Getting Started with the SAS Configuration Wizard

If you choose the Personal or Advanced installation type when you install the software, then the installation process (through the SAS Software Navigator and the SAS Configuration Wizard) performs the following tasks:

• provides a pre-installation checklist that you use to create the required operating system user accounts

• uses a planning file to install and configure your licensed software, such as Base SAS, SAS Management Console, and SAS Integration Technologies

• installs the required version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (if needed)

• prompts you to register a foundation repository on the SAS Metadata Server

• leads you through the process of using SAS Management Console to write metadata definitions for users, user groups, and installed servers, such as the SAS Workspace Server, SAS Stored Process, and SAS OLAP Server

• instructs you to define authorization metadata for the initial users and user groups

• optionally starts servers as services on Windows (by creating start-up scripts for other operating systems)

• creates a physical directory structure on each host in your environment. The directory structure stores such items as log files, server start-up scripts, and format catalogs (see Initial Directory Structure).

The installation process provides an initial security and server configuration. The following sections provide details about your initial setup, and provides links to configuration sections that provide details about how to modify your setup:

• Initial Directory Structure
• Initial SAS Metadata Server Configuration
• Initial IOM Server Configuration
• Initial WebDAV Server Configuration

In addition, you might need to configure additional servers and resources for your implementation, as described in Additional Planning. When you modify your setup, you must implement the appropriate authorization (access controls) for the new resources.