9.1.3 ^2,5
BI Server Tier

9.1.3 ^3,5
Middle Tier

9.2 ⁶
(TS1M0)

9.2
(TS2M0)

9.2
(TS2M1)

9.2
(TS2M2)

9.2 ^2,6
(TS2M2)
BI Server Tier

9.2 ^3,6
(TS2M2)
Middle Tier

9.2 ^2,6,9
(TS2M3)
BI Server Tier

9.2 ^3,6,9
(TS2M3),
Rev:10w46
Middle Tier

9.3¹¹
(TS1M0)
(TS1M1)
(TS1M2)

Standard Edition 32-bit x86

Standard Edition x64

Standard Edition R2 x64

Enterprise Edition 32-bit x86

Enterprise Edition x64

Enterprise Edition R2 x64

Datacenter Edition 32-bit x86

Datacenter Edition x64

Datacenter Edition R2 x64

Web Edition

Small Business Server x64

Storage Server

Foundation Edition

Foundation R2 Edition

HPC Edition x64

HPC R2 Edition

Datacenter without Hyper-V Edition
32-bit x86

Datacenter without Hyper-V Edition x64

Enterprise without Hyper-V Edition
32-bit x86

Enterprise without Hyper-V Edition x64

Standard without Hyper-V Edition
32-bit x86

Standard without Hyper-V Edition x64

Itanium-based Edition

Itanium-based R2 Edition

Windows Server 2012

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Table Legend
¹ Level C support for SAS 8.2, per SAS Technical Support Services and Policies.
² BI Server Tier means that SAS Foundation servers are supported (metadata, stored process, workspace, OLAP servers).
³ Middle Tier, also referred to as the Web Tier, serves as the Web-based client server. Components on this tier include webDAV servers, Web application servers (Java servlet containers), and the SAS Web-based clients (examples include products such as SAS Web Report Studio and SAS Information Delivery Portal).
⁴ For more installation information about SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 under supported Vista editions, see SAS Note 20430 and SAS Note 20595. For information about SAS 9.2 under supported Vista editions, see SAS Note 31559.
⁵ For more information about support of SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 Foundation, SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 BI Server Tier, and SAS 9.1.3 (TS1M3) Service Pack 4 Middle Tier under Windows 2008, see SAS Note 36616. For SAS 9.1.3 Middle Tier, only WebSphere 6.1 is supported. SAS 9.1.3 solutions are not supported under Windows 2008.
⁶ Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is generally supported under SAS 9.1.3 Service Pack 4 and SAS 9.2 (TS2M2). More information will be added for specific family members as that information becomes available.
⁷ SAS® Education Analytical Suite.
⁸ For more information about support of SAS 9.2 (TS2M3) under Windows 7, see SAS note SAS Note 34569.
⁹ For more information about support of SAS 9.2 (TS2M3) under Windows Server 2008, see SAS note SAS Note 36616.
¹⁰ The SAS 9.2 middle tier is supported on desktop operating systems, such as Windows Vista and Windows 7, only for development or demonstration purposes and is not recommended on those systems for production or mission-critical applications.
¹¹ The SAS 9.3 middle tier is supported only on 64-bit platforms. It is not supported on 32-bit platforms.
¹² SAS® Enterprise Guide® 5.1 and the SAS® Add-In for Microsoft Office 5.1 are supported in SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 12w41 and higher under the Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating environments. For SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18 and higher Java support see both this SAS Note 49296 and this SAS® 9.3 Support for Java Runtime Environments page. Important: SAS® 9.3 (TS1M2) Revision 13w18 does not support Internet Explorer 10 under the Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating environments. SAS® 9.4 will fully support Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Internet Explorer 10.

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